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(x4) F-15E WSO Seymour-Johnson

(x2) RC-135 Nav Offutt

(x2) RC-135 EWO Offutt

(x2) C-130 Nav WV Guard

(x2) B-1 WSO Dyess

B-52 EWO Barksdale

B-52 WSO Barksdale

E-3 Nav Tinker

E-8 Nav Robins 

C-130 Nav AFR Maxwell

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On 6/26/2016 at 5:34 PM, pawnman said:

We've put a few BUFF guys through already when they got hired for the B-1 reserve unit, and they all seemed to do fine.  I think they'll be OK in the beginning at the ops squadron.  Where the credibility thing will really come into question is this scheme for them to upgrade to instructor a year after graduating the FTU.  Most pilots don't upgrade to IP until about three years in an ops squadron, most WSOs at two.  AFGSC will have to re-write some portions of the 11-2B-1 for these guys to meet minimum hours/sorties/time to upgrade to AC, FLUG, and IP.

Yup, I think that's am ambitious plan.  And just about the time they get to be useful, Global Strike's going to say, "Tour complete, go requal in your previous platform".  Not sure what they have in mind for a timeline, but I think at least four years would be optimal. 

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6 hours ago, 08Dawg said:

Yup, I think that's am ambitious plan.  And just about the time they get to be useful, Global Strike's going to say, "Tour complete, go requal in your previous platform".  Not sure what they have in mind for a timeline, but I think at least four years would be optimal. 

It will be OK for the reservists (long timeline in their unit). Striker Vista guys are the shiny pennies though - when they get sent to command a B-1 squadron, will be interesting to see how much experience (credibility) they have.

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1 hour ago, magnetfreezer said:

It will be OK for the reservists (long timeline in their unit). Striker Vista guys are the shiny pennies though - when they get sent to command a B-1 squadron, will be interesting to see how much experience (credibility) they have.

We've been getting B-2/B-1 drivers with zero BUFF experience as commanders in the BUFF for a long time... The world hasn't ended yet, bitches/gripes/complaints aside.

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17 hours ago, 08Dawg said:

Yup, I think that's am ambitious plan.  And just about the time they get to be useful, Global Strike's going to say, "Tour complete, go requal in your previous platform".  Not sure what they have in mind for a timeline, but I think at least four years would be optimal. 

Requal in your previous platform would make them more useful than "Now that you've seen a B-1/B-52/B-2, go to school and staff for four years".  Instructor requal will be a huge challenge if for these guys.

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The good news here is that the Buff is now in combat.  It'll be a minute or two before most of those crewdogs are eligible for Striker Vista, but I think having both the non-LO bombers in the fight will eventually help smooth that transition. 

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16-13:
5x B-52 WSO
2x B-52 EWO
1x U-28 CSO
1x AC-130W CSO
1x E-3 Nav
3x F-15 WSO

16-14:
1x B-52 EWO
2x B-52 WSO
4x F-15 WSO
1x AC-130U Nav
1x AC-130U EWO
1x EC-130 Nav
1x EC-130 EWO
1x HC-130J CSO (DM)
2x B-1 WSO
2x U-28 CSO (1 to Cannon, 1 to Hurby)
1x C-130 MN ANG
1x EC-130J NAV PA ANG
2x E-3 Nav
1x E-8 Nav
1x RC-135 Nav

16-15:
1x AC-130J CSO (Hurby)
1x AC-130U Nav
2x B-1 WSO
4x F-15 WSO
2x U-28 CSO
2x RC-135 EWO
1x RC-135 Nav
1x B-52 WSO
1x EC-130 Nav
1x EC-130 EWO

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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 

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2 hours ago, saber4p said:

1x MC-12 CSO Guard

If anyone's curious on this one, hit me up via PM.  185th SOS, AFSOC MC-12 Guard unit in Oklahoma City.  Believe this was our first nav school stud going through.  Good dudes, can put you in touch for recruiting if you're interested.

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On 9/8/2016 at 11:46 PM, saber4p said:

17-01:

4x F-14 WSO
 

I knew they couldn't keep 'em retired forever!

 

But in all seriousness, it looks like they're cramming as many WSOs into the Strike Eagle pipeline as they can. We need them! 

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On September 8, 2016 at 6:18 PM, nsplayr said:

If anyone's curious on this one, hit me up via PM.  185th SOS, AFSOC MC-12 Guard unit in Oklahoma City.  

I sincerely hope OK ANG doesn't take anyone from the former active duty MC-12 squadrons, and that they re-build it.  Sure, there were some quality people in the program.  Some really good ones, in fact.  But the MC-12 culture was horrendous, and better to miss out on getting some good folks than to bring in any of the virus.  

Good to see they are going to use CSO's on the crew.  The active duty should have done that.  

FYI:  I spent a year in the MC-12.  

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We do have at least one pilot from there but he's a good dude.  Definitely cognizant that we're building an entirely separate and new unit culture.  Liberty is dead, rest assured.

Edit to add: I'm pretty sure, "Liberty is dead" is an old dead guy quote out there somewhere...

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17-02
1 x ec130 nav
3 x f15e wso
3 x b52 wso
1 x b1 wso
1 x u28 cso
2 x c130 nav (guard)

17-03
 2 x 15s,
 2 x 52s wso
 1 x hc-130 moody
 1 x mc-130 kadena
 1 x ac-130 ewo
 1 x ec-130 ewo

17-04
5 x f15e wso
5 x b1 wso
2 x u28 cso

1 x rc135 nav
1 x ec130 nav
3 x c130 nav (guard)

1 x ac130u nav

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On 12/3/2016 at 0:13 PM, Sosa1504 said:

17-02
1 x ec130 nav
3 x f15e wso
3 x b52 wso
1 x b1 wso
1 x u28 cso
2 x c130 nav (guard)

17-03
 2 x 15s,
 2 x 52s wso
 1 x hc-130 moody
 1 x mc-130 kadena
 1 x ac-130 ewo
 1 x ec-130 ewo

17-04
5 x f15e wso
5 x b1 wso
2 x u28 cso
1 x rc135 nav
1 x ec130 nav
3 x c130 nav (guard)

 

5 B-1 WSOs?  Thank God, we need them.

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It's been a while!

 

17-06  

 

1 x EC-130 Nav 

1 x EC-130 EWO

2 x B-52 WSO

1 x B-52 EWO

2 x B-1 WSO

4 x F-15E WSO

1 x E-3 Nav

1 x RC-135 EWO

1 x AC-130W Nav Cannon

1 x U-28 CSO Cannon

1 x C-130 Nav Charlotte (Guard)

1 x C-130 Nav Minneapolis (Reserve)

1 x HC-130 Nav Elmendorf (Guard)

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2 hours ago, ERAU16 said:

It's been a while!

 

17-06  

 

1 x EC-130 Nav 

1 x EC-130 EWO

2 x B-52 WSO

1 x B-52 EWO

2 x B-1 WSO

4 x F-15E WSO

1 x E-3 Nav

1 x RC-135 EWO

1 x AC-130W Nav Cannon

1 x U-28 CSO Cannon

1 x C-130 Nav Charlotte (Guard)

1 x C-130 Nav Minneapolis (Reserve)

1 x HC-130 Nav Elmendorf (Guard)

Youre so fast! Like lightning.

On a side note. Stoked for the U28 bro

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16 hours ago, Kiloalpha said:

Good catch. Maybe it's an enlisted twho's hoping to jump from backseat to front? That or it's kind of pointless, whether they get C-17s or J models...

unless the magic 8ball is lying, they're getting C17s.

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