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originally posted by: mindseye1609
a reply to: boomer135
One of my favorite patches. I saw a video where a guy is giving a seminar and he demystified a few of the funnier patches. The NKAWTG got a good laugh out of the crowd. Am I wrong in remembering one that was a little different like NKAWTG EU for "even us"? It had something to do with a black project I think.
originally posted by: Pyle
a reply to: boomer135
The thing with boomers is they still have work as loadmaster/flight attendent. The Air Force works them pretty good getting 2 jobs in one AFSC. So the ego can get pretty big when they actually get to fly the boom.
originally posted by: Hoosierdaddy71
originally posted by: Aliensun
a reply to: Sammamishman
Yep! What is called a "glamor shot" in circles that wish to portray a warm and fuzzy feeling about a person or thing.
Frankly, I would be more interested in a link to a detailed report on how the Chinese almost beat us in building their version of our F-35. But I suppose that is an off-topic issue, subject to being deleted by a mod.
That's easy to answer.
Chinese businesses don't have the regulations placed on them by their government. They built a huge dam to control flooding faster than an American company could have gotten approval from the epa.
A Hundred Lives, Billions of Dollars
Chinese state media reports that over a hundred workers died during the lengthy construction project.
Economic costs also ran high. Official reports place the price tag in the 24-billion-U.S.-dollar range. Critics say that actual costs could be several times the stated amount.