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Just released across the AP Wire... HAVELOCK, N.C. — Rescuers are at the scene of a jet fighter crash near the Marine Corps' Cherry Point air station in eastern North Carolina. Officials at the base say there is no word yet on the condition of the aircraft's pilot. Cherry Point spokeswoman Gunnery Sgt. Reina Barnett told WNCT-TV in Greenville the crash occurred about 12:15 p.m. in some woods off a runway at the base. Base spokesman Mike Barton said he had been told the plane is an AV-8B Harrier, but had little additional information. The television station said a Marine helicopter is conducting a search and rescue operation at the scene, near the state's Cher…

Does anyone have advice on housing at Tinker AFB in Oklahoma? I am headed there for casual at the end of July and my wife and I dont know if we should live off base or on base. Anyone have advice for what apartments to look at or what to definately not to look at? Thanks!

Quick question....I was an enlisted aircrew member and I am off to AMS in the near future and then off to UPT. I read AFI 36-2903 and all it says about wings is that they are mandatory. Do I wear them on my service dress before I earn my Pilot's wing's or are they a no-go?

so I get that it's almost impossible to go fromheavy to fighter; but what about heavy to bomber?

check this out: 1- Go to www.google.com 2- Type in OR PASTE: French military victories 3- Instead of hitting "Search", hit "I'm feeling Lucky".

I think that about sums it up.

Do military pilots use DUAT or is there a military equivalent?

New O-5 here with lots of C-5 and airline time and bad habits going to Altus early next year and transitioning to the C-17. Do any of you C-5 guys that have transitioned have any thoughts on how to make it easier? What's important to study? I've heard all the horror stories about back side flying. How's Barney behind the tanker? Is the HUDD wierd to get used to? NVGs? Assaults? I liked the C-5, but it was pretty much big concrete to big concrete. I'll sit back with a J/C and read your replies. SC

I'm a casual right now, but thinking about taking my LSAT before JSUPT starts. The test expires in five years, so I am looking for any law school advice as something further down the road in my career. Would it be beneficial to get that out of the way now? Or, wait until later in my flying career to apply to AFIT? How long usually does it take after training to pursue a professional degree? Any input would be appreciated!

https://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchro...win08/maue.html W O W

Kinda a new view of the tragedy Here it is

When the grunts in my office give me shit about the tiger-stripe BDUs (spit), I fire back with this... If anyone wants to **** with the Army....errrr....look more into this fine program, then go to https://www.goarmy.com/btg/index.htm and fill out the Operation Blue to Green Information Form. It does top out at O-3, so I am SOL. So are you, AirGuardian! Plus, they'd probably want me to cut my hair! Cheers! M2

Happy Hanukkah to all my fellow Jewish Aviators. "May the lights of Hanukkah usher in a better world for all humankind."

I would really like to get my hands on an HGU-55 Flight Helmet and mask assembly. I have been to GENTEX and EBAY, but I figured I'd check on here first before I buy. I would like to purchase these items for my aviation collection. This would be a great addition. What happens to old used equipment? Pilots keep them for their collection? If any of you dudes have any that you would part with, PM me and we will talk about pricing. NOTE: Hopefully I will gain soon into AFR or Guard so I wont have to worry about it, but I would still like to see it in my office. Thanks Gents Cheers -summers

Anyone know the record? Just knocked it out in 14 days, there has to be a faster time than that though.

Well, who's the best? Who's the biggest asshole? Who's the best wingman? ps if you don't know who Rainman A-10 is then you best stay out of the fight. Go watch cartoons or something.

Anyone seen it yet?

Sounds like a pretty cool experience for the T-38 dudes. I'm guessing it's a popular one. https://www.laughlin.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123125903

Ok, I got the approval for a thread that basically you can ask questions that otherwise you wouldn't. The questions HAVE to relate to USAF in general or military flying. The idea of this thread is to cut down on all the new threads for people that just need to ask one question. The mods are going to be a little more lenient with this one than usual but ask a stupid question and you will be publicly mocked by everyone else. Usual wardroom rules apply - no wives, no religion, no politics AND DON'T ask something that has been covered 10 times already that can be easily found by searching. To get this started - I was watching a documentary on Vietnam air-power…

I thought I'd start a thread on USAF policies that don't make a heck of a lot of sense as a place where people can go to discuss "genius" ideas from leadership and ideas that aren't so bad. This is not meant as criticism of leadership, but as a place to discuss solutions to problems. To start things off: Bad idea: Reorganizing the Maintenance units under Operations (Ops guys don't need to focus on wrench turning and wrench turners don't need to focus on planning for a strike. It's the Wing Commander's job to balance the two while the Group Commanders can focus on accomplishing their marching orders) Good idea: Rethinking this and keeping the units the way they curr…

Hey guys, I'm putting together a CRM PowerPoint for my squadron. I'm looking for some videos that I can incorporate into my slide show, specifically the Tenerife disaster that shows computer graphics w/ voice. I've seen it in a ton of briefings but, can't seem to find it now that I need to put one together. Any relevant videos/information would do. I'm most interested in two-person crew information.

I apologize in advance if this is in a thread somewhere else already. I tried searching, but apparently the words "air force" (go figure) and "one" are pretty common on this site...If there's another thread already, I'll gladly take this there. I was wondering what kind of an assignment working Air Force One is. I would imagine is a pretty prestigious one, and probably also a small group of people, which when combined, make it mighty tricky to get into. Anyone BTDT? Probably some great stories and would make a great book.

Why is it that everyone except home-grown Americans seem to understand what makes our country great? Is it just me that thinks it's sad that foreigners appreciate American more than Americans do? https://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/11/25/...inge-112508.php Discuss. FF

https://www.theonion.com/content/news/blue_...first_ever_open

https://www.fox5vegas.com/news/17042660/detail.html hope they got out alright