U.S. Troops Support Trump Over Clinton By Large Margin

[From article]
In a new survey of American military personnel, Donald Trump emerged as active-duty service members' preference to become the next U.S. president, topping Hillary Clinton by more than a 2-to-1 margin. However, in the latest Military Times election survey, more than one in five troops said they’d rather not vote in November if they have to choose between just those two candidates.
But given only those choices, 21 percent of the service members surveyed said they would abstain from voting.More than 54 percent of the 951 troops Military Times surveyed said they would vote for Trump, the presumed Republican presidential nominee, over Clinton, the Democratic front-runner. Only about 25 percent said they would vote for Clinton in that matchup.
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Military personnel also demonstrated strong support for Trump in a Military Times reader survey conducted in March. Trump was the most popular candidate among the six presidential candidates remaining then, and the clear choice among Republican service members.
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“The candidates left just don’t understand the military,” said Army Capt. Christian Pardo, who said he would not vote for any of the major party candidates left. “The military perspective on some of their policies are just so far out there.”
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The sample is not a perfect representation of the military as a whole; it over-represents officers and noncommissioned officers, and under-represents junior enlisted personnel. However, it is representative of the more senior and career-oriented members of the force who run the military's day-to-day operations and carry out its policies.

http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/election/2016/05/09/military-times-survey-donald-trump-beats-hillary-clinton/84132402/

Military Times survey: Troops prefer Trump to Clinton by a huge margin
Leo Shane III and George R. Altman

Military Times

2:54 p.m. EDT May 9, 2016

US Air Force ROTC Returns To Harvard University

Does that mean that Harvard University will obtain increased US Air Force funding for medical research experiments on unsuspecting and non consenting human subjects? Will high tech military anti personnel testing be expanded with more Air Force officers on campus? Will the "Don't ask don't tell." policy continue with respect to involuntary human experiments?

[Reply to reply to my comment]
Separate like editorial and sales in newsrooms? Murder is a crime for hundreds of years with severe penalties. Yet there are homicides every day. Under Title 45 CFR 46, known as the Common Rule, using human subjects without consent is prohibited. But there are no penalties for non compliance. Too much theory in some minds. Too little common sense and historical perspective.
http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2016/4/21/air-force-rotc-recognized/

Harvard to Officially Recognize Air Force ROTC
The renewed relations come decades after the University expelled the program during Vietnam War-era protest.
By ANDREW M. DUEHREN and DAPHNE C. THOMPSON

Harvard CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS
April 21, 2016

US Air Force Reveals EMP Weapon Now Functional

[From article]
From Ocean's Eleven to Star Trek, weapons that wipe out enemy electronics are a staple of science fiction films.
For years, scientists have been attempting to create such a weapon as part of Champ, or the Counter-electronics High-powered microwave Advanced Missile Project.
Now, the US Air Force claims it has advanced the technology, and says it can deploy it using the stealthy Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range (JASSM).
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In 2012, aircraft manufacturer Boeing successfully tested the weapon on a one-hour flight during which it knocked out the computers of an entire military compound.
During Boeing's experiment, the missile flew low over the Utah Test and Training Range, discharging electromagnetic pulses on to seven targets, permanently shutting down their electronics.
Boeing said that the test was so successful even the camera recording it was disabled.
Although the project is shrouded in secrecy, experts believe the missile is equipped with an electromagnetic pulse cannon.
This uses a super-powerful microwave oven to generate a concentrated beam of energy which causes voltage surges in electronic equipment, rendering them useless before surge protectors have the chance to react.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3097937/This-silent-missile-destroy-enemy-s-electronics-PULSES-Air-Force-confirms-work-terrifying-new-weapon.html#ixzz3bGzWgjVM

The silent missile that can destroy enemy electronics with microwave PULSES: Air Force confirms terrifying new weapon
Named counter-electronics high-powered microwave advanced missile
Weapon destroys electronic systems without hurting people or buildings
Champ is now an 'operational system already in [the] tactical air force'
Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range has been chosen as the delivery vehicle
By ELLIE ZOLFAGHARIFARD FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 12:36 EST, 26 May 2015 | UPDATED: 15:19 EST, 26 May 2015

US Air Force Drone Command

[From article]
The unit here at Langley focuses on processing intelligence data from the Middle East using computers called the Distributed Common Ground System, or DCGS.
The 480th receives about 20 terabytes of data each day. In 2013, the wing processed 460,000 hours of full-motion video, disseminated 2.6 million images and generated 1.7 million signals intelligence reports, according to Air Force officials.

http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2014/11/look-inside-secret-us-air-force-intelligence-center/99347/

A Look Inside a Secret US Air Force Intelligence Center
Marcus Weisgerber
November 18, 2014

Defense Dept. Threatens Journalist At Texas Illegal Alien Shelter

[From article]
In a certified letter sent to Infowars, the Defense Department claims that I engaged in “unauthorized photography and broadcast” which were somehow “detrimental” to the “safety and security of the installation” even though the photos of Lackland’s illegal alien shelter, which is housing nearly 2,000 illegals at a cost to taxpayers of around $250 per immigrant per day, were taken outside the shelter and are clearly in the public’s best interest.
“You are hereby put on notice that should you make unauthorized entry into any of the Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) installations in the future, a debarment order will be issued,” stated the letter, which added that further action could lead to imprisonment.
It would appear that DoD officials are somehow more threatened by a journalist reporting on illegal immigration than they are with illegal aliens using military accommodations at taxpayers’ expense while homeless vets wander the streets.
[. . .]
when Infowars contacted the base’s public affairs office, we were told that the Health Department was directly responsible for the immigrant shelter and not Lackland, so it’s strange that the DoD would be so concerned about reporters taking photos of a shelter it does not claim responsibility for.

http://www.infowars.com/feds-threaten-journalist-with-prison-over-report-on-illegal-immigration/

FEDS THREATEN JOURNALIST WITH PRISON OVER REPORT ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
DoD claims reporter engaged in "unauthorized photography and broadcast" outside immigration shelter
by KIT DANIELS

INFOWARS.COM

JULY 4, 2014

Military Academy Football Coaches Earn Big Taxpayer Bucks

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2344641/Football-coaches-Army-Navy-Air-Force-academies-earn-EIGHT-TIMES-U-S-Defense-Secretary.html

Football coaches at Army, Navy and Air Force academies earn up to EIGHT TIMES as much as the U.S. Defense Secretary
Naval Academy head coach Ken Niumatalolo earns $1.6 million
Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun earns $882,000
Army head coach Rich Ellerson makes $600,000
The coaches are not federal employees. They are paid through privately funded athletic associations
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel makes roughly $200,000
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 14:13 EST, 19 June 2013 | UPDATED: 14:13 EST, 19 June 2013

Sex Assault Prevention Officer Busted For Groping Woman

Lt. Col. Jeff Krusinski
Photo Arlington TX PD

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/charged_woman_with_charge_groping_BLIhYXqLXU3XSm0Q6erMNO

Head of Air Force sex-assault prevention busted for allegedly groping woman
New York POST STAFF REPORT
Last Updated: 6:10 PM, May 6, 2013
Posted: 5:50 PM, May 6, 2013

USAF Trains Drone "Pilots" Using Civilian Vehicles

[From article]
It took a few seconds to figure out exactly what we were looking at. A white S.U.V. traveling along a highway adjacent to the base came into the cross hairs in the center of the screen and was tracked as it headed south along the desert road. When the S.U.V. drove out of the picture, the drone began following another car.

“Wait, you guys practice tracking enemies by using civilian cars?” a reporter asked. One Air Force officer responded that this was only a training mission, and then the group was quickly hustled out of the room.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/08/magazine/the-drone-zone.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all

The Drone Zone
By MARK MAZZETTI
Published: July 6, 2012
New York Times

Obama Contributor May Have Influenced AF General

[From article]
"Turner said Shelton told his committee that LightSquared had obtained his earlier prepared testimony. But Jeffrey J. Carlisle, Executive Vice President for Regulatory Affairs and Public Policy for LightSquared said Thursday that the company never received Shelton’s testimony scheduled for August 3.
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In April, Grassley asked Genachowski to hand over all records of communications, including emails between Falcone and the FCC, and LightSquared and the FCC. Genachowski declined to turn over those records.

The Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit investigative journalism organization, published emails this week it had obtained showing meetings between White House technology advisers and LightSquared officials."

[From one email]
“Hi Aneesh!” LightSquared representative Dave Kumar wrote to Aneesh Chopra , the president’s chief technology adviser on Sept. 23, 2010. “I touched base with my client Sanjiv Ahuja and he expressed an interest in meeting with you…He is going to be in DC next week for a fundraising dinner with the President.”

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/09/15/lightsquared-did-white-house-pressure-general-shelton-to-help-donor.html

White House Pressure for a Donor?
Sep 15, 2011 12:24 AM EDT
Eli Lake
Daily Beast

New Air Force Weapons

New Air Force Weapons

Army Orders Pain Ray Trucks; New Report Shows 'Potential for Death'
October 11, 2008, ABC News
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=6007823&page=1

After years of testing, the Active Denial System -- the pain ray which drives off rioters with a microwave-like beam -- could finally have its day. The Army is buying five of the truck-mounted systems for $25 million. But the energy weapon may face new hurdles, before it's shipped off to the battlefield; a new report details how the supposedly non-lethal blaster could be turned into a flesh-frying killer. The announcement arrives on the same day as a new report from less-lethal weapons expert Dr. Jürgen Altmann that analyzes the physics of several directed energy weapons, including Active Denial, the Advanced Tactical Laser (used as a non-lethal weapon), the Pulsed Energy Projectile (a.k.a. "Maximum Pain" laser) and the Long Range Acoustic Device (a.k.a. "Acoustic Blaster"). Dr. Altmann describes the Active Denial beam in some detail, noting that it will not be completely uniform; anyone unlucky enough to be caught in the center will experience more heating than someone at the edge. And perhaps more significant is his thorough analysis of the heating it produces -- and the cumulative effect if the target does not have the chance to cool down between exposures. In U.S. military tests, a fifteen-second delay between exposures was strictly observed; this may not happen when the ADS is used for real. "As a consequence, the ADS provides the technical possibility to produce burns of second and third degree. Because the beam of diameter 2 m and above is wider than human size, such burns would occur over considerable parts of the body, up to 50% of its surface."