Scott Putnam

[𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 ✨🎵 @Hoang_HQ]

The joy of being free❤

[Lindsay Berra 〽️ @lindsayberra]

Before Grampa Yogi wore #Yankees pinstripes, he wore #USNavy blue. Arguably the most important team he was ever on was the 6-man crew of his 36-foot rocket boat, dropped into the waters off of Omaha Beach to provide cover fire for our troops going ashore #DDay #DDay81 #ItAintOver

[Today In History @historigins]

Franklin’s Flying Circus presented a choreographed comedy act in which a “drunk” audience member jumps the fence and “steals” a plane to perform erratic maneuvers that require great skill. ⁠
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This viral routine, known as “The Drunk Flight” or “The Drunk Farmer,” features professional pilot Kyle Franklin playing the character Ben Whabnoski to entertain the audience with a “bad” flight that fools the spectators.⁠

[Untold War Stories @UntoldWarFacts]

🧵 7/7

Jake McNiece made four combat jumps in the Second World War. Normandy, Holland, Bastogne, and a final jump on February 13 1945 near the German town of Prüm to guide in a resupply drop. Almost no American paratrooper matched that.

He fought through some of the hardest battles in the European war, led men through all of it, and ended the war as an acting first sergeant, even though his record of discipline problems meant he never held high permanent rank.

After the war he went home to Oklahoma and worked quietly for the United States Postal Service for nearly 28 years. He died in 2013 at the age of 93, one of the last surviving members of the Filthy Thirteen.

In 1967 a film called The Dirty Dozen filled cinemas with a story of misfit soldiers sent on an impossible mission. The men of the Filthy Thirteen were part of the inspiration for it. But the real squad were not convicts. They were filthy, undisciplined, hard-drinking paratroopers who happened to be some of the bravest men in the 101st Airborne.

The next time you see that photograph of the men in war paint, you will know who they were.

This was the story of the Filthy Thirteen.

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[Enezator @Enezator]

The guy in the background absolutely stole the moment with that reaction 😂🎭

[durvesh @BLackgold_5]

A heat seeking missile tracking a small burning cigarette. Crazy 🤯

[Black Hole @konstructivizm]

We are the first humans to witness a sunset on Mars. For 4.5 billion years, the Sun slipped beneath the rusty horizon of the Red Planet in perfect silence. No eyes had ever seen it. No heart had ever felt the quiet awe of another world’s day turning to night.Tonight, that changed forever.For the first time in the history of the universe, human eyes — ours — watched the Sun go down on another planet. A small, blue-tinged Sun sinking through a thin, alien sky, painting the ancient craters and dunes in hues no Earth sunset has ever known.Let that sink in.We didn’t just send machines this time.
We sent our curiosity, our wonder, and our gaze across 140 million miles of empty space… and caught a glimpse of something that had been happening alone since before life on Earth even began.This is more than a photo.
It’s a milestone in the human story.We are becoming a multi-planetary species — one sunset at a time. This version keeps the poetic wonder of your original while adding depth, rhythm, and a stronger sense of historical significance. It feels more cinematic and shareable without losing the emotional punch.

[All day Astronomy @forallcurious]

Re-entry of Artemis II crew captured by the astronaut in International Space Station

[KC-10 Driver ✈️ 👨‍✈️ B-737 Wrangler @MCCCANM]

Rumor only, but rumor on the street is the pilot rescued Friday is one of the same pilots who was shot down by Kuwait a few weeks ago.

If true, probably going to get an epic new callsign.

[Baseball’s Greatest Moments @BBGreatMoments]

Never forget Sister Mary Jo’s legendary bicep bounce on the first pitch.

[NASA @NASA]

“I’m the space plumber, I’m proud to call myself the space plumber.”

Mission specialists like @Astro_Christina train for all roles so they can jump in wherever they’re needed. Sometimes that means fixing vital machinery, like the spacecraft toilet.

[NASA @NASA]

Good morning, world! 🌎

We have spectacular new high-resolution images of our home planet, all of us looking back through the Orion capsule window at our Artemis II astronauts as they continue their journey to the Moon.

[Visegrád 24 @visegrad24]

Passengers on a commercial flight captured the launch of Artemis II on camera

The plane happened to pass near the launch trajectory at the exact moment of liftoff, giving passengers a rare view of the rocket launch right from their windows.

[The Obama Foundation @ObamaFoundation]

Former President v. Future MVP. Who wins?

All of us.

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[Buzz Patterson @BuzzPatterson]

This is hysterical! The differences in our military services. �

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

I like how Sheepdogs come with the default software installed

[Baseball Quotes @BaseballQuotes1]

Every day at 7PM, taps is played over the loudspeakers at Dallas National Cemetery, just beyond the outfield wall at DBU

During every gameday at 7, they pause to honor the fallen troops buried just beyond the wall

One of the best traditions in sports

[Dan @dmbkparker]

Departures are the hardest. Who knows what will happen over the next few weeks and months. Only time will tell.

Young kids who have never been to war anxious with excitement will say goodbye. Positively ignorant to the reality of what awaits.

The old gray hairs who have been there time and again will give a solemn goodbye knowing exactly what awaits but still willing to go.

But both share one thing in common. They love America enough to risk all to defend it. They love each other enough to run towards the fire for their brother.

These men and women are the greatest America has to offer. Don’t ever let anyone spin it any other way.

[Desiree @DesireeAmerica4]

This is actual brotherhood. NHL star Johnny Gaudreau was killed by a drunk driver before he could play for this Olympic team.

When Team USA won gold yesterday, they didn’t just hold his jersey. They pulled his two babies onto the ice and put them right in the center of the world's biggest stage. A completely heart-wrenching moment

[PegasusA4 @A4KikeLippi]

Les cuento algunas cosas que son cotidianas en estos aviadores navales y que se observan aquí.
- Primero mira a su derecha a sus tripulación de cubierta (Shooter) para ver que desde abajo está todo ok para ser catapultado.
- Luego, baja sus ojos a los instrumentos del motor controlando estén dentro de parámetros, antes de llevar sus dos aceleradores a potencia máxima y pos combustión.
- Mientras los motores aceleran (tardan unos segundos en llegar a su régimen máximo), chequea que los comandos de vuelo estén libres en todo su recorrido y sin interrupciones (batido de comandos).
- Ya con los motores en potencia máxima, mira nuevamente abajo a la izquierda a los instrumentos del motor, verificando que los parámetros se mantengan dentro de límites de temperatura, potencia, presión de aceite, etc.
- Todo está ok con el avión, mira a su Shooter y le dice que está todo perfecto y en condiciones para despegar. Les hace la venia militar.
- Noten que lleva su mano derecha (con la que mueve los mandos de vuelo) a una manija, para no tocarlos y evitar aplicar movimientos involuntarios durante una aceleración extremadamente violenta.
- Una vez en el aire, las manos van a los mandos nuevamente.
Luego todo es concentración. Noten sus ojos cómo van monitoreando todo lo que sucede: afuera, adentro, su Heads Up Display, parámetros del motor. Fascinante!
Video ig: @_pilotwife_3