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From what I understand, I don't have a whole lot of info or first hand accounts. Just the hearsay around the students from what they are telling the studs that drop it.
18-06
F-15E x2
E/A-18 x1
HC-130J x2
AC-130U Nav x1
AC-130U EWO x1
RC-135 EWO x3
MC-130H x1
MC-130J x1
EC-130 Nav x1
EC-130 EWO x1
U-28 x2
E-8 x1
B-1 x2
C-130 ANG x2/AFRC x1
Think I got them all, the end slide format was messed up but this is most of them. Most got in their top 5, if not the few others had their top 10.
Also found out that the Growler gig is for a 6 year tour
The majority (all but ~3) of the T-1 pilots at Pensacola are tan suits. They are definitely some who will reck your entire life and make you re-think every choice in your life, all while the green suit instructor sits there and lets you take it. All are retired mil pilots, while they aren't your grader they are certainly a huge part of our instruction dynamic on the T-1 flight line that seems to work well for us. They even sit in on EPs and tell you what the pilot will be doing and thinking to help you come to a decision better and help train your thought process. You learn a lot of airmanship from them for sure.
Well it finally happened, they dropped the Growler out of the school house
1x EA-18 Growler/Whidbey Island
1x KC-135 Nav/McConnel
2x B-52 WSO
2x B-52 EWO
3x F-15E WSO
1x HC-130 AK ANG
1x C-130H MN AFRC
1x E-8 Nav
2x AC-130W Nav/Cannon
2x U-28 CSO/1x Hurlburt 1x Cannon
1x MC-130H/Kadena
1x EC-130H EWO/DM
1x RC-135 EWO
1x B-1B WSO
From what I saw on social media, the 106th NY unit airlifted their helos in C-17s from the Newburgh NY guard, then they all staged at the air port at College Station where the 106th's HCs met up with more supplies
Wondering if anyone has any gouge or experience with Border Patrol Aviation. A few google searches haven't given much information as their website isn't user friendly.
Synopsis: I recently graduated from Air Force UCT as a qualified CSO. Shortly after graduation I came into some mental health problems and its looking like I'll be honorably discharged. So now I'm looking for a different job.
I'be been looking into different aviation jobs that could use a CSO with not a lot of experience, and it's come down to flight planning or possibly Border Patrol. Pretty interested in their sensor operator positions as it's something I would be qualified to do.
Some of my questions are:
Where are their different air craft located? Could only find information on the South West region.
What's the difference in an Air Inderdiction Agent(AIA) and Air Enforcment Angent (AEA)? Interdiction looks like strictly pilot, so does that include the sensor positions, or would that be lumped into the AEA?
Are they only looking for experienced aviators, or would they be interested in a young winged dude looking to grow?
Any information would be awesome and appreciated, thanks all
Nah not me, just the first one that's ever dropped out of the school house, thought it was pretty noteable
They had a lot of people fall into their class. Two who had babies, one who was on medical hold and got cleared, one who had to have his security clearance checked, one who had family stuff, and one who had failed an elim check and got back in the program.They would have been only 16 people without those guys