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They courtmartialed Gen Billy Mitchell for his correct views on air superiority & dismissed Pancho Barnes' grandfather Thaddeus Lowe even after successfully using his balloons to spot enemy's position in US Civil War. Oddly never used 'em to shoot the enemy @POTUS @SenFeinsteinhttps://twitter.com/thejointstaff/status/1118529550713929729 …
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General Yeager, who is ‘they’ in this context? Am I correct that you are saying it’s Lowe (not Mitchell) who used the balloons?
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US Army brass is they
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I have no doubt that there is important work for the military to be done in space. The question however is if we need an entire new branch of the military, and all the bureaucracy and waste that could come with it, in order to accomplish that.
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I think not. Why couldn't renewed emphasis on space be accomplished through the existing AFSPC that could be revamped or expanded.
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They simply didn't believe that battleships could be sunk by airplanes.
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There's a nice little museum for General Mitchell at Milwaukee's Mitchell Airport.
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The same could be argued before they split the airforce from the Army Aircorp. Seem to work out ok. Sea air and land, and now space. Each has it's own unique focus.
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