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Flare New vehicle? I would video tape every inch of it. We took a two-week old Passat over to Germany in 1995, and they video taped it for us. Also, remove everything valuable. You'll box it all up when you drop it off, but better not to leave anything in there that you can pack in your HHG. And don't drop the insurance on it! Protet the undercarriage? New one on me, sounds like a dealer scam... Otherwise, just make sure you have a ride home. I've done this numerous times and honestly it is pretty painless, except for not having a car for a month or so... Cheers! M2

More post-crash info... Cheers! M2

Kind words from those "Moses" served with in the UK --> PPRuNe And a photo from that exchange tour... Godspeed! Cheers! M2

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Guys Please don't post any information on either pilot until it is publically released! Especially info that could be used to identify either. Cheers! M2

Anyone with access to the CSAF Daily Ops brief on SIPRNET should look at the slide for this incident...it is in today's (31 July) brief... For everyone else, the details will probably go public in a few days. The Nellis web site is probably the best place for info. Red Flag 08-3 is continuing... Godspeed! M2

Agreed, have done several motorcycle trips through there and found the residents to be friendly and the scenery to be beautiful! At least they were smart enough to get rid of the old fart! Notice he didn't go back there after the Air Force, despite his use of 'Mingo'... Cheers! M2

Classic! Cheers! M2

I think everyone is well aware of my thoughts on said douchebag! And I was lucky as during his tenure at Ramstein, I was working at SHAPE so I wasn't directly affected by his assnozzleness except the continuous AFN commercials. However, real good bros like Linda were experiencing Doc firsthand, and anytime I run into someone who has scars from direct contact with Doc on them, I buy them a beer. They earned it! When I got to Belgium in 2002, it was the CG at USAREUR (B.B. Bell) who was considered the theater ass clown because of his dorky commercials on AFN. Then Doc arrived and the game was over. Actually, Bell turned out to be quite a good dude, he came to my son's first grade class and read a book to them. I saw the entire AFN taping of it as I knew some of the folks that worked there, and B.B. was joking and messing around with the kids having a grand old time. I have no gripes with anyone who likes kids and/or dogs. Doc, on the other hand, was well hated and despised by the US staff at SHAPE, and most of the allies. He made it embarrassing to wear the same uniform (but at least we had shoulders), and he caused a lot of headaches for the Americans. I honestly think if the SACEUR/COMEUCOM could have gotten rid of him, he would have. Remember that fat ass sitting on a Harley in his Village People leather chaps, and Doc saying "when you strap on this rocket..."? What a laugh! And the barbed-wire Christmas wreaths, where his wife showed him up so he had to make another commercial to prove he was a bigger man than she was!?! If anything, he did provide comic relieve to the theater, as anytime he came out with a new commercial (about 3-4 times a month), it was the topic of discussion all over! I also recall a story that some guy at Ramstein came back from an extended deployment and dropped by his office late at night. He left the lights on when he departed and the next day he was called onto the carpet by Doc for it. A real nice “welcome home,” but par for the course. Bottom line, if I were in a room with Osama bin Laden and Doc, and had a gun with two bullets in it, I would shot Doc twice! I was lucky as I served under two USAFE commanders who were worth their salt, Gen Mike Ryan and Gen J.J. Jumper. Cheers! M2

Normally, I would someone for asking a question without searching, but I see the search mechanism did not return anything for 'LPA.' So, to answer your question ... LPA = Lieutenant Protection Association. Cheers! M2

It's almost like his kid is giving the camera that "Fuck you if you don't like my daddy's LPA patch!" look! Cheers! M2

She's no longer listed...wasn't she "medically retired?" Cheers! M2

From AFA... The six airmen killed in the July 21, 2008 crash of a B-52 off the coast of Guam were (l to r): Andersen AFB, Guam Col. George Martin, 36th Medical Group deputy commander and flight surgeon 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, La. Maj. Christopher M. Cooper, aircraft commander Maj. Brent D. Williams, navigator Capt. Michael K. Dodson, co-pilot 1st Lt. Joshua D. Shepherd, navigator 1st Lt. Robert D. Gerren, electronic warfare officer Godspeed, gentlemen! Cheers! M2

Because it is so damn cool! Cheers! M2

Guys Let's not post any details on here until they become public...for the sake of the crewmembers and their families... (This in reference to the two posts--that were deleted--concerning the tail number of the B-52) Thanks! M2

Sorry, it goes along the lines of "how can I trust a mechanic to work on an aircraft if he can't shine his shoes" mentality. The best maintainers I ever met looked like Cooter from the Dukes of Hazzard; but damn if they couldn't fix an airplane! I am all for decreasing complacency; but I don't think putting a uniform nazis at the door of the DFAC is gonna keep the insurgents from running the gates. Instead, give the motherfucker a goddamn M-16 and put his ass on the fence! Cheers! M2

Doh! Math in public is never a good thing... Cheers! M2

According to Aviation Week... Including the C-130 in Iraq to the franchise's list, that still is only 19. Aviation Week claims 22, what were the other three? Cheers! M2

I guess the reg nazis are gonna bust on this guy as well...what's he know about being a warrior?!? Airman Receives DFC with Valor: Capt. Brian Erickson, an A-10 pilot with the 75th Fighter Squadron at Moody AFB, Ga., received the Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor on July 11. He earned the honor for providing close air support under hazardous conditions--working without a forward air controller--to help save the lives of six members of a German provincial reconstruction team that came under intense insurgent attack in a Hindu-Kush mountain range valley of Afghanistan on Oct. 16, 2006. "It's a great honor to be recognized," said Erickson, who was deployed to Bagram Air Base at the time. "But the real reward was returning those six coalition soldiers safely to the village they were working at." The DFC recognizes heroism or extraordinary achievement while flying in combat operations. (Full Story: Moody report by A1C Spencer Gallien) Seriously, well done, SHFING! Cheers! M2

There is more info in the CSAF Ops Update on SIPRNET...can't be shared here. Cheers! M2

RJ Sorry, just saw your post. Thanks for checking for me, I am not surprised that it went quickly, as that is a good price on a hard-to-find handgun! Cheers! M2

A week? Shit! That's not enough! I've already told her that I was buying the brews if/when she ever makes it down to San Antonio! Same should apply wherever she goes! That girl has guts! God bless 'er! Cheers! M2

Out-fucking-standing! You can never tell from these Airman articles. I hope she has received a significantly greater amount of support than criticism like the douchebag at Offutt! The Air Force was born out of defiance, and I am glad to see some people continue the tradition! I have changed the title of this thread to now read: Capt Malinda Hammond IS My Hero! God bless her! Cheers! M2

That does not surprise me one bit. Gone seem to be the days when a Chief was a hard-talking, ass-kicking, heavy-smoking, fast-drinking, ass-kicking (yes, I know I said that twice) Son of a Bitch! Nowadays they sport SuperCut hairdos and play the PC game as well as the career-focused shoeclerk officers. Honestly, I can't remember the last time I saw a Chief with a high-and-tight flattop and who could make Curtis LeMay blush...no wonder a lot of junior airmen are missing the they need... Cheers! M2