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“There's 'fired' and then there's 'Air Force fired.'"

Robin Olds personified the hard-fighting, hard-living, no-nonsense pilots who made the US Air Force the worlds most lethal and effective air service on earth.

They will, however, give you cash.

In space, the solar wind doesn't blow, it sucks.

Mind games, crappy food, matching uniforms, and signing a contract without realizing what you're agreeing to. Sound familiar?

"The soldier met every standard ... We are proud of the results of her efforts."

The competition is fierce out there. Building a network of allies will give you a leg up.

A self-made aviation pioneer, patriot, war hero, and captain of industry, he embodies the American spirit like few others before or since.

The stories that emerged from that battle are the kind that legends are built on. They're larger than life and in some cases seem unbelievable. But they're true.

The draft has been dead as a doornail for nearly 50 years.

"Whoever took it timed it so perfectly."

That's a lot of 'brrrrt'

"This exercise does not provide an opportunity to ‘surrender.’"

“I’d take it to hell and back.”

"Maturing the force"

"Although we are encouraged by the falling number of cases, COVID-19 is still a very real threat."

The dialogue around toxic exposure should be evidence-based, relevant, solution-focused, and preventative.

"We basically rebuilt the entire front of the A-10 without aided engineering and unprocurable parts."

“My religious beliefs prevent me from taking the vaccine, actively promoting the vaccine, and from administering the vaccine to others myself."