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Warriors Over The Wasatch Airshow

Scat

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So, I spent all day long at Hill Air Force Base on Sunday at the airshow. Watching the pilots and their aircraft fly was flat out amazing. My favorites were easily the F-16's, the P-51 Mustang and the F-22 Raptor. Sadly the Raptor demonstration was very short and did not even come close to showcasing its capabilities.

One thing that struck me however was the vast difference between the way countries such as China, N. Korea and Russia showcase their military might vs. the way in which the US showcases theirs.

China

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N. Korea

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Russia

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US

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There were booths there from a number of corporations including Geico, Red Bull, Ford, Chase Bank and numerous food vendors. The contrast between the commercialized show compared to the rest of the worlds great armed forces was somewhat comical.

That said, every citizen that wanted was invited and encouraged to see the weaponry up close.

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There were at least a dozen large Air Force planes open to the public where you could walk through and actually see the insides of these magnificent craft.
 
So, I spent all day long at Hill Air Force Base on Sunday at the airshow. Watching the pilots and their aircraft fly was flat out amazing. My favorites were easily the F-16's, the P-51 Mustang and the F-22 Raptor. Sadly the Raptor demonstration was very short and did not even come close to showcasing its capabilities.

One thing that struck me however was the vast difference between the way countries such as China, N. Korea and Russia showcase their military might vs. the way in which the US showcases theirs.

China

091001162035_china_military_afp_466.jpg


096163-china-military.jpg


N. Korea

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image.jpg


Russia

050218_russia_military_hlg9a.grid-6x2.jpg


russian-anti-aircraft-rockets-drive-past-the-kremlin-in-moscow-on-may-7-2009-during-a-dress-rehearsal-for-the-may-9-victory-day-parade-celebrating-the-end-of-wii.jpg


US

120518-F-IZ433-017.jpg


111008-F-FJ989-005.jpg


There were booths there from a number of corporations including Geico, Red Bull, Ford, Chase Bank and numerous food vendors. The contrast between the commercialized show compared to the rest of the worlds great armed forces was somewhat comical.

That said, every citizen that wanted was invited and encouraged to see the weaponry up close.

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There were at least a dozen large Air Force planes open to the public where you could walk through and actually see the insides of these magnificent craft.

Looks like those other countries overcompensate for their small ***** by buying the big truck on the lot. I'm not impressed.

Eat it commie ********./
 
The sad thing about the North Korea military parades are that they are probably about the most exciting thing that a lot of the citizenry has to look forward to(I don't know that they do or don't look forward to them). But yeah, most of the experts in Jane's Intelligence Digest and like publications say that most of the North Korean artillery/vehicles are hollow and would be inoperable in war conditions. It's a shell parade essentially so I don't that they are actually capable of putting on any level of show that isn't a farce or that would actually be interesting to watch outside of their regimented marching displays.
 
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