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    SERE/Land survival info

    in General Discussion

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    I'd take a camelback. My technique was to fill up my canteens and water bag, then dump my canteens into my camelback and drink (poor out) my water bag. Don't know if it was legal but nobody ever questioned me. I also put my camelback inside my rucksack and ran the drink straw out of the top of the ruck.

    Bomber

    New Bomber

    in General Discussion

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    Not likely...

    The Buff is currently at 50% airframe life right now...2040 is the projected retirement solely on the airframe. None of the aircraft have had/needed major airframe upgrades/replqacements inclduing spars and wing structure-there is a reason why they call it the Superfortress, it's built like a freaking tank.

    The wing carries 4 fuel tanks per side and about 50% of our fuel...the rest resides in the midde fueselage. As we use fuel form the wings, we encounter airspeed limitations associated with wing flutter due to the low fuel state. This occurs because Boeing designed the plane as a wet-wing jet, meaning that the wing gains it's strength from the fuel it caries.

    Instead of loading our wings with extra crap, they simplifed the fuel tank system and intregrated it into the aircraft structure. Therefore, the load we apply to the wings under stress is far less than if we had said extra crap in it. Goes back to the whole Force=mass*accel....the less mass, the less force, the less strain.

    My beloved B-52. God I miss that sexy bitch!!

    Bomber

    C-130 Hercules questions

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Can't agree with that if your talking normal checklists and duties.

    I'm mostly talking about emergency procedures but some normal checklist items are out of reach. I have a hard time reaching the fuel panel and oil cooler flaps. I need longer arms.

    I do wear my shoulder harness during takeoff and landing but push them off as soon as possible. If we're talking about wearing them during all phases of flight, I wouldn't be able to perform my duties.

    Bomber

    C-130 Hercules questions

    in General Discussion

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    Here's my take:

    Do pilots have to wear there shoulder harnesses at all times? No.

    With that said, I always wore the shoulder harness. If you ask me, the intent of the reg is to allow FEs to undo their shoulder straps so they can lean forward and throw switches on the panels.

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    It is virtually impossible for the FE to complete his required checklist items and run aircraft systems while wearing their shoulder harness.

    Bomber

    New ABU's

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    The Airmen at my tech school would get a swift kick in the beanbag if we caught them starching their ABUs. However, we do have several Airmen that take their ABUs to the cleaners for laundering only.

    And just an observation from somebody who’s stationed on an installation with Marines and Army folks; ABUs are crap compared to our sister service battle uniforms. ABUs are cheap ACU knockoffs with useless pen/pencil pockets.

    Airman "Thug" talks sh!t to a 3-star at Osan, gets owned.

    in Squadron Bar

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    It seems like today's average airman seems to think that there is a manditory level of respect that they MUST be treated with, otherwise they'll run GPS direct to MEO. That's one problem. But, what kills me is seeing an A1C or and Amn blatently disrepecting an officer or worse, an NCO without even the slightest hesitation and then receiving no reproach whatsoever. The weight of that falls squarely on the officers and NCOs who don't want to be "uncool" by enforcing good order and discipline.

    I can tell you exactly where this crap starts. It begins in basic and works its way through tech school. I'm facing it every day. The Airmen these days are given enormous voices. It only takes one little complaint and the whole f#cking base is running around with their tails between their legs.

    Each Airman completes a critique when they graduate basic and tech school. And let me tell you, they are complete bullshit. Example: Was your TI/MTL approachable? Did your TI/MTL yell at you and if so what for? Did your TI/MTL use profanity? Did you enjoy your stay in basic/tech school?

    WTF!

    Bomber

    last blog

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    This Army officer posted a "Final Post" on his blog before he was killed in Iraq.

    GOD BLESS!!! :beer::flag_waving::salut:

    You can read his final blog here http://www.andrewolmsted.com/

    Army Officer Blogs About Own Death

    Associated Press | January 07, 2008

    DENVER - Maj. Andrew Olmstead's "Final Post" was published online - after the Rocky Mountain News blogger was killed in Iraq.

    Olmsted died Thursday with another U.S. soldier when rebels attacked with small arms near Sadiyah, the military said.

    Olmsted, who began writing for the News on May 21 had written what he called "Final Post" about his death. He asked a friend to post it on his Web site AndrewOlmsted.com if he died in Iraq.

    Op-ed: Andy Oldsted's Final Post

    In it, Olmsted, 37, warned against making his death an argument for or against the war.

    "My life isn't a chit to be used to bludgeon people to silence on either side," he wrote. "I have my own opinions about what we should do about Iraq, but since I'm not around to expound on them I'd prefer others not try and use me as some kind of moral capital to support a position I probably didn't support."

    He also quoted Plato as saying "only the dead have seen the end of war."

    "The news is devastating," News Editor John Temple said. "The major was a brave man who obviously thrived on sharing his experiences and thoughts on his blog. He provided a perspective on Iraq that would have been impossible for a journalist. Our thoughts are with his wife, family and unit."

    The Department of Defense said Olmsted and the other soldier who was killed, Capt. Thomas J. Casey, 32, were assigned to the Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley, Kansas.

    Olmsted leaves behind his wife of 10 years, Amanda Wilson.

    "Believe it or not, one of the things I will miss most is not being able to blog any longer," Olmsted wrote. "The ability to put my thoughts on (virtual) paper and put them where people can read and respond to them has been marvelous, even if most people who have read my writings haven't agreed with them. If there is any hope for the long term success of democracy, it will be if people agree to listen to and try to understand their political opponents rather than simply seeking to crush them."

    Aircraft Nose Art

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I was at KBAD when they decided to put nose art back on the 52s. You want to talk about a screwed up program. All new nose art had to be approved by God and it couldn’t depict war, death, or women. What’s left? They also used giant stickers instead of paint. They were printed in two or three different sections that had to be perfectly aligned when applied to the plane. The only thing they did right was letting the Crew Chiefs pick the nose art.

    Traveling pet peeves!

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    My wife and I promised each other that we would NEVER travel with an infant...whenever we do have kids. A recent USAir flight from CLT to SFO with like 14 separate wailing little gremlins, including one that wouldn't stop kicking my f'ing seat, convinced us that common courtesy to other human beings would preclude us from subjecting others to one of the worst flights I've ever sat through.

    Wait till you have children and have to fly cross crountry. Sometimes there's no way around it.

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