B52gator

Bummer for the BUFF dudes, been awhile since they've got to play. Sure they get sweet rotations out to Guam and get international headlines with shows of force, but those crews I'm sure would love to do something other than that.

A program that has delays and cost overruns? Surely you jest!

Look for the white rock in the front yard...that spouse is getting helped out.

Mad Max: Fury Road. Pretty much the most bat shit insane movie I've ever seen...and that is a good thing. Awesome movie.

I think it'd be pretty sweet to participate as a civilian ala Robin Sage. I like to think I'd make a good warlord.

Not a sexy topic/mission so people/AF dismiss it. Navy has really stepped up the EW game over the past decade or so. AF needs to do the same.

I'll just put this here... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGGpSemB_hs

All hail The Mighty Peg!

Picking it up Tues!

I don't like to call dudes out, but one of our regular Base Ops contributors made a nice save the other day. Well done buddy, glad you're safe! Maybe we can get him to chime in and give us the lowdown! https://www.ksla.com/story/27624967/small-plane-crashes-in-red-river-in-shreveport SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) - Over a dozen emergency personnel responded to the scene of a plane crash. Shreveport police tell KSLA News 12 that a small single engine plane reported a mechanical failure just after 1:00 Sunday afternoon. Authorities say the plane made an emergency landing into the Red River about a half a mile north of Shreveport's Downtown Airport. Mark Crawford with the Shreveport Airport Authority says the pilot was having landing gear issues and requested a visual check of the landing gear position by tower personnel. Shortly after passing over the runway, the pilot reported engine trouble, lost altitude and landed the small plane in the Red River. The pilot was not injured in the landing and authorities say he was standing on one of the wings of the plane waiting to be rescued when they arrived. His name has not been released at this time. Zach Golden got a bird's eye view of this emergency landing just moments after the distressed pilot touched down on the Red River. "We overheard on the air traffic frequency that there was a pilot in distress,” said Golden. Golden is a student pilot, he says just minutes after takeoff his instructor took over. "We flew around to try to figure out where he went down," said Golden. Authorities say that communication played a key role in the outcome of the situation. "Everyone in aviation just kind of watches out for each other and that is what draws so many people to it," said Golden. Golden says he won't soon forget this eye opening experience. "You hear and you're taught all the worst case scenarios, and how to react to try to best prepare you for an emergency like this, it's something that won't leave my memory,” said Golden. Shreveport Police Department, Caddo Sheriff's Office Marine Unit and Caddo Fire District 1 responded to the scene to assist the Airport Authority Police Officer who was already on the scene. The Federal Aviation Administration has been notified. Crawford says the Shreveport Downtown Airport has resumed normal operations and is open.

I miss his old man...

But that would make too much sense

Getting close to not doing it this year fellas. I've got 7 as of right now.

"Some people just want to watch the world burn"

Still about 6 players short. Anybody else interested?

That time of year again fellas. I'll take 12-16 teams, preferably an even number. Respond here and shoot me a PM with your email if you're interested.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYj7T9eEQ4U

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Firefighter

Just reading this thread makes me wonder where the time has gone. I've been out for six years (my career was going nowhere...self-induced...but that's another story) and the only thing I miss are the guys and the flying. I don't miss much else and the experiences I had flying and with my fellow crew dogs is what I'm most proud of. As much as I hated sitting on a frozen gel pad on an ejection seat, beating up the pattern for 2 hours, and the smell of fart, puke, stale coffee, and JP8 sitting in the bowels of the Mighty BUFF, I do miss the camaraderie and the shudder the jet makes when the iron is dropped. Fortunately I transitioned into a career where the caliber (hard worker, high speed, mission oriented, drunkard, bullshitter, ball buster, skirt chaser, etc.) of co-worker is pretty much the same. I still have a lot of friends who are in, and from hearing their stories and reading stories here, I wonder had things gone better for me if I would have got out at this point. While I'm sure there are plenty of people who are pretty happy with Big Blue right now, it seems like things have really gone down hill the past couple of years. I don't fault guys either way for getting out or staying in. You have to do what is best for you, you are your own seat commander, when it's time to go it's time to go.

I'll put this here. I know these guys are dorks and tin-foil hat wearers generally, but interesting speculation nonetheless. Anybody know who uses "Sienna"? https://www.foxnews.com/science/2014/03/29/mystery-aircraft-spotted-flying-over-texas-raises-speculation/ It's difficult to determine, but a group of aviation enthusiasts say they caught a glimpse of a mystery aircraft earlier this month flying slowly across the Amarillo, Texas sky. "We looked southwest and there they were," Steve Douglass, a journalist and member of the group, told FoxNews.com. "We thought they were B-2s, but when we studied our pictures, we ruled that out." Douglass and his group, armed with cameras and binoculars, met on March 10 at the Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport. The airport is a perfect venue because it offers expansive views of Texas' big sky and a steady stream of military air traffic. On a good day, the group can see various military jets, and even the elusive F-22 Raptor. It was a clear day, and the group was alerted to three aircrafts flying across the southwest skies. Douglass estimated that the planes got within 20 miles of the group and they started taking pictures with their 300mm zoom cameras. They looked at the photos, and saw that one appeared to be a silver-grey B-2 bomber. The prospects of spotting a B-2 bomber was exciting, and Douglass said he got home to observe his photos when he noticed the aircraft in his picture had a smooth backside. The B-2 bomber has a distinct "W"-shaped back. "The trailing edge is wrong," Douglass shouted, according to his blog. Few items provoke public interest like an unidentified flying object. These stories are often attached to other theories about hidden testing bases or alien life forms. But these images have prompted some interest in the industry. "The photos tell us more about what the mysterious stranger isn't than what it is," Bill Sweetman writes in Aviation Week, which first reported on the story. The report said that Douglass picked up some apparently related voice signals, which would indicate the aircraft had a pilot. Editors at Aviation Week reportedly say the images appear to be "something real." "If I had to guess, I'd say we took a picture of a stealthy transport aircraft," Douglass said. Douglass writes that he reached out to Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, which houses B-2s, to see if it flew any planes over Texas on that day and did not get a response. This is the guy's blog. https://deepbluehorizon.blogspot.com/

Would ya?

He wasn't too happy with "us"…

Interesting idea, won't ever happen…but a lot of what the Air Force does outside of flying related operations could be incorporated/absorbed into other services.