Heidi Steen ‏@heidisteen11 now
Australians outraged after unarmed bombing by the United States: [
link to nbcnews.to] #p2 #tcot #pol
I'm outraged and I'm not even Australian!
Well im Australian and I dont give a shit.
They DONT waste million dollar bombs on practice runs.
They use "Empties".
I know..I was in the airforce.
They dont waste REAL BOMBS...even unarmed ones cost a fortune.
Incorrect.
Of course they use live bombs in training. Not as much as inert BDU's, but they do.
I would know... I was in the U.S. Air Force for nearly a decade and guess what my job was? AMMO. 2W0.
I know this shit like the back of my hand.
Shit happens, and sometimes they gotta drop the load- such as this case.
Happened over Utah a few times since I was there, one time the pilot dropped two live 82's (Don't remember config.) over the MSA (Munitions Storage Area) and one actually did detonate. Pretty crazy. No one was hurt, but as I said- shit happens. His choice was either drop it there or drop it over a populated area... he obviously chose the correct place.
Anyways, guy- yes, the Air Force uses live bombs for practice.
Edit- Also- they are FAR from "million dollar bombs" lol.
