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AMF

So we've moved on to childish threats now I see. I can't speak for the entire forum, but I say go fuck yourself. cheers.

WTF.... Does the WSO have in his left hand?

Well...Hopefully he's out there alive, and hopefully he paid attention at arctic survival. Current temps show 15 degrees in anchorage...-1 in fairbanks.

Seriously? 95% = the "best qualified officers" More accurately, these efforts ensure the bottom of the effin barrel don't get promoted. Quick point of order, that should read: "Haven't been CAUGHT having sex with an enlisted chick"

Points for effort, and I liked the airplane shots...but kinda awkward and uncomfortable to watch. Something about 8 dudes in their ABUs playing instruments in the desert while singing (over dramatically) about the Air Force...I dunno.

If it meant not going to UPT,or at least minimizing my exposure to it, I would definitely care.

I dunno man...but I can still smell that kids cologne from here! Had to have been 7 full sprays prior to stepping out the door.

Sounds like you understand it just fine...

Us: "Dude, your boldface is due NOW" Saudi kid in T-6 class: "No...isss okaayyy...I do tomorrow...ok....no problem..."

//spoiler alert// I partially agree. I think that the ending was less about what actually happened and more as a device to make a different point. DiCaprio had been obsessed with that damn top the entire movie, then at the end he spins it and walks away. Regardless of whether it falls or not, I think the director is saying that to leo, it doesn't matter anymore. He's let go.

Yeah, we do fly pretty fucking low.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/07/28/military-cargo-plane-crashes-elmendorf-air-force-base-word-casualties/?test=latestnews No real information yet. Fingers crossed that they're ok. EDIT: That ADN article doesn't sound good.

I KNEW IT ALL ALONG! You shady "gas haulers"...It was you the whole time. Livin' your Gucci lifestyle, breaking in sweet locations, all while spraying the rest of us with God knows what. You should truly be ashamed. (p.s. Don't look now, but for illustrative purposes I've taken the liberty of "leaking" this top secret photo showing the "nozzles" up close and personal. You've obviously been at this for a LONG time.)

Christ... That tattoo is gayer than a pink fanny pack full of dicks. If I woke up with that on my arm I would scrape it off with a sharpened rock.

Eat a shaft.

A toast to our fallen brothers.

Most guys do hueys for one tour and then switch to 60s or AFSOC. The brass at rucker discourages hueys as a career airframe, but rather a good first assignment before starting rescue or SOF

The title of this thread still cracks me up. Especially after watching phase II kids fight tooth and nail for a huey slot. It just sounds like something so horrible. Like "What if you WANT an anal probe". Or "What if you WANT to set your face on fire".

2. Pics or we're going with the default...

Rucker 10-05 HH-60G - Kadena HH-60G - Alaska ANG UH-1N - Yokota UH-1N - FE Warren

That shit is unfuckingbelievable...That video is just embarrasing. He looks like the kid you used to see get stuffed into lockers in high school. "The enemy fears him"...Bwahahahaha!

Yeah, but for some reason all of the Army helo dudes down here at Rucker are absolutely convinced that we (Air Force pilots) are getting paid some kind of annual "incentive" bonus pay in the ball park of 15K. When I tell them that we don't, I get a "yeah right, I know better" kind of look. Like I'm hiding our good deal from them! It's amazing what the rumor mill can produce, I get asked this at least once a week... usually in between the army guys sneakily looking around before asking me how they can get into the Air Force and fly hueys and not deploy.

Here is the section on PR for those of you who couldn't open the document at work (I couldn't) Personnel recovery (PR) remains an important commitment the Air Force makes to the Joint force. The increased utilization of military and civilian personnel in support of Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) has dramatically increased the number of individuals who may find themselves isolated. This has in-turn created an increasing demand for Air Force rescue forces beyond the combat search and rescue mission. Air Force PR forces are fully engaged in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Horn of Africa, accomplishing crucial medical and casualty evacuation missions for U.S. and Coalition military and civilian personnel. This year, we will continue to surge critical personnel recovery capability to the field, and will start replacing the aging fleet. To bring the fleet back to its original size of 112 HH-60Gs, we will put the first four operational loss replacement aircraft on contract. Additionally, we will deliver the first two HC-130J tanker aircraft, starting the replacement of the 1960s-era HC-130P fleet. The FY11 budget request continues the replacement of operational losses and modernization of aging equipment. This request funds the last eight HH-60G operational loss replacement aircraft by the end of FY12. Additionally, we begin the process of recapitalizing the remaining fleet with the inclusion of $1.5B to procure 36 HH-60G replacement aircraft in the FYDP. We also continue our recapitalization of the HC-130P/N fleet with HC-130J aircraft. Finally, we request $553M in funding throughout the FYDP for the Guardian Angel program, which will standardize and modernize mission essential equipment for our pararescuemen.

Could he possibly be hinting at plans to augment the existing CSAR force with -22's (maybe AFSOC 22's) in order to fill in a capability gap that we could potentially run into for "10%" of our missions? ie. Keep a hundred 60 mikes for 90% of the personnel recovery missions but have a few ospreys in the back pocket for the potential of a long range, high speed, large LZ type recovery mission? Seems to go along with the multiple platforms theme that they like so much.