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I'm sure you do, but no one cares. I don't know how this turned into a BUFF thread, but I feel the need to stick up for the BUFF a bit and hijack a bit more, so I'm going to jump in. The problem with The Mighty BUFF is that it is more or less on life support. Unfortunately, I feel the BUFF is and has been for quite some time the red-headed step-child of the AF. I think the powers that be are too afraid to axe it for political reasons so they are just waiting for it to die and go away. We keep changing mission focus, we haven't been in the fight for a long time, we had 2-3 years of major screw-ups, and outside of the BUFF community, nobody really likes us (jealousy!) or wants to play with us. While a versatile platform, we (I say "we" because once a BUFF guy, always a BUFF guy) can't seem to specialize in a mission. That fault lies squarely with leadership in the community (IMHO). When I was in, nuke, CAS, stand-off, high alt bombing, and LL mining/flying/rigging (been out awhile, do we still do that?) were our "missions." I think I may have even forgot a few. As I was getting out, the EW mission was being talked about and we just started with targeting pod stuff. The problem is we became "jack of all trades masters of none." We weren't really specialists in anything. I was in during the glory days of BUFF CAS and thought we did a really nice job with it. It was new to us and there were growing pains, but I felt the community as a whole stepped up nicely. That mission and the ability to effectively drop JDAM saved the jet in the early 00s. I know high and mighty true CAS warriors get a little sensitive and scoff at the idea of a bomber infringing upon their precious mission, but the fact is the BUFF could perform quite well in a quasi-CAS role. The BUFF was an effective platform for dropping JDAMs supporting dudes on the ground, plain and simple. That is all that really needs to be said. If anybody can disagree with that, I'm more than happy to listen. I'm biased, but I feel the BUFF is one of the most versatile and one of the best combat aircraft of all time. If you take a look at its original mission compared to what is today (and everything it has done in between) in truly is a remarkable airframe. I didn't mean to get into a BUFF loving tirade, sorry about that. Back on thread track: Harvest Hawk is just a way for more people to get involved in the fight. I think there are more than enough platforms with their fingers in the CAS pie.

Disclaimer: I understand the importance of recognizing the good work our people do. However, again the term "warrior" gets thrown around way too much and PA tries way too hard to boost the confidence of those who are not necessarily in the real fight. I give you exhibit A: https://www.minot.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123195144 3/16/2010 - MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Whether Airmen deploy to the Middle East or to Central America, or their families require defense for a fatal illness, the base Allergy and Immunizations Clinic provides life saving vaccines, antibiotics and serums for the body on a cellular level. "What we do here is extremely important," said Staff Sgt. Christopher Brown, 5th Medical Operations Squadron allergy and immunizations technician. "We help to ensure the health of the Airmen and their families. If they get sick, it impacts the mission." Every active duty member on base is required to get the flu shot annually. This prevents the virus from spreading across base and ensures the mission continues. "Our people travel all over the world," said Tech. Sgt. Patrenia Hawkins-Hearn, 5th MDOS allergy and immunizations noncommissioned officer-in-charge. "They are exposed to many different contagions and our inoculations ensure both the safety of the person and of the mission. We vaccinate about 15,000 people every year." But it's not just the base's active duty personnel these Airmen protect, it's also their children. "It's really about helping the kids," said Staff Sgt. Ashley Swink, 5th MDOS independent duty medical technician currently assigned to flight medicine. "It is knowing that what we're doing is helping someone." Sergeant Swink works with various units in the medical group as she trains to become a fully equipped field medic. Her skills are best utilized at deployed locations, she said. While administering preventative vaccines and antibiotics is a large part of the clinic's mission, there is another section of equal importance. "We also do allergy testing," said Sergeant Brown. "Anything from hay to grass to things like cats and cockroaches, we can produce vaccines for these allergies. The serum we make may help to lower a patient's symptoms and someday cure the disease." He added in most cases they are able to cure the individual for up to 90 percent of the allergy. Click here for a list of available serums available on base. According to Sergeant Brown if their allergy is not on the list they can refer the patient downtown to Trinity and the cost would still be covered by the Air Force. "The procedure also helps to control asthma," Sergeant Brown said. "Especially since allergies and asthma go hand-in-hand," added Sergeant Swink. What really makes the services these Airmen provide great is the fact one can continue their treatments at every stateside base and in select deployed locations. "The good thing about our serum is that it's standard across the entire DoD [Department of Defense]," Sergeant Hawkins-Hearn said. "It doesn't matter which branch you serve with, we're here to help." Additionally, the clinic performs pulmonary lung testing, which helps find if a person has asthma and many other lung diseases. "The base firefighters are required to do a yearly pulmonary lung test," said Sergeant Brown. "We also provide education for preventative diseases." Yet, why continue the work? What makes being an allergy and immunizations technician worthwhile? "The job is self rewarding," Sergeant Brown said. "This is one of the only jobs you can see everything you do is good." "It's knowing that shot you gave may save someone's life," added Sergeant Hawkins-Hearn.

"2" This kid has something against ROTC guys apparently. So what if they ask stupid questions, I don't give a sh!t. If you don't like the thread, stop reading it and don't help the ROTC cadet who is obviously so far beneath your Lt. status.

In the words of Teddy KGB, "Pay that man his money...he beat me...straight up" How do you want your $ Helo?

I've googled "jailbreaking" before, what is the best program to use?

There are no words...

"When detectives arrived, they found a considerable amount of physical evidence in the interrogation room." Not trying to make light of rape, but did he shoot a huge wad all over the walls or what?

There are no words... https://www.airforcet...dancer_092009w/ Staff report Posted : Monday Sep 21, 2009 12:10:27 EDTBy day, Capt. John Scheuren is a research analyst and liaison officer at the Air Force Joint Test Program Office. By night, he's one of the top amateur cabaret dancers in the world. And he's about to turn pro. Scheuren and his partner, Georgia Ambarian, won the U.S. pro/am cabaret competition Sept. 12 in Orlando, Fla. Later that night, the competition's judges encouraged him to take his hobby to the next level. "Itwas cool, it was like at one 1 o' clock in the morning at the bar, myAir Force buddies were there, and the most powerful people in ballroomdancing were there," Scheuren said. Scheuren started dancing in2006 when some "Dancing With the Stars" pros put on a charity show nearEglin Air Force Base, Fla., where Scheuren was stationed at the time.Scheuren picked up got a flier for a free dance lesson at a nearbystudio, and the rest is history. Scheuren, whose call sign is"Tiny Dancer," said most professionals dance full- time, but he thinkshe can go pro without giving up his day job. "I've always danced at night, in my off-duty time," he said. "Instead of watching TV, I dance." Scheurenwasn't able to practice regularly with Ambarian leading up to thecompetition because he's based in Virginia and she lives in Florida,but he stayed in shape using an Air Force cardio-fitness routinesupplemented with CrossFit and kettlebell training. He needed to be in shape to properly perform the high-energy lifts and throws of his three-minute cabaret routine. "It's so physically demanding, you can't do it twice or someone would probably die," Scheuren said. Scheuren, whose call sign is"Tiny Dancer," said most professionals dance full- time, but he thinkshe can go pro without giving up his day job. That does it, the end of the world is nigh, I propose no more call signs...this guy has ruined it for everyone who actually "deserves" a call sign.

RIP Dalton...show St. Peter how to kick ass in heaven

I'm in

Congrats on the activation of the 69th! https://www.minot.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123166325 The Sqdn will be in good hands with Cardoza as CC. I see "Moose" Patanude is 5 OG/CC. Great dude and a Radar Nav to boot!

Anybody know who the CC is going to be?

This is awesome

Since we didn't get the last team signed up in time, we will have to delay the draft...Draft time moved to tomorrow 1315 CST.

Since we didn't get the last team signed up in time, we will have to delay the draft...Draft time moved to tomorrow 1315 CST.

Just sent the invite for Techsan

Invite sent

Techsan is AWOL and we need somebody to take his place for fantasy football. Draft is tomorrow (live on-line, you don't have to be there). PM me with your email if interested.

I'll give Techsan until 1800 CST tomorrow to get me his email. Otherwise, if anybody else out there wants to play, hop in.

The only email I am waiting on is Techsan

There are a lot, but for me... "Put on psywar op, make it loud. This is a Romeo Foxtrot, shall we dance?" https://www.youtube.c...h?v=Gz3Cc7wlfkI

What she said...give me your emails and I'll invite you.