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Question for those in the know. I just my hands on an OCP Massif jacket with “aircrew” style Velcro installed (not the name strips). I’m going TDY to Osan for a month. Is it legal with the green bag?
Yes-
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I vote we rename it Huggy AFB.
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...you need to have the SA to know when to turn it on and off.
This is everything when it comes to the issue at hand.-
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I'm a fan of Dan Crenshaw, but I understand there are many who aren't.
I also like Tammy Duckworth, even though I don't share her political views. I absolutely think she fights for what she believes in and she's there to make the country better. We just have different ideas of how to do it.
I like them both a lot as well. I am fairly moderate politically with views from both sides depending on the topic. They both have a lot I like and a lot I dislike policy wise, but fully agree that they seem to actually care. I would vote for either of them in a heartbeat over the overwhelming majority of politicians from either side.-
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$$$$ massif and dri-fire make fire retardant moisture wicking shirts that I like. The dri-fire are softer and lighter but the massif are more durable.
$ on Amazon, Soffe makes some nice cotton ones-
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While there isn’t actually any black in the actual pattern (there is some dark brown though). I do think it looks good!
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Love the brown boots, but the tan shirt should have remained optional tan or brown and just stop selling/issueing the tan ones and let the transistipn occur gradually
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They've been doing it for many years, USMC, USN, and a lot of foreign operators.
I agree with the comments above about the damage on the left side being done on the landing. With the right external tank gone they had a serious imbalance going on, depending on how much fuel was in those tanks.
In the past few years the USAF HC-130J’s have been doing it as well. I refueled Harriers on the same track this incident occurred on when I was stationed at DM. -
Looking at the head on shot posted by Big Red, I wonder if one of the two objects in the background under the left wing is the left AR pod. What is left of the prop blades on number 1 are also at a flatish pitch (not feathered) making me think it was likely still putting out power and the left pod and number 1 were damaged during the forced landing.
Whatever happened, cheers to the crew getting it down with at least 2 engines out and keeping everyone safe. Any landing you can walk away from...
To me it looks like it is the AR pod on the ground behind the plane.
Additionally, the fuel pouring out indicates that the AR manifold was still pressurized. So wither they didn’t have time to get the transfer pumps shut off, or they were dumping fuel. -
Since the fuel is still leaking and assuming this pic was taken shortly after the incident, I would imagine the tank on the left wing separated on impact with the ground or soon there after with a prop blade coming off the #1 engine. The right side was probably strictly F-35 damage. Just my opinion, of course.
SEF guy (not working this incident) and HC-130J guy here. I agree with this assessment. Left AR pod and #1 prop likey contacted the ground during the forced landing.-
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I've used them both and liked them both! Where in ABQ are you looking to buy? You'll get more bang for your buck out on the west mesa or Rio Rancho, but have a much shorter commute in the NE Heights. I lived on the west mesa, Paseo/Unser area.
We are looking in the Rio Rancho area and possibly considering west mesa. Lived in an apartment in the NE foothills for both times through FTU (HC-130P and J) nice but too expensive. -
PCSing to Kirtland AFB (Albuquerque NM) in September. Looking to buy, this will be a second VA (first one was about $140,000 and is now a rental property). That one was done by NBKC (later sold to wells fargo). I see that NBKC is still popular and that now Trident is as well. Looking in the $275,000-$325,000 range. Thoughts on the pros and cons of these two lenders?
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For HH-60 CSAR units there are 2 reserve (Patrick AFB and Davis-Monthan AFB), and 3 Guard ( Gabreski field Long Island NY, Moffett CA, and Elmendorf AK)
Don’t know much about other guard/reserve rotary wing units but I imagine there are some UH-1 units out there. -
Anyone in the thread fly the HC-130J? Would love to have info on ops tempo/flying/deployment life. Finishing up in UPT next month looking for HC's or EC's.
HC-130J CSO
Very busy ops tempo. Mix of TDY and deployment. Most deployments are to bad places for 4 months. TDY’s are a mixed bag of Red Flag and good deals (I went to Thailand last year for example). We fly our own aircraft to the locations and usually have fun overnight stops en route.
Flying is a mix of older school AFSOC style tac low level, helo, tilt-rotor, and navy/USMC fixed wing Air to Air Refueling, air drop, and CSAR skills. CSAR duties include searching for the survivors, coordinating pickup, etc...
Mission is evolving and expanding with the new CSAR Coordinator role. Fun plane, all the C-130 goodness, none of the AMC BS.
There is some bad. Rescue tends to be the redheaded step child and the HC can at times be rescues redheaded step child. There are only 3 locations DM (Tucson) and Moody (Valdosta, Georgia) for ops and Kirtland (Albuquerque) for the FTU. My wife and I love Tucson and Albuquerque, but would rather not get sent back to Moody. We are often on a short hook, my last deployment was with only 36hrs notice from the official “go” to wheels up.
Deployed life involves a lot of sitting around and waiting for stuff to happen, we rarely get to execute our primary mission (CSAR) but it is the most rewarding mission imaginable when you do get to do it. We often rack up our combat time doing the logistics support side of CSAR such as relocating PJ’s and helo’s, running for supplies or parts for our forward operating locations that AMC takes to long to support, or doing SOF support missions (never enough MC-130’s around).
Let me know if you have any specific questions.-
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We are not allowed to go anywhere off base other than our "primary residence" and everyone in the commissary/BX is required to wear a mask. Is this not the norm for other bases?
D-M:
No travel for non essential activities. Essential activities include:
-buying necessities such as groceries (can go to commissary or normal grocery store), household supplies, etc...
-medical appointments
-government appointments such as court and such
-outdoor exercise to include running, hiking, biking, etc... (cannot drive more than 1hr to go do these things)
-etc
Relaxed grooming standards for hair length and bulk (must still shave, police side burns, etc...(
Masks required at commissary
Work from home to max extent possible. Still go in to mission plan and fly (reduced flying schedule), or to do things that can only be done at the squadron. Must wear mask if unable to maintain 6ft separation from co workers.
I’m probably missing a little but this gives the jist. -
Ha ha. I didn’t realize that was a hot topic item. Thanks for the tip! At my Guard base everyone wears them.
Just to be clear this is for those times I’m out in the system or deployed. I’m at one of the few remaining “old guard” units and no one here cares about stupid stuff like that.
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Only works TDY. Down range the ball caps are approved.
Other ideas, if you have combat shirts, wearing them stateside without body armor is another good way to get chiefed.
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Roughly $200 raise for an O3 at Davis-Monthan. Can’t complain!
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BB,
You may be right, I don't work at a UPT base, but I'm of the understanding that if you show up at UPT wearing an approved contact lens and meet all of the vision standards you can use them while flying. They won't fit you with contacts at UPT; only after you complete training. I'll reach out to my colleagues at a UPT base and get the the full story.
Can’t fly with contact lenses at all at any base unless in the USAF contact lens program. Maybe base optometry will enroll him in the program with his existing contacts?-
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Unless things have changed, You’ll have to start out with glasses at flight training.
For contacts, Work with base optometry to get on the contact lens program they will evaluate you and set you up with lenses. This is the only way you are technically allowed to fly with contacts. It is what I do.-
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Holy crap the staff guys actually listened to our input!
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Out of curiosity, what track are they pulling from for HC-130J and MC-130J?
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With the current PT test, as long as you aren’t a lazy fatbody, you can pass this test without ever working out, and I mean literally never working out.
Honestly, that depends quite a bit on genetics. I, for example need to run semi-regularly to pass, but even a couple times a month and then a couple times a week the month leading up to the test is sufficient. I have to do similar for push ups and sit ups. I am not complaining, I am genetically predisposed to perform poorly in these areas so I make an effort to compensate and I do well, everyone has weaknesses they need to overcome and natural baseline fitness is mine. But that said, if realistically to just pass, someone like me who had this weakness can pass with just a couple workouts a month and a few a week leading up to the test, there is no excuse for failing. That said, I work put significantly more than this but I am just discussing the minimum I require. -
Hell yeah. Only the Army would make aircrews blouse and unblouse when stepping in and out of an aircraft.
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Spent a week attached to 4/160 SOAR... they all complained about that and were talking about how awesome it was being TDY to a Navy base so they didn’t have to. Lmao
F-15EX Strike Eagle II
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On this note, CSO school track selects now. The tracks are Nav, EWO, WSO, and SO (Sensor op) with different aircraft opportunities.
Nav - RC-135 (and variants), AWACS, JSTARS, not sure what else other than ARC C-130H. EC-130’s are being phased out.
EWO- RC-135 (and variants), EC-130 replacement, BUFF, etc…
WSO - B-1, B-52, F-15E
SO - AC/MC/HC-130, U-28 (note: this track is very AC-130/U-28 centric, MC-130 CSOs are closer to navs in reality, and HC-130 CSO’s are somewhere in between) (I’m an HC/MC-130J FTU instructor)