U.S. Retaliates with Airstrikes in the Middle East

As an engine guy on the B1 and F16, I have spent a few thousand hours in a B1 cockpit running engines and a few hundred in the F16. I'll say this. I The B1 is far more comfortable than the F16 cockpit. The B1, has enough room to stand up in the forward and aft stations. In the rear, you're able to rotate your body and you can do some light stretches believe it or not. There is a toilet on the B1 and it's not the most comfortable space, but it works. If I had to do a long flight, I'd pick the B1 for sure over most aircraft in the Air Force fleet. I've been in most of the aircraft in the USAF fleet, to include, C17, C141, KC10, F16, F15, B1, KC135, T38 trainer, and one or two others. Go Air Force.

This is Capt Mover, for your convenience, there are oxygen masks in the lavatory. Have a nice flight.

Great point about the telegraphing of future strikes being a common escalation management practice.

Sounds like we need some “deep intel” on this beef between Gonky and Mooch. Hopefully, a collab episode is coming soon!

Thanks so much for covering this. Can't wait to watch this vid in full.

The BONEs are flying out of Ellsworth again! Awesome to see them up yesterday here in SD!

I bought my first house about 5 miles from McConnel Airforce Base in Wichita, KS back in 1987. It was in the flight path of the B1 Bombers and KC-135 Tankers. The planes would fly over night and day and were actually very low at times. Even with the noise, I loved watching those birds flying over. One thing that was interesting was, there were many times that during severe fog, or in the middle of thunderstorm, the B1's would practice even on those days. I can remember one time that we had like 50-60 mph winds and heavy rain, etc. and sure enough, here comes the B1's. It was always scary because we always wondered if it was a tornado, lol..... I lived there for three years. Good memories.

That tracking of tankers and telling people what was about to happen reminded me of how the media was on the beach in Somalia watching the Marines show up.

I wasn’t watching Lemoine for a year or two, bros looking jacked asf good progress man mad respect.

Message sent: This is what a cell of 2 can do. Fantasize what a super cell can do! Props to the AF for sending the message knock it off or find out!

I’m so glad the bone got some recognition ! Bad ass jet ! Worked fighters all my career (F-4 F15 ) retired after my assignment to Dyess as maintenance supervisor on the B-1 ! Go Bone !

My dad was a B-52 pilot during the Cold War in the late 1950's and into the 1960's. It wasn't possible for me to get a ride on one, but I was given a detailed tour inside at Minot AFB, North Dakota. There were four crew at the time and every position was very tight. There was a space where one person could lay down to get some rest and there was a coffee station and a primative toilet. My dad would fly air alert missions in those days where B-52's would fly to certain coordinates and then fly very long holding patterns In my dad's case it was always somewhere over the Arctic, they would hit a tanker a few times and then return to Minot. I'm sure the B-1 has more room for the crews. I was a Marine infantry platoon commander in Vietnam 1968-69. We'd be on combat operations for 1-3 months at a time either in unbearable heat and humidity or in non-stop monsoon rains. About every month we would be brought back to the battalion cantonment for 3 days of rest and sent out again. The mental and physical challenges were difficult. Now that I think about it at 77 years old, A 14 hour round trip in a B-1 sounds like a 5-star luxury spa compared to a month of a lot of people trying their best to kill me every day in a kind of Hell on Earth environment in Vietnam.

Knew the specs of the B1 but first time I seen a B1 lancer in person I was shocked by the size of the thing.

"What better way to project power, than to, not go with the dudes that are already there. But, takin' off from Dyess, goin' across the world, and striking I think it was 85 targets?" Yes, maximum disrespect. The only thing more disrespectful is when a Raptor suddenly appears off your wing and goes: "You should go home now."

You guys are so fun to watch, throwing verbal abuses toward each other. If i didn't know any better I would suspect you guys were in a band. Rock on.

Love your shows Mover. It’s cool to get insight into the life of a military pilot. I’m sure there are many other guys out there like me who dreamed of being a fighter pilot as many boys do and life took us in a different direction.

As per civilian aviation, A340, that has lavatories in the lower floor, has several portable O2 systems (the same as CC uses) there. As nothing else is located there and and you have to take several steps to get down there. I am not sure about any other type that has it like this.

Fact ✔ time.. no idea how anyone could confirm this.. but straight from scuttlebutt I have heard that the B-1B bomber cockpit is considered a tight space as you have mentioned but pilots do have limited mobility due to the configuraton of the controls etc.. However, pilots can move around to some extent during long flights. The ejection seat and control stick are adjustable to accommodate different body types and comfort needs. While there's not much room for stretching or standing up, pilots can shift positions and adjust their seat to alleviate fatigue. It's a balancing act between function and comfort in the cockpit design.

Also, by not exactly hiding your intentions, you give the baddies a chance to move assets and then give us a chance to see where they are going for future action.

I used to live right next to Dyess, they could have heard these taking off and known they were coming…loudest aircraft we have by far