B52gator

Gotta agree with ya...even though I am not in anymore (almost a year already, damn), I would want the guy in charge of my command to be a flyer. i can understand that missiles are a part of GSC, but I would think you would want an actual rated guy in there. A missileer guy is kind of a slap in the face, IMO. Speaking of SAC, would be interesting to see how many true SAC guys are left. I know the current (Shan) 23d's SQ/CC was the first guy to lead a BUFF sqdn and not actually be a SAC baby. Is RAOC still up in Minot? That guy reaks of SAC (sts)

If this is half as good as "Band of Brothers", it should be kick ass. https://www.pacificfans.com/trailer.mov I always kind of hoped they would do an aviation type mini-series based on "The Wild Blue" or something like that, but shedding some light on the campaign in the pacific will be cool.

It was actually a pretty cool idea, it was a simple circle style patch with two BUFFs on it. No writing or anything on it, just that. The standard side profile shot of a BUFF in black going one way, the same style BUFF upside down going the other way. Kinda when the two Thunderbird solos "69" during their show.

When I was up there and when we heard the new sqdn was going to be the 69th, another dude and I came up with a patch with two BUFFs on it. I'll let your imagination run wild from there.

So long F-22, Next-Gen Bomber, ABL, and CSAR-X...we hardly knew ye! At least they don't have their heads completely up their asses and are going to pursue KC-X.

The scene where she is doing her dogfight with the saint, you could take the audio and dub it into a porno. Woof.

Some people get "medals" and then real people get real medals. https://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123139145 3/11/2009 - POPE AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. (AFNS) -- Tears stood in Sue Rhyner's eyes as she talked about her son, who, in a ceremony March 10 here received the Air Force Cross, the highest military decoration awarded by the service, and a Purple Heart. Staff Sgt. Zachary Rhyner of the 21st Special Tactics Squadron from Pope Air Force Base, N.C., received the medal for uncommon valor during Operation Enduring Freedom before a crowd of hundreds dotted with combat controllers' red berets. The decoration is second only to the Medal of Honor, and is awarded by the president. "This is overwhelming. I couldn't be prouder," Ms. Rhyner said. "Zac is part of an awesome group of individuals who personify teamwork; something he learned early on being one of five children." Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley presented Sergeant Rhyner the Air Force Cross for his actions during an intense 6.5-hour battle in Shok Valley, Afghanistan, April 6, 2008. The Air Force has not awarded the decoration in more than six years. "Your actions are now and forever woven into the rich fabric of service, integrity and excellence that has connected generations of America's Airmen since the very inception of airpower," Secretary Donley said to Sergeant Rhyner. "Rarely do we present an Airman with the Air Force Cross, let alone a Purple Heart, and with good reason. The Air Force Cross is reserved for those who demonstrate unparalleled valor in the face of insurmountable odds." Secretary Donley added that among the millions who have served, only 192 Air Force Crosses have been awarded. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz also presented Sergeant Rhyner with the Purple Heart. General Schwartz said special forces Soldiers lived to tell the story of the Shok Valley battle thanks to the courage, tenacity, teamwork, as well as the invaluable and selfless efforts of Sergeant Rhyner. Despite injuries he sustained as the result of persistent insurgent fire, Sergeant Rhyner coordinated more than 50 aerial attacks to continuously repel the enemy during the beleaguering battle that occurred during his first deployment. According to the decoration citation, Sergeant Rhyner "provided suppressive fire with his M-4 rifle against enemy fire while fellow teammates were extracted from the line of fire." "The team survived this hellish scene ... not by chance, not by luck and not by the failings of a weak or timid foe," General Schwartz said. The general spoke emotionally and with gratitude for the team's devotion to duty and courage in the line of fire. "A grateful nation could not be more proud for what you do and no doubt what you will do," the general said. Lt. Col. Michael Martin, the 21st STS commander, echoed the efforts of Sergeant Rhyner and the aviators from above. "Zac -- systematically with (F-15E) Strike Eagles, A-10 (Thunderbolt IIs) and AH-64 (Apaches) -- unleashed hell on the enemy," Colonel Martin said. "The enemy had the proverbial high ground that day on those mountain ridge lines, but it was the aviators in the sky who truly held the highest ground." Colonel Martin credited the 335th Fighter Squadron from Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C., and the 81st Fighter Squadron from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, for providing critical close-air support during the battle. Sergeant Rhyner's demonstration of teamwork among his colleagues and flying units was the linear theme of the ceremony. For the same battle, an unprecedented 10 special forces Soldiers received Silver Stars, the Army's third highest award for valor in combat. "It all boils down to teamwork," Colonel Martin said to Sergeant Rhyner. "You did exactly what you get paid to do -- kill the enemy -- and you did a damned good job." Perhaps Sergeant Rhyner's heroism is bested only by his humility. "Any other combat controller in the same position would've done just what I did," said the NCO who was a senior airman at the time of the battle. Sergeant Rhyner's father, Paul Rhyner, said he now has only one expectation for his son and other special forces members in future missions. "Come home safe; all of you," the elder Rhyner said.

It is just rhetoric and...ugh..."saber-rattling" but ya never know! Warmongers unite! China-USN Incident https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/03/09...ational-waters/ Chonger https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,506843,00.html Iran https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,506813,00.html

For all my BUFF crewdogs and m/x out there, do you see this as being more ammo for getting some sort of flight data recorder in there? How many other airframes in the AF don't have fdrs?

I've been out for just about a year and the last time I checked the "controlled' bailout alt was 2k while the "uncontrolled" was 12 or 15k...i can't remember for sure...the boldface has been wiped from my memory...except for trigger ring pull. Somewhere in there it said 3 tried to eject...would be interesting to know which 3. In any case, Godspeed Raider 21

and pass up the chance to ride on the Mighty BUFF?!?! All depends what base those guys are at. Except for single-seaters obviously, they can probably "ride" in just about anything. At Guam, I am sure that guy had a lot of "C" rides.

nope, he was just along for the ride. flight surgeons have to punch their currency once a month...

damn...

Report to be released today for those of us not in the know... https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2009/02/...gation_021209w/ B-52 crash investigation to be released Friday By Bruce Rolfsen - Staff writer Posted : Thursday Feb 12, 2009 18:20:03 EST The results of an investigation into the fatal crash of a B-52H Stratofortress bomber will be made public at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Air Combat Command announced Thursday. The July 21 crash into the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of Guam claimed the lives of all six airmen onboard. It was the Air Force’s worst accident in 2008. Shortly after the crash, aircrew family members said they were told there had been no distress call before the plane went down. Lost in the crash were aircraft commander Maj. Chris Cooper, 33; co-pilot Capt. Michael Dodson, 31; electronic warfare officer 1st Lt. Robert Duane Gerren, 32; navigator 1st Lt. Joshua Shepherd, 26; navigator Maj. Brent Williams, 37; and flight surgeon Col. George Martin, 51. All were deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., except for Martin, who was assigned to the medical group at Andersen Air Force Base. Before the accident, a B-52 had not crashed since 1994, when a pilot from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., put the eight-engine jet into aerobatic maneuver, sending the jet into an uncontrollable dive.

yeah but is the report out? i am no longer "in the loop".

To the KBAD bros and to the BUFF community in general, we have been through A LOT of shit over the past year or so, I am proud to see that we stuck together as Team BUFF, did well on our inspections, and took care of the BUFF family. Any idea when the report will be out? Been nearly 4 months, I know these things take time.

Everybody has a story of what they were doing that day, where they were when it happened. Thought it would be interesting to see what stories (unclass of course) baseopers had. 9/11 was my second day on Active Duty. I had just arrived at Randolph 2 days before to show up for casual. I woke up to turn on the TV before heading in and the channel happened to be on a spanish news channel. Took me a minute to figure out what the hell was going on. I was staying off base and as you can imagine, it was nearly impossible to get on base that day. I know the BUFFs at both Minot and Barksdale were in the middle of a nuke exercise sittin alert. According to the conspiracy whackos though, BUFFs were flying overhead that day (ala CHROMEDOME) loaded with hydrogen bombs.

No, I am not a Tom Cruise type looking to paint the one I fly with. I have a "spare" on hand that I "found." Would like to get it painted. Anybody know of any place that does it? I did use the search function...but got lazy after looking through the first 3 returns.

funny funny, ha ha ha

Bump. The more guys that sign up the better. Go Douche Nozzlers!

This is nothing new really and I think the media may be taking it a bit too far. There is A LOT of crap similar to this that goes on all over the missile fields. I know co-ed missile crews that hump to pass the time down there.

For sure I'm in...how we gonna do the draft?

Not sure about Andersen or KBAD, but guys are flying here at Minot and we've got some jets deployed for Red Flag that are flying as well.