I especially liked the picture of the CATMs with duct-taped on seeker covers. Also, as best I can tell from a cursory image search, mounted on a Japanese 60 (at the very least, I'm pretty sure it's not a 60R). That annoyed me more than the potential leaking of controlled/classified information just to get people to smash that subscribe button.As he stated in one of his videos it's the AGM-114Rwhich is also when I decide to turn it off, unsubscribe from his channel and resolve to stop watching / giving this guy any youtube ad time.
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Ward will sensationalize anything to earn a buck from the clicks, likes, and subscribes. He's what I would call a YT Whore. Pretty sad for a former Naval Officer.
I will not watch, like, or subscribe to any of his garbage.
So Ward still sucks, but assuming we have 114R inventory, he could be correct (on that one point). We added AGM-114R2 to the MH-60R NATIP three months ago.As he stated in one of his videos it's the AGM-114R
Really touched a nerve with this one. I think I’ve articulated it relatively well. I’ll just let it go at this point, because apparently this is too difficult to do or even think about.
No, this is how you have a discussion without taking things personal.
I’m a little out of the game but was there ever a R buy for the Navy (Independent of actual authorization)? The Cobra has been technically able to shoot R for quite some time but as I understand it wasn’t bought in meaningful quantity as a concession to the JAGM program. @Swanee can probably chime in here but I have a feeling our old pal Ward googled HF max effective and pulled the number from RPA launched versions
Things you should take note of that I’ve done here:
1) Cited source material
2) Highlight a position on a controversial subject
3) Justified my position with examples/analogies
4) Defended my position against counter-arguments
Not everyone is going to agree, and I’m not here to change everyone’s minds…. and that’s okay.
1) Cited source material
2) Highlight a position on a controversial subject
3) Justified my position with examples/analogies
4) Defended my position against counter-arguments
Not everyone is going to agree, and I’m not here to change everyone’s minds…. and that’s okay.
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I'm not a red-shirted "friend of ours", but I'm fairly certain we have them. There were some limitations earlier on, but suspect wider spread usage now.
I begrudgingly watched the video.
Both the narrative and the numbers (RPA or otherwise) are about what I would expect from someone like Ward- IE, a guy who is trying to look like he knows something while completely talking out of his ass.
I give a lot of credit to this helo crew as they did a really good and professional job. Every RPA guy who has touched that AOR is jealous. But Ward needs to STFU and stay in whatever lane he belongs in. Maybe it's playing Gibson guitars through a Marshall stack? I assume those in the background of the video are his. He'd have more credibility that way.
Interesting tidbit in the spirit of this thread. The Smithsonian Institute has officially recognized the first women military pilots to fly in combat - one of them is an SH-3 helo' pilot.
www.flyingmag.com
First Female Pilots to Fly Combat Missions for the U.S.
- U.S. Navy Lieutenant Kimberly “Face” Dyson, F/A-18C Hornet
- U.S. Navy Lieutenant Sharon “Pinto” Deegan (Cummins at the time); F/A-18C Hornet
- U.S. Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade Joy “Trigger” Dean (Adams at the time), F/A-18C Hornet
- U.S. Navy Lieutenant Lisa “KP” Kirkpatrick, Grumman E-2C Hawkeye
- U.S. Navy Lieutenant Lynne Fowler, Sikorsky SH-3 helicopter
Smithsonian Identifies First Women to Fly Combat Missions - FLYING Magazine
The names of the first female pilots who flew combat missions for the U.S. military have finally been released, decades after their missions ended.
www.flyingmag.com
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As he stated in one of his videos it's the AGM-114R
I ran in to an local attorney several days ago, who was an F14 RIO and contemporary of Mr. Ward's. He was not complimentary about his YouTube or his performance as an RIO. The huge caveat is that you never know if they had a history, or some blood feud. For all I know, the guy I know was the slug.
HeyJoe knew him well from their JO days together in VF and had this to say about him (that I just reposted back in September):
https://www.airwarriors.com/community/threads/sky-dong-over-wa.45394/page-16#post-894109
So your guy's memory is probably pretty close to accurate.
Slight thread jack that may or may not be relevant.
When I retired out of the Pentagon (NORAD/NORTHCOM) as a post command O5, my award was a DMSM. A very appropriate EOT for a retiring Naval Officer at my pay grade. I have seen MSMs and DMSMs on Air Force E5's. I always consider the service and designator/specialty of an individual before I pass judgement on their fruit salad. Depending on the service (primarily), the same award can have drastically different meaning and career implications for individuals. But, in the end, in really doesn't matter. Unless and until DoD drills down on award criteria standardization across all the services, the award/criteria mismatch will continue. I think the contributions being made by the SWO's (and their embarked Helo Dets) in the eastern Med, Red Sea and IO are notable - I would be sporting that CAR with pride. Just my .02c though . . .
When I retired out of the Pentagon (NORAD/NORTHCOM) as a post command O5, my award was a DMSM. A very appropriate EOT for a retiring Naval Officer at my pay grade. I have seen MSMs and DMSMs on Air Force E5's. I always consider the service and designator/specialty of an individual before I pass judgement on their fruit salad. Depending on the service (primarily), the same award can have drastically different meaning and career implications for individuals. But, in the end, in really doesn't matter. Unless and until DoD drills down on award criteria standardization across all the services, the award/criteria mismatch will continue. I think the contributions being made by the SWO's (and their embarked Helo Dets) in the eastern Med, Red Sea and IO are notable - I would be sporting that CAR with pride. Just my .02c though . . .
