@RSE_VB Avatar @RSE_VB Rich "Corky" Erie

Rich "Corky" Erie posts on X about $7846t, tomcat, in the, if you the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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Social category influence finance 5.71% countries 5.71% travel destinations 2.86% stocks 1.9% musicians 0.95%

Social topic influence $7846t 8.57%, tomcat 7.62%, in the 6.67%, if you 6.67%, this is 4.76%, the first 3.81%, bit 2.86%, more than #2922, can you 2.86%, history 1.9%

Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @rsevb @tomcatjunkie @edsilvia6 @texsandlin @nasibule @fox3fordale @aredneckwalkabt @rrochem50a1 @equest38190 @thewanderwit @davedarnell12 @giniesigonney @azhawkdave @speedyz300 @hag624 @hawkeyepaddles @beovvulf32 @patrickschuess1 @skubalisking @wesleymouch3

Top assets mentioned Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT)

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""I know I know. The wheel is round but lemme just show ya this completely new and extremely expensive way of doing this fairly simple thing we've been doing successfully for a century." Huntington Ingalls probably. @RSE_VB They switched to VCHT on the Bush. it has constant problems. I remember we did a few CQ debts on board and the Cheng spent most of the time talking about poop. It was so stupid. @RSE_VB They switched to VCHT on the Bush. it has constant problems. I remember we did a few CQ debts on board and the Cheng spent most of the time talking about poop. It was so stupid"
X Link 2026-01-24T13:14Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"I'm a little aghast at the public's response to these unlawful/insurgent-style barricades to free movement. But then I think back to an odd moment in our history back in [----]. Boston PD was deeply into the manhunt for the Marathon bombers going house to house banging on doors forcing people out of their homes at gunpoint. A rifle pointed directly at citizens suspected of nothing doing nothing just existing in their homes. That sh*t would NOT fly in any red states southern states etc. Cops wouldn't even try it. Fast forward to this and you have trained agitators/insurgents stopping vehicles in"
X Link 2026-02-03T16:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"#TomcatTails Number [--] (AI generated image) #TomcatTuesday The DreadedTop Gun Flanker Hop. As Ive mentioned before I had the opportunity to go through Top Gun when it was still at NAS Miramar in March-April of [----]. I checked through my logbook and there were a total of [--] flights flown during the Top Gun syllabus. 1v1s 2v2s 4v4s Strike Hops and a few others. One cool one was the China Lake Emitter Hop. In that one you flew a low level around the Navys China Lake Naval Weapons Center in Ridgecrest CA. That facility had a host of FSU (Former Soviet Union a name used at the time) emitters for"
X Link 2026-02-03T18:19Z [----] followers, 10.3K engagements

"So you know most dog fights in the jet era last about [---] minutes. Youve got to kill quick or risk getting a missile up your tailpipe from Player [--] (or [--] or 4) that you dont see. At [--] minutes (unheard of) the dog fight in this movie would be 1/3 the run time @RSE_VB Gary Senice should make a movie about the amazing Patriot. God bless 🫡 @RSE_VB Gary Senice should make a movie about the amazing Patriot. God bless 🫡"
X Link 2026-02-05T14:31Z [----] followers, 17.6K engagements

"@EdSilvia6 Same here. Of note at that time my Uncle worked at Universal Studios on Procurement. He was able to get his son my cousin and ACTUAL Cylon helmet. I was SOOOOOOOOO jealous"
X Link 2026-02-05T14:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"And a 2/2/2 load. A good percentage (not all) A models could get there above [-----] feet with that load. The ones that couldnt were either a little bent (draggy) or had motors that under performed a bit. I got to [---] at about [----] feet on an off-target bug out in the Fallon range once. It was pretty cool. Wed dropped a couple of inert thousand pounders and headed rapidly east. A couple of F-5s met us beak to beak off target thinking wed engage (part of the syllabus) but we already had a bag of knots and blew through them [---] out and kept going. The cool part was that our Fighter-to Fighter"
X Link 2026-02-06T13:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Wow I just went over [----] followers and am truly humbled by your interest. I started as a Nugget (like in this picture circa [----] on a cross country to NAS Lemoore as a VF-124 Gunfighters student) and here I am today. I truly and sincerely appreciate your interest in my content and I'll endeavor to continue to provide things you may find interesting. 🫡"
X Link 2026-02-06T14:38Z [----] followers, 28.3K engagements

"The TPS dudes have a bit of a nerd rep BUT they've got a license to steal way more than Fleet bubbas do. They can strap on a jet take it out and break the SH*T out of it. Park the broken pile of jet parts on the ramp walk into Maintenance Control and toss the keys to the Maintenance Master Chief and say "she broke." @RSE_VB Dad finished up TPS as they took delivery of the first f-14 and flew it before doing the carrier suit work for the s-3. He mostly flew the f-4 & f-14 after that. His final flight was Strike's A version's final too. He timed his retirement for it. They broke stuff."
X Link 2026-02-06T14:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Ah. Yes. Yuma and China Lake. While rather "challenging" those two and Lemoore are no match for the most God forsaken place in the military Twentynine Stumps. I only spent a week there in TACP and have permanently checked that block. I think the Marines can attest that Twentynine Palms has been known as hell on earth for many decades like since the 40s or 50s. Standard Temperature Scale: [--]. Super Nova [--]. Our sun [--]. Twentynine Palms [--]. Molten Tungsten (6192) @RSE_VB I got to go to Ordnance school for Super Hornets at Lemoore. They were very confused when I a Marine showed up for class. But"
X Link 2026-02-06T15:56Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Thats probably a new pilot just learning. Its a pretty unique skill that you simply have to see for the first time then do. The technical term for a Nugget trying to tank for the first time is jousting. 😂😂😎 The F35 air-to-air refueling procedure has GOT to be frustrating & nerve-racking all at the same time. Kudos to all pilots you're way better than me. https://t.co/qJbolPam3A The F35 air-to-air refueling procedure has GOT to be frustrating & nerve-racking all at the same time. Kudos to all pilots you're way better than me. https://t.co/qJbolPam3A"
X Link 2026-02-06T16:03Z [----] followers, 64.8K engagements

"When it comes down to it getting what you want out of Flight School comes down to preparedness performance timing and luck. The first two are 100% under your control: Prepare: Do you know NATOPS enough Can you ever Are there any likely questions in the brief you can't answer Why Take the time (but don't eat yourself alive; balance in all things) Perform: As Chuck Yeager said "in the end there are reasons or results." If you f*ck it away be the first to admit it.it takes away the instructors ammo AND shows you take responsibility (and don't just say "my bad". He knows that. Truly own it."
X Link 2026-02-06T19:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Just found this store [---] miles from my house. Im in danger"
X Link 2026-02-07T21:08Z [----] followers, 296K engagements

"Dear Netflix The next time you make a show can you please please please have shoot some of it in daylight and maybe have the characters turn on a lamp or two at night Im watching Black Rabbit now and its a great show but it looks like you filmed it during a power failure. Its hard to develop characters WHEN YOU CANT SEE THEM Thank You Gen X"
X Link 2026-02-07T21:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Me right now. @RSE_VB I told you. Plastic crack. @RSE_VB I told you. Plastic crack"
X Link 2026-02-07T23:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"There ARE worse habits Shes ok with it. I reminder her that I have spent less on LEGOs in a month than she spends on one trip boutique shopping with the girls. That goes over as well as you would expect despite the logic and math involved. Wives dont do logic or math. @RSE_VB @GinieSigonney Good luck brother. Id assume the threat of castration from your wife would keep you in check but youre a fighter pilot so I assume youre gonna ride or die 👍🏼 @RSE_VB @GinieSigonney Good luck brother. Id assume the threat of castration from your wife would keep you in check but youre a fighter pilot so I"
X Link 2026-02-07T23:52Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"What the actual f*ck Great summary as always Red. THIS is why the DoW/MIC is broken. Some [--] Star got this brief and said OK. WHO is that [--] Star Gimme a name. He needs to be in prison.oh but he cant go; hes got his job lined up at Lockheed Martin. Oh and a more subtle evidence of the grift Two modern radars from the same company built for the same jet but have different mounts Bull shit. This kind of lunacy is sadly typical of the F [--] program. Delivering aircraft without a functioning radar adding ballast to the nose just to make them flyable and then calling them operational because they can"
X Link 2026-02-08T15:36Z [----] followers, 10.2K engagements

"Currently in queue"
X Link 2026-02-08T16:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@AzhawkDave https://a.co/d/06NU8pWn https://a.co/d/06NU8pWn"
X Link 2026-02-08T18:03Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Todays build complete. Lots of gears and moving parts for this one Wait. Corky is your LEGO build table a vintage [----] fiberglass TV tray Yes. Yes it is"
X Link 2026-02-08T20:52Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Well its a Felix so that tracks. Thoughts @TomcatJunkie @RSE_VB Went flying with my grandson today at paulding county northwest airport in Dallas Ga today. To my surprise found this F-14 there. The last one ever to make a tomcat carrier landing. https://t.co/zzKjNLDuPJ @RSE_VB Went flying with my grandson today at paulding county northwest airport in Dallas Ga today. To my surprise found this F-14 there. The last one ever to make a tomcat carrier landing. https://t.co/zzKjNLDuPJ"
X Link 2026-02-09T01:26Z [----] followers, 10.4K engagements

"Thankfully yes. Just a paperwork drill now. Fully involved car fire on the commute. Hope everyone is OK https://t.co/92lbRlkxlp Fully involved car fire on the commute. Hope everyone is OK https://t.co/92lbRlkxlp"
X Link 2026-02-09T13:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Budweiser got it right. Beautiful. This Budweiser ad was perfect https://t.co/3qCrOloXWQ This Budweiser ad was perfect https://t.co/3qCrOloXWQ"
X Link 2026-02-09T15:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"I've flown a good number of flyovers at sporting events. I've ground controlled even more. There is a time and a place to hang your ass out there. Out over the water flying past a ship over the desert in a military range flying over Kuwait Qatar any other foreign country. Do NOT hang your ass out there where [-----] or more people are watching/filming you and it's potentially on TV. The odds of a senior/Flag Officer seeing it are not zero over a large crowd like that. Is an FAA guy in the audience Concerned/knowledgeable Veteran or citizen Someone's gonna say something. This is not "cool" by"
X Link 2026-02-09T16:43Z [----] followers, 26.2K engagements

"Very much. The nature and severity of any punishment for misdeed is the product of a FNAEB (Field Naval Aviator Evaluation Board) made up of Naval Aviators only. The vagaries of time can swing the punishment pendulum back and forth a bit and many an Aviator have been returned to flying status and done well. In fact losing an aircraft is NOT an automatic loss-of-wings event. Quite the reverse; fair hearing is given to all potential causal factors. The idea is that you never want to create a culture in Naval Aviation that equates ejection with loss of wings; if you do then you will have pilots"
X Link 2026-02-09T19:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"One of my absolute favorite no-shitter stories: NAS Kingsville [----] Im in the VT-23 Professionals flying the venerable T-2 Buckeye. Annual flight physical. Hearing test. I had a bit of a head cold (and maybe a little hung over). Im in the booth all hooked up and ready. waiting waiting waiting Me: When does it start Audiologist: Three minutes ago. Me: F*ck. @RSE_VB "You are pushing the button when there isn't a tone. Only push a button when there is a tone" is the chorus. @RSE_VB "You are pushing the button when there isn't a tone. Only push a button when there is a tone" is the chorus"
X Link 2026-02-09T21:14Z [----] followers, 12.4K engagements

"For those that don't know it's nearly universal at the VA that NO ONE will ever get disability for hearing loss. No one. In my flying days we had a flight physical every year around our birthday. Audiology was always part of it. My medical record had detailed hearing analysis for my entire [--] years and I've DEFINITELY lost hearing. Most in the "noisy professions" have. But here's how they get you. Your very first audiology test sets the benchmark for your entry hearing. So wouldn't your very last one show the decline Yes. IF they didn't do a thing called "re-baselining" your test. It was"
X Link 2026-02-09T22:13Z [----] followers, 29.6K engagements

"@speedyz300 You get me and @TexSandlin an up Tomcat I'd bet a hundred bucks we could get it airborne"
X Link 2026-02-09T23:03Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Nas Oceana Air Show for the win Triple dose- On an Airshow two F-14s (from VF-32 Swordsman) take off simultaneously with another F-14 Tomcat from VF-101 Grim Reapers taking off shortly behind. 📹Grumman F-14 Tomcat Page (FB) https://t.co/DKiNJFLVlQ Triple dose- On an Airshow two F-14s (from VF-32 Swordsman) take off simultaneously with another F-14 Tomcat from VF-101 Grim Reapers taking off shortly behind. 📹Grumman F-14 Tomcat Page (FB) https://t.co/DKiNJFLVlQ"
X Link 2026-02-10T16:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"#TomcatTails Number [--] #TomcatTuesday The Making of a Combat Wingman A few weeks ago in #TomcatTails Number [--] I briefly explained some of the particulars of formation flying and mentioned in passing the notion of combat spread a specific formation used by a section of Fighters (2 of them) when in the air-to-air arena. Today Ill expand on that notion with what it was like for me when I hit my first squadron as a newly minted Tomcat Pilot. Disclaimer: this was in the [----] time frame and Im sure much has changed since then. In those days you always operated as a section and always stayed"
X Link 2026-02-10T18:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@HAG624 While Im not actively working on it I AM actively thinking about it. AI tells me I have enough for a 300+ page book but Im considering how to make it relevant beyond a bunch of sea stories"
X Link 2026-02-10T23:32Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Whats something you said that was really embarrassing/cringe that youve never told anyone Ill start. I was an Active Duty O5 (Commander) at NAS Oceana stationed at Fighter Wing. I was visiting a squadron and in a room by myself for a few minutes. A Chief walks in and hes got what looks like a really big shiner (black eye) on the left side of his face. Me: Damn Chief. What happened to you Chief: Birthmark Sir. Me: Oh sorry. 😳 He had a Port Wine Stain (nevus flammeus) birthmark. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021586735822467260 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021586735822467260"
X Link 2026-02-11T14:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"🤣🤣🤣 Humorist Dave Barry has a bit about this. His advice is to NEVER acknowledge that a woman is pregnant unless she mentions it specifically to you in your presence. Never ever ever never ask the "when are you due" question. He adds even if you're IN the delivery room and can SEE the baby coming out do NOT ask if she's pregnant or when she's due. @RSE_VB Once asked a checker at a grocery store when she was due. She said nope Im just fat. ☠ @RSE_VB Once asked a checker at a grocery store when she was due. She said nope Im just fat. ☠"
X Link 2026-02-11T14:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"During the day we called it the sport of Kings. At night we called it why the f*ck am I doing this "On approach to a carrier a pilot makes [---] to [---] minor corrections during the [--] seconds in the groove. Do it right and the Hornet hits the deck at [---] feet per minute." AOPA https://t.co/G4txO46OrW "On approach to a carrier a pilot makes [---] to [---] minor corrections during the [--] seconds in the groove. Do it right and the Hornet hits the deck at [---] feet per minute." AOPA https://t.co/G4txO46OrW"
X Link 2026-02-12T14:27Z [----] followers, 43.4K engagements

"My Das told me the T-28 had a similar issue. Fatal Torque Roll In this video from May [----] a USMC Corsair crashes on take-off killing pilot Edward Groves As explained by our friend @MCCCANM "The Corsair had so much power that on takeoff or go-around you had to limit how much you used. The moment the wheels leave the https://t.co/P0D4gxkipo Fatal Torque Roll In this video from May [----] a USMC Corsair crashes on take-off killing pilot Edward Groves As explained by our friend @MCCCANM "The Corsair had so much power that on takeoff or go-around you had to limit how much you used. The moment the"
X Link 2026-02-12T14:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@Hawkeyepaddles CQ in T-2s and A-4s was solo too. No use killing TWO people right"
X Link 2026-02-12T18:58Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"We called that the Club Med load-out. Golfs Hotels and Guns. (AIM-9G AIM-7H M61A1 gun) @RSE_VB ACM with Heat and Guns only is the sport of kings. Landing is not. @RSE_VB ACM with Heat and Guns only is the sport of kings. Landing is not"
X Link 2026-02-12T22:51Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Does PLM mean Pilot Landing Mode In real Fighters we list call that landing. @RSE_VB Kind of hard to tell but this looks like PLM to me. Not enough throttle movement for manual. @RSE_VB Kind of hard to tell but this looks like PLM to me. Not enough throttle movement for manual"
X Link 2026-02-13T01:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@Beovvulf32 Exactly. Counter measures counter-counter measures etc"
X Link 2026-02-13T02:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@PatrickSchuess1 Mmmm. Perhaps. [---] times out of [----]. Not good enough odds for me. If you over rely on it then when it doesnt work youre fooked"
X Link 2026-02-13T03:45Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@Fox3forDale @SkubalIsKing We avoid insults and hostility on this page. Care to elucidate your thoughts using ideas and examples"
X Link 2026-02-13T13:01Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Rock fights BB gun wars etc. etc. Any other things that should have maimed or liked us as kids that we got away with @RSE_VB Our generation vintage [--] here had no fear filter or the idea of what consequences were. Walk on the outside of a hundred foot highbridge for a dare yup jump off increasingly higher bridges into high tide rivers with known danger spots and warnings. Yep. @RSE_VB Our generation vintage [--] here had no fear filter or the idea of what consequences were. Walk on the outside of a hundred foot highbridge for a dare yup jump off increasingly higher bridges into high tide rivers"
X Link 2026-02-13T17:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@WesleyMouch3 @Groggles1989 @Beovvulf32 Like a giant net to shoot. Im sure someone working on kinetic solutions like that as fast as others are working on the electronic defenses"
X Link 2026-02-13T17:12Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@jamick_92 @OnDisasters We did later in the Tomcat evolution. Green instrument lights green finger lights green filters on screens. Called em NVGs back then"
X Link 2026-02-13T23:48Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@Brett_327 @SkubalIsKing @Fox3forDale Ive rendered no judgement. I asked you a question. Can you answer it or not"
X Link 2026-02-14T00:01Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@EdSilvia6 Oh I had the flamethrower can of paint splash back into my eye while spearing ants in a tree Rub rub blurry blurry.cleared up. Another bullet dodged"
X Link 2026-02-14T00:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Ok. We probably have a communication failure here. Lets re-baseline the conversation. My comments during the past year specifically relate to how systems that functionally land the airplane for the pilot (ACLS in my day Magic Carpet now) are great but can make the stick/rudder skills required to do it manually atrophy. If a pilot never has to land his airplane without basic stick and rudder skills because a system does that for him how can he land if that system fails Tip: he cant. So perhaps Im misunderstanding what PLM functionally is. All we had back in the day was Landing Mode a simple"
X Link 2026-02-14T00:59Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Since the US Olympic Mixed Doubles Curling Team has advanced to the gold medal round I shall post a favorite and appropriate meme to celebrate"
X Link 2026-02-10T12:34Z [----] followers, 206.2K engagements

"When I was a Department Head in the VF-154 Black Knights we were in a DH meeting and the Skipper (not my favorite guy) mentioned an upcoming missile shoot. He said hed like to track every jet/every missile station with a big white board in front of Maintenance Control. Every jet. Normally that would be a comment from the Skipper like track the jets and hed do the classic move of dipping his head look over his glasses (cheaters) at me and it would be done. But this guy was serious about it. Track weapons stations white board the whole nine yards. I took NO notes and basically ignored his"
X Link 2026-02-15T01:36Z [----] followers, 16.5K engagements

"We went to the Miramar Air Show while in college (San Diego State) and joined a crew unloading cases of beer from a truck. We helped for an about [--] minutes and then walked off with a case for ourselves. @FinkyDidIt @RSE_VB Team up with a mate and just carry a ladder everywhere. @FinkyDidIt @RSE_VB Team up with a mate and just carry a ladder everywhere"
X Link 2026-02-16T02:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@aredneckwalkabt Unsure if that. But counter-value is all youre left with when an enemys military and industrial base is shattered yet they wont surrender. The fire bombing if Tokyo is an example"
X Link 2026-02-16T03:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Sounds like old fashioned Grumman troubleshooting like I did This one time I launched off the bow in a 5-wet tanker configured Super Hornet and showed up in high-holding overhead the boat for a package-check (to make sure the buddy-story with the hose and basket was working) and it didn't work. I flipped the switch and the hose didn't https://t.co/916ZHGezN6 This one time I launched off the bow in a 5-wet tanker configured Super Hornet and showed up in high-holding overhead the boat for a package-check (to make sure the buddy-story with the hose and basket was working) and it didn't work. I"
X Link 2026-02-16T03:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"For those of you who served our country in the armed forces how accurate is this 😂😂😂 Thank you for your service and sacrifice https://t.co/qAyB4fHaw9 For those of you who served our country in the armed forces how accurate is this 😂😂😂 Thank you for your service and sacrifice https://t.co/qAyB4fHaw9"
X Link 2026-02-16T14:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"What he said. When i see tweets like this i always laugh because a whole lot of you are very ignorant about how the system works. Let me school you on the reality of that "14-Day of no men" fantasy. You think if men disappeared for two weeks youd finally 'breathe'Lol. You are imagining When i see tweets like this i always laugh because a whole lot of you are very ignorant about how the system works. Let me school you on the reality of that "14-Day of no men" fantasy. You think if men disappeared for two weeks youd finally 'breathe'Lol. You are imagining"
X Link 2026-02-16T17:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"I was returning from a night patrol over Iraq with my wing man once. We had plenty of gas to make it back to the boat but were fragged (scheduled) for [----] pounds of gas from a KC-10. We hit the tanker anyway. After getting our give we joined up on the right wing of the tanker (tanking flow is left wing to wait right wing when done). I pulled forward to even with the tankers cockpit and radioed to my wing man onceBlower now. We both lit the cans and accelerated rapidly in front of the tanker like Colonial Vipers in the original Battlestar Galactica. Radio call from the KC-10: Niiiiiiiiiice."
X Link 2026-02-05T12:42Z [----] followers, 846.1K engagements

"DevoSatisfaction(cover of Rolling Stones version). The best cover in history. Ill be taking no questions. MetallicaEnter Sandman. https://t.co/Z123iF88MG MetallicaEnter Sandman. https://t.co/Z123iF88MG"
X Link 2026-02-14T22:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@ProsectorPath Best one ever. Chris Stapleton is a very close second for me at least"
X Link 2026-02-14T23:43Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"I can remember like it was yesterday the first time I climbed on top of a Tomcat to preflight my first flight in the jet (VF-124 Miramar 1990). I had just passed my final FAM (familiarization) simulator where the instructor is another pilot who signs off on me being able to fly the jet and THEN has to put his money where his mouth is and ride in the back seat. Bear in mind there was never a "T" (trainer) model of the Tomcat. Two seats one stick so the GIB (Guy in Back) has no way to control the airplane. Some instructors were VERY reluctant to do these "trunk rides" one guy to the point that"
X Link 2024-11-19T14:37Z [----] followers, 150.4K engagements

"#TomcatTails #TomcatTuesday My First Look at the F-16 Viper For those familiar with my feed youve seen many references to how tough it is to beat the F-16 Viper (actual name Fighting Falcon but no one uses it). Shes a wicked ACM (Air Combat Maneuvers) machine powered by the GE-110 engine and is [--] to [--] thrust-to-weight ratio at half gas meaning shell accelerate like a bat out of hell on demand. She is also rated at [--] Gs able to pull with [--] times the force of gravity a punishing experience for any tactical pilot. So; wicked fast high G high thrust and can sustain a NINETEEN degree per second"
X Link 2024-12-31T19:32Z [----] followers, 25.8K engagements

"#TomcatTails Number [--] #TomcatTuesday Snuggle Up Butter Cup. Formation flying is a very important skill in Fighters. We normally operate in sections (pairs) or divisions (four jets) so we fly in formation quite a bit. Additionally important is the skill it takes to rendezvous and join up on another airplane. And MORE important is the skill to do that at night The big wings (heavies) dont fly formation much only on rare occasions. Theyll be fairly close (several hundred feet maybe) and we always said thats not formation flying its same-way-same-day. I WILL say that years ago we were flying"
X Link 2026-01-20T21:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"I've always likened it to baseball. Scenario: World Series Game [--] at Yankee Stadium. You're the visiting team and it's top of the 9th you're down by [--] with a runner on 2nd. There are two outs. Mariano Rivera the greatest closer in baseball is on the mound bringing the heat. If you approach the mound thinking "there's no way I can hit Mariano Rivera" guess what You can't hit Mariano Rivera. Period dot. Now play a similar scenario when you're a Fighter Pilot walking up to your jet for a combat sortie or to launch off the carrier in the dark of night in bad weather. Or you're trying to land your"
X Link 2026-01-28T18:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Hole. Lee. Sh*t. In [----] then-LieutenantWilliams was serving with VF-781 aboard the USSOriskanyas part of Task Force [--]. On [--] November [----] on his second mission of the day while on combat air patrolnear Hoeryong North Korea his group of four pilots spotted seven MiG-15soverhead. The other three pilots had to return to the carrier and the MiGs began to fire on Williams putting him into a one-man dogfight with seven MiG-15s that lasted [--] minutes.5 It is believed to be the longest dogfight in U.S. Navy history.3 Commanders on his carrier ordered him away but Williams had to tell them that he"
X Link 2026-02-04T18:38Z [----] followers, 705.9K engagements

"At the #PBR Bull Riding show in Hampton. Interestingly among the [----] people here not a single strand of blue hair or septum ring to be seen. Huh. Weird"
X Link 2026-02-07T02:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Sometimes an opportunity falls in your lap you werent even remotely expecting. Hey Corky. You wanna go see some bull riding @PBR is in town. Me: Uh.sure. Are they good seats The seats (LETS GOOOOOO):"
X Link 2026-02-07T02:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"When youre looking down at the ship in the middle of the Pacific with no divert airfields within thousands of miles you realize exactly what blue water operations really means. That exact moment came for me about [--] weeks into my first cruise. Its a palpable realization that theres literally no place else to go. Land or get wet (eject). Rather sobering. Plus thats where the food and your CD collection is The view from above is just as cool If you wait a little youll see a jet take a trap 📹: chris.kap2 https://t.co/IIXGvrrBBa The view from above is just as cool If you wait a little youll see a"
X Link 2026-02-10T14:26Z [----] followers, 260.6K engagements

"Front row seat on the train to hell if you laughed"
X Link 2026-02-11T14:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Them: "Drone swarms are a military force multiplier." Raytheon Coyote: "Hold my beer." Newly released footage of a Raytheon Coyote Block 3NK reusable interceptor neutralizing an entire drone swarm with its onboard non-kinetic EM weapon. https://t.co/EKyYhZHdNd Newly released footage of a Raytheon Coyote Block 3NK reusable interceptor neutralizing an entire drone swarm with its onboard non-kinetic EM weapon. https://t.co/EKyYhZHdNd"
X Link 2026-02-12T18:11Z [----] followers, 272.9K engagements

"I wish the public would use the correct terminology in this discussion. Any order given by a designated recognized and competent authority is legal. The CONTENT of the order (what it tells you to do) is either lawful or unlawful. Thats where the moral question can come in. Me and my running mate RIO Snapper were doing our O4 Leadership course years ago. The room was full of lawyers supply dudes doctors etc. and we were the only two trigger pullers (or guys who look through a gunsight for a living as a Marine friend called it). The instructor was doing the whole lawful order discussion and"
X Link 2026-02-14T22:02Z [----] followers, 13.9K engagements

"Before the internet days one of my Commanding Officers taught me a priceless lesson that will work today. Before we went on cruise (6+ months) go to a flower shop and schedule flower deliveries to your wife for that time. Birthday anniversary Valentines Day all the major events. Pro tip: In the months without a major holiday schedule a just because delivery. You can fill out all the notes too. Men do this @RSE_VB You remember 1800flowers was the only game in town. You had to order by phone there was no internet. Roses were $150-$200 in [----] dollars. An E-6 wasn't making that kind of mad"
X Link 2026-02-14T22:59Z [----] followers, 86.6K engagements

"@RRocheM50A1 Epic JO stupidity"
X Link 2026-02-15T02:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Not really a true apples to apples comparison there. The Major displayed an unnecessary level of brutality in a tactical situation. Dresden was a strategic necessity and a horrific tragedy at the same time. When an enemys military and industrial base is mostly destroyed but they wont quit you unfortunately have to go after the population. This is known as shifting from counter-target (military/industrial) to counter-value (people). Its awful horrific and the worst thing imaginable but its been a truism since the dawn of man (= the dawn of war). The only alternative is to quit which isnt"
X Link 2026-02-15T19:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Reverend Sparta forged men in fire. Athens forged arguments in marble. Empires are not defended by marble. Sparta forged men in fire. Athens forged arguments in marble. Empires are not defended by marble"
X Link 2026-02-16T03:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Holy hell This is a GREAT story I have so many questions but first among them is why the HELL do you guys love jumping out of perfectly good airplanes Give this legend a follow You will not be disappointed @SetantaADV we need to meet and share bourbon and stories Another Jump Tale / or / "How I learned gravity was more than a theory". This story is a further discussion of using The Force or more likely Divine Intervention with @RSE_VB I'll tag @TexSandlin just because I appreciate his stories too. This situation occurred in [----] Another Jump Tale / or / "How I learned gravity was more than a"
X Link 2026-02-16T13:19Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Very well put @RSE_VB I might be crazy but isnt this ultimately what war is My logic: If only military targets were objectives not having a military would be the best defense. Since its not that would imply that civilian populations are the actual objective of wars. That doesnt @RSE_VB I might be crazy but isnt this ultimately what war is My logic: If only military targets were objectives not having a military would be the best defense. Since its not that would imply that civilian populations are the actual objective of wars. That doesnt"
X Link 2026-02-16T13:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Wait. Corsairs catapulted off the boat Why didnt I know this Well this was an unwanted gift. "F4U being catapulted. Napalm bomb drops off as Corsair is catapulted; bomb disposal crew tosses it overside." Shared by @MassiasThanos 🎞📷 catalog.archives. gov/id/75621 https://t.co/SE3NePz9rA Well this was an unwanted gift. "F4U being catapulted. Napalm bomb drops off as Corsair is catapulted; bomb disposal crew tosses it overside." Shared by @MassiasThanos 🎞📷 catalog.archives. gov/id/75621 https://t.co/SE3NePz9rA"
X Link 2026-02-16T13:57Z [----] followers, 10K engagements

"Oops. That's gotta be a real cold feeling https://t.co/GmDeQT4Hf1 That's gotta be a real cold feeling https://t.co/GmDeQT4Hf1"
X Link 2026-02-16T14:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Unrealized gains tax for Gen-Z: You buy a Pokmon card for $50. Someone offers you $500 for it. You say no. You love that card. You're keeping it. The government says: "Cool but that card is worth $500 now. You owe us $100 in taxes." You: "I didn't sell it." Government: Unrealized gains tax for Gen-Z: You buy a Pokmon card for $50. Someone offers you $500 for it. You say no. You love that card. You're keeping it. The government says: "Cool but that card is worth $500 now. You owe us $100 in taxes." You: "I didn't sell it." Government:"
X Link 2026-02-16T15:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"ALL READ BOARD Youre paralyzed debating abstractions while the world burns. Myths matter to humans especially to the masculine spirit. They encode what science cant touch. The call to transcend fight protect and become more than meat. TLDR maybe. But youre not gonna make it. This battle of constant moral relativism in your mind is a feminine impulse you have to crush. You dont even realize youre trapped in it. How the hell are you going to save Western civilization if youre still quibbling over what the TLDR maybe. But youre not gonna make it. This battle of constant moral relativism in your"
X Link 2026-02-16T16:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Or when she asks How many LEGO sets have you bought this week When I ask my wife why we are getting so many Amazon deliveries on a daily basis: https://t.co/TvZ4pNRDwc When I ask my wife why we are getting so many Amazon deliveries on a daily basis: https://t.co/TvZ4pNRDwc"
X Link 2026-02-16T16:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"I got bridle launches in the T-2 Buckeye (USS JFK) and the TA-4J Skyhawk (USS Lexington). Don't ask me what it was like or how it worked. At that point in your carrier aviation career your brain is shrunk to the size of a pea and I had NO idea what the deck crews were doing around my jet at the catapult. I DO recall that the T-2 didn't have a nose-wheel steering system so you had to steer it by differential braking to cock the nose wheel back and forth (on land). On the boat a brave Sailor hooked up a tiller bar to the nose wheel to steer you into place. It was drilled into our head to NOT"
X Link 2026-02-16T16:36Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Oh my Dad told me about launching with hydraulic catapults He said it was a real kick in the ass because the pressure was applied very quickly vice a steam cat where it has a slower rate of acceleration. To hear him tell it youd salute the Cat Officer and BAM youre knocked back in your seat like you got rear ended in your car. @RSE_VB Thats USS Boxer likely in late [----] when she operated off Korea. The Essex class used hydraulic catapults. @RSE_VB Thats USS Boxer likely in late [----] when she operated off Korea. The Essex class used hydraulic catapults"
X Link 2026-02-16T16:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Yup. Told the few Sailors I took flying off the boat the same thing 😂😎😂 Pilot's pre-launch brief off the carrier to his passenger in a 2-seater jet: "If anything goes wrong off the cat I'll say 'Eject Eject Eject'. If you say 'Huh' you'll be talking to yourself." Pilot's pre-launch brief off the carrier to his passenger in a 2-seater jet: "If anything goes wrong off the cat I'll say 'Eject Eject Eject'. If you say 'Huh' you'll be talking to yourself.""
X Link 2026-02-16T16:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"FAFO. One of the most widely shared videos worldwide. Israel did this https://t.co/TkdlbxY56A One of the most widely shared videos worldwide. Israel did this https://t.co/TkdlbxY56A"
X Link 2026-02-16T16:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@EQuest38190 @TOMCATCO71 @TexSandlin VF-24 was my Squadron in [----] right after they switched from Bs to As (gee thanks). In [----] I was a RAG student in VF-124 so my awareness of these things was limited. Dont specifically recall it"
X Link 2026-02-17T13:06Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"My LEGO build for the 4-day weekend. Someone stop me"
X Link 2026-02-17T13:16Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"The motor for my Sun/Earth/Moon LEGO kit came in"
X Link 2026-02-17T13:17Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Benny update: he LOVES his big brother Ajax"
X Link 2026-02-16T18:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"This is the funniest thing Ive seen on the interwebs Bang Ding Ow just CRACKS ME UP Reminder that this was a real thing that happened during an actual news broadcast 😂😭 https://t.co/HDurQ78Hj9 Reminder that this was a real thing that happened during an actual news broadcast 😂😭 https://t.co/HDurQ78Hj9"
X Link 2026-02-17T15:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@OPTester_Chris @cljack Almost"
X Link 2026-02-05T15:50Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@boomers_ass Mutual respect Brother"
X Link 2026-02-05T15:54Z [----] followers, 22.2K engagements

"There is no "extreme right." There is only a strong leftward shift by the bat-shit-crazy-smear-themselves-with-feces-while-screaming-in-a-corner-and-chewing-tinfoil leftists. They're all simply nucking futz. Next question"
X Link 2026-02-05T17:28Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"For some reason I took up building LEGOs on my birthday last month. I was just sitting there on a Saturday morning before playoff football and saw a LEGO advertisement. "Hmm" I said to myself. "I haven't build a LEGO set since I was a teenager. I ran off the Navy Exchange to see what they had and sure enough I bought a pretty cool dump truck set about [---] pieces. And by a major coincidence it was "BAL-GABOB-F" day at the Exchange. "Buy A Lego-Get A Bottle Of Bourbon-Free" day Or so I told my wife. At any rate I built it over the weekend while watching the playoffs and really enjoyed it. I"
X Link 2026-02-05T21:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@TomcatJunkie My Corsair is Cobi as is my inbound Tomcat"
X Link 2026-02-05T21:43Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@Moosey47 @F111Driver They did for the demo"
X Link 2026-02-05T23:53Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Veteran status doesnt magically equate to any unique or special abilities intelligence or non-douche personality. Collectively it DOES possibly imply those things on a higher percentage basis than the general public just based on the intake qualifications sort advancement requirements and general experience. But its NOT automatic. There are PLENTY of stupid douche-nozzle Veterans. And the best way to spot them is if they have their former rank in their X handle. I said what I said I am so SICK AND TIRED of "Vote for me because I'm a veteran." Look the military is just like regular society."
X Link 2026-02-06T15:10Z [----] followers, 11.6K engagements

"Ah the garden spot; Bakersfield. We always said two things about NAS Lemoore: [--]. You're a [--] hour drive from some REALLY cool places. [--]. It's not the assh*le of the earth but you can see it from there. @RSE_VB From Bakersfield myself. Grew up in the southern Valley and its surroundings @RSE_VB From Bakersfield myself. Grew up in the southern Valley and its surroundings"
X Link 2026-02-06T15:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"#FighterFridayFlashback Heading into the weekend I though some of the newer folks on my feed may appreciate my second #TomcatTail posted [--] November [----]. Have a great weekend #TomcatTuesday #TomcatTails First Night Launch Off the Boat It was [----] and Id just graduated from the VF-124 Gunfighters at NAS Miramar. VF-124 was the RAG or Readiness Air Group back then more recently called the FRS or Fleet Replacement Squadron now and was the F-14 https://t.co/JFiKclGhIJ #TomcatTuesday #TomcatTails First Night Launch Off the Boat It was [----] and Id just graduated from the VF-124 Gunfighters at NAS"
X Link 2026-02-06T15:48Z [----] followers, 10.7K engagements

"Exactly. The bow wave of air pushes the basket up and right. You have to establish a little closure then use some right rudder/back stick to chase them capture it. Tomcat had a pretty big bow wave. Hornet not so much. My Tomcat buddies that went to the dark side (Hornets) told us that if you cant tank in a Hornet youre an idiot. @RSE_VB The wave of air coming off the front of the fuselage pushes the basket away about the same time the pilot is trying to punch into it. At least thats what my Harrier pilot buddies always said I had the easy job of providing that platform the basket is trailing"
X Link 2026-02-06T16:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"It's a walk in the park for most Aviators. Every Blue Angel was a Nugget student at one point; they all look about like this their first time no matter the color of their flight suit @RSE_VB Would this be a "walk in the park" for the Blue Angels @RSE_VB Would this be a "walk in the park" for the Blue Angels"
X Link 2026-02-06T17:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

""Visit" being the operative word. Much like Japan is a wonderful place.if you have round trip tickets. Living there for [--] or [--] years is different. Not that it's challenging because "Japan." Our saying was this: "It's not living in Japan that's the challenge it's living with the NAVY in Japan that's the bitch." @TheOtherKav @WatsonLadd @RSE_VB Pretty place Ive ever been hiking is the mountains above Lone Pine especially the Golden Trout Wilderness. I just love that area and visited many times. @TheOtherKav @WatsonLadd @RSE_VB Pretty place Ive ever been hiking is the mountains above Lone Pine"
X Link 2026-02-06T17:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@RadConsrv What's dry power Do AF guys put baby powder on the throttles or something"
X Link 2026-02-06T23:58Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@JoshWindroptop @GinieSigonney None. Need one"
X Link 2026-02-07T21:19Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@timdavies_uk @DT_britain A HUD to tank John Wayne didnt need no HUD to tank.OR land on the boat. Neither did Tomcat guys. Just sayin"
X Link 2026-02-07T23:38Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@ayden1024 [---] bucks Seriously that may be my first expensive build. Did you finish it yet"
X Link 2026-02-08T15:28Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"I wonder what changed to make this happen. Hmmmm. This is an impressive chart. https://t.co/sM5tYytrSP This is an impressive chart. https://t.co/sM5tYytrSP"
X Link 2026-01-16T20:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"We had a CAG change of command in Japan at Air Wing FIVE and the MC was the Wing Ops O. He was introducing CAG for his official change of command speech and referred to him as "the penultimate leader." Obviously he thought that if "ultimate" was good then "penultimate" must be gooder. No. "Penultimate" means "next to last." Whats a word that you have confidently used very incorrectly Weve all been there. Whats a word that you have confidently used very incorrectly Weve all been there"
X Link 2025-03-20T19:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

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