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Tibbets' grandson is now a Lt Col up at Whiteman with the 509 BW. He was the 8AF/CCE when I was his counterpart down here for MG Wright. We were also in the same SOS class, but I never met him at Maxwell. Paul IV is a really good dude, although I haven't talked with him in years. If I recall correctly, he started out in B-1s before going to B-2s... Cheers! M2

Posted without permission of the dude in this pic, but it was already on this forum anyway... As an avid enthusiast of the 4 FG in WWII (I even went to the old airfield in Nov 2004, but it is now a British Army base and access is pretty limited; but there is a plaque in honor of the Eagles!), I thought this was a great choice in nose art! Cheers! M2

Rocker Dpiddy is talking about the A-2, not bags. It's a good question, back in WWII A-2s could be customized with Group or Squadron emblems...but the USAF of today is too tightass to allow any of that kind of stuff (plus, the Navy does it so it must be ). Things were a lot more relaxed during WWII (no, I don't know from personal experience ), they were fighting a real war back then. Check out this photo... Can you imagine smoking that close to an a/c? Plus no reflective belt, and God knows some SNAP or REMF will try and correct Capt Johnny Godfrey (on the left) for having his hands in his pockets! Cheers! M2

By the way, I am being told the hot books to read now are Thomas P.M. Barnett's The Pentagon's New Map and Blueprint for Action : A Future Worth Creating, which are driving US strategy within the Beltway. Barnett is a former professor at the US Naval War College and senior advisor to the OSD. If anyone has read these, or has some gouge on this guy, please post some info. He is really causing a stir and I think anyone above the rank of captain should take a moment and find out why he is causing such commotion. He has a web site, and you can see an interview with him here (be advised, the video is almost an hour long!). Cheers! M2 [ 19. January 2006, 18:05: Message edited by: MajorMadMax ]

THREAD REVIVAL! I picked up Roberts Ridge : A Story of Courage and Sacrifice on Takur Ghar Mountain, Afghanistan at the BX today as I recalled there was a good book out there on the events of that day and a quick glance at this book led me to believe this was the one I was hunting for. In actuality it was probably Not A Good Day To Die that Johann mentioned above, but this still looks to be a good read. Has anyone read it yet? I will probably start it this weekend, and will let you guys know my "review" once I'm done. According to the reader's inputs on Amazon, this book is more focused on the events of March 2, 2002 whereas Not A Good Day To Die goes into much more detail regarding Anaconda. I am looking forward to this, as it has been a while since I've found anything really interesting to read. I picked up Every Man A Tiger but to be honest I was quickly bored by all the sickly-sweet admiration Clancy wrote on Horner. Don't get me wrong, I have met and have great respect for Gen Horner, and his career has certainly had a much greater impact on the USAF than mine, but I find this style of writing to be a bit over the top for my tastes. Clancy's Shadow Warriors was more intriguing, be he also drooled over Carl Stiner in that book as well. Fighter Wing did last long with me as well, am I being too tough, or is it that these books are targeting John Q. Public and not someone who has been in the military?? Cheers! M2

Porn. But as I am at a joint assignment, it is OK... Cheers! M2

"Princess" was not only wearing a European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal from WWII, she was also adourned with an Air Force Good Conduct Medal, which is an enlisted-only medal. Yes, prior-enlisted officers can have them, but it is doubtful she knew that. Also, according the article Hacker posted, she did claim to have an AAM. Check out the charge sheet at the bottom (12 counts) and the possible penalties. Someone needs to track this and keep us updated, her lawyer is claiming she has "personal problems" (no shit) and he and his client are "entering into plea negotiations with the government." I hope this doesn't get watered down because her daddy didn't pay enough attention to her as a child... By the way, here is the pic of the "Princess" from Falcon 4.0, and she claims her name is Capt. Kathryn "Katie" Watson (sounds bogus to me)... Read that whole thread here. It's a riot! Cheers! M2

What BS! What are you looking for? Can I auto-forward it to your email account? PM me... Cheers! M2

First, go check out this web site by the Defense Security Service. Loads of answers there. You might also want to check out this web site, which does a pretty good overview of the process. Then do a search on this forum using the term 'security clearance,' a lot of questions have been already answered. Once you've looked through all that, contact DSS and ask them about what happened. You will get the right answers from them. Good luck! Cheers! M2

Y'know, I have worked with a couple of French officers during my NATO tours that were pretty good dudes. I have also met some that were just the stereotypical French assholes. Having just lived 30 minutes from France for the past three years, I gotta say the "idiot ratio" does seems to be higher than most countries; but heck, they are French and have a reputation to keep! But overall it isn't a bad place to visit, I just wish more of them spoke English so I wouldn't have to yell it at them all the time to make them understand what I was saying! By the way, don't forget they do have some guys who can do some awesome low-level flying... Altitude 1 Altitude 2 Altitude 3 Altitude 4 Cheers! M2

Bullshit! Cheers! M2

Rocker I like it, very old school! That's actually a good suggestion, look at that UPT patches web site and replicate (not copy) their style. Homer Simpson, Hooters, etc have all been done to death. Start a trend of 70's era patches! Sorry, that's just the MD 20-20 talking! Cheers! M2

For those who are wondering who Doc is and why there is all that animosity towards him, don't worry about it. Consider yourself lucky for never having experienced live under Doc, and as he has since retired from the USAF, you won't ever have to worry about it. For the rest of us who know/lived under Doc's reign (Linda, C-21, Hacker, etc), we should really find a common watering hole to meet up at one day and drink and tell jokes about that jackass. All I have to say is that it is now safe again to put Ramstein on your dream sheets again. That's great news, as it was the best damn assignment I had during my career! It was a shame that it went through its "Dark Ages," but enlightenment has returned to Germany's über-base and once again life can be good! Cheers! M2

309 AS at Chievres, eh? It will be a bit of a culture shock coming from Ramstein, but it is a good unit and his new boss will be a hell of a lot easier to get along with than Doc! Thanks for the last laugh on Foglenuts, I hope he quickly fades into obscurity. Have they stopped showing his AFN commercials? God, I hope so! I still cannot believe that assclown got as far as he didn in the USAF. I still think the rumors that his wife is related to Rumsfeld have to be true, 'cause I hate to think that the USAF promotion system is that screwed up! My only regret is that I wasn't there to see that assbag leave. Still, the knowledge that he is gone adds sunshine to my day! Cheers! M2

I doubt you can recoup any of your investment in less than a year on the sale of a house. Maybe if you we willing to keep it as an investment/rental property, but if the market is anything like San Antonio, the prices of new houses is not that much greater than what used ones are asking. As such, with all the new construction going on here in San Antonio, the used housing market is pretty swamped as a lot of people are pulling a 'George Jefferson.' I made a profit off a house in San Antonio after owning it less than three years, but that was the exception and not the rule. Usually it takes five years or greater to make any real money off property. By the way, here are the monthly temperature averages for Phoenix... Cheers! M2

My alma mater hard at work! If they could get my rat brain to work, why not this?? Cheers! M2

AG God bless ya! I am sure if it were up to Doc, he would have diverted you to Rhine-Main! Have a safe trip home! Cheers! M2

"Josie E. Harshe"? "Anita T. Mack?" "Sigrid"? "CiCi"? Almost sounds like TDY nametags... Cheers! M2 [ 06. December 2005, 22:03: Message edited by: MajorMadMax ]

It took a month to alert and mobilize the forces (PA, AFN, AF News, etc)...and I am sure they (PA, AFN, etc) all got several medals for it. Still, it's not as exciting as the "all-female" crew pics, such as the first all-female combat crew aboard a C-130 in Iraq (below), is it? Cheers! M2

As an ignorant cadet, you don't have to worry about Fogelnuts as he will fade into obscurity with retirement...what you have to worry about is all the Fogelnuts-wannabes who see him as the example on how to make four stars! He leaves a legacy of pure ineptness, I am sure many will try and mimic it! Good luck, and God help and guide you through your career! Cheers! M2

"Gimme Three Steps"... How 'bout I shove that cowboy hat up your ass?? Cheers! M2

Another caption contest candidate... Cheers! M2

Just one more pic of "The Man"... Caption contest, anyone?? Cheers! M2

Oddly enough, it was mentioned at lunch today and there was much rejoice! And we are several thousand miles away from that asshole! The scarest part is he will soon be much closer, but the good thing is that wimps like him get their asses kicked here in Texas. Barbedwire wreaths...what a ****ing moron! Cheers! M2

This web site is a few years old, but it was done by a couple of dudes in London who would dress up as chauffeurs and gave carefully-arranged unpronounceable “foreign” names to the info desk after flights arrived from the Middle East. They then recorded the results being read over the airport loudspeakers. Pretty hilarious... The web site has sound files to hear the recordings... Cheers! M2