Everything posted by arg
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1st female Air Force combat vet in run for congress
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republican-martha-mcsally-concedes-arizona-senate-race-to-democrat-kyrsten-sinema
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C-130 down near Savannah, GA
Thanks haha, I can be a little dense sometimes, after 1 or 12 of those 16 ounce cans
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C-130 down near Savannah, GA
Are you talking to me? I don't know what TLDR is
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C-130 down near Savannah, GA
Extremely rare for a crew to screw this up in the sim. But, it is the sim so they are monitoring closely trying to be on their best game. We have seen similar before and unfortunately will probably see it again.
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C-130 down near Savannah, GA
A good friend of mine went down there as an adviser when they got their Herks. The stories he came back with, wow! Talked to him after the crash and he said it was amazing it took this long.
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C-130 down near Savannah, GA
It's really hard to talk about this and not seem like your bashing the crew. The FE did really well in training, DG if I remember right. The pilot was described as "gifted". We know the facts but there are a couple of things we'll never know. Where was the FE focused that he didn't see the power fluxes and if he did see it why didn't he say something. Why didn't they abort the takeoff, they had plenty of time. Why did the pilot think he needed to step on the left rudder, in a left turn, with #1 engine shut down. Every Sim, refresher or MQ, at some point has this exact scenario. And Iv'e been doing sims since 1983, either as a crewmember or instructor. Tonka, as Contract Instructors we still get pushback sometimes with SIBs. It took an email to HQ safety office one time to verify that we do in fact have safety privilege. It all depends on who is in the office at the time.
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Commanders are dropping like flies this year
I used the word accuser because she is not a victim. I understand the commanders role in all this. The problem I see, and someone can correct me if I'm wrong, is that when they brief the commander there is nobody on the accused side. The commander, or FSgt, should ask if there is any evidence of innocence but they usually don't. It's all one sided and those investigators lie their asses off. Not just talking about my sons case but 24 yrs in the USAF taught me that the OSI are a bunch of boobs. FBI wanna bees that can't be. The CID are cut from the same stained cloth. It's funny, actually sad, how many people think they are on your side when they would go after them with all they had and if they didn't have enough they would make it up. One thing I know for sure is that you will never get a fair trial in a court martial.
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Commanders are dropping like flies this year
I hope so $17,000 so far. He filed a motion for that very thing. He is perplexed as to why the Army is still going forward. Latest is some question about Brady material with the prosecuter. That was one of my biggest fears, the prosecuters/CID(in all services) are famous for pulling this kind of shit. And nothing happens to them when they get caught.
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Commanders are dropping like flies this year
Not always , my son got accused of sexual assault last year. The accuser(civilian) has declined to participate in the trial. The Army is still going after him 150% . Court Martial scheduled. None of the witnesses corroborate her story which has several versions. DNA test excluded him, however several DNA examples were found in her, on her and around her. It sucks because he is a good troop. The Army took him out of the fight for what is obviously a false accusation. I know, it's Army, but the AF has done the same.
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Texas Church Shooting
There is a certain Baptist church in these here parts where the preacher has a gun under his bible during the sermon. Open carry is welcome and has been for several years.
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AC-130 AFSOC Questions
Read the Flight Characteristics section in the J-1. Plane did just what it said.
- I guess the bonus was not enough
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I guess the bonus was not enough
Can't paste for some reason. Google Capt. Leon Brown IV of Minot Oops, I guess this happened in 2012
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Farewell, Old Girl
That's how it is at ABQ. You could've flown Herks for 15 years and when you go through they are going to (re)teach you how the gear goes up and down.
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Gun Talk
Thought this was pretty cool. My son is a High school Junior and his class is holding a raffle. The prize? A rifle and scope, 308 Cal. How many schools nowadays would let the kids raffle off a gun? Me thinks not too many.
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AC-130 AFSOC Questions
Any MC-H/J drops? They are also a cool flying gig and more options for assignments.
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AC-130 AFSOC Questions
If you don't learn to spell Hurlburt you will be sent to Cannon.
- Happy 60th, Mighty Herk
- Happy 60th, Mighty Herk
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Body of young stowaway found in wheel well of C-130
New reports indicate he was above the wheel well. If so he had to be skinny to get up there.
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AC-130 Gunship info
I guess I lobbed that one a little high. Let's just hope this one doesn't take even half as long as the U model did.
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AC-130 Gunship info
It's officially an AFSOC asset now. The rims are painted black.
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Return of Friday shirts / patches
I wonder who the guy was that decided we needed that flap on the sleeve pocket and knows what he created.
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More SARC briefings soon.
Off topic but they can shitcan that whole ing shebang. AFSOC, Mil. and GS types, have transformed a fairly efficient training organization into a giant self-licking ice cream cone. No way you need that many stars to do the job. But hey, more jobs for Generals right? Weeks standing orders were to make training more efficient. OK, step one, more jobs for FGOs and GOs, riiight. I showed up at Hurbie in Janurary and was flying by myself in March. And you know what, the job I was doing is almost exactly the same as it is today. How did we do that?
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Shaw AFB Capt Missing
I know Spoo, it is fascinating, but people actually did call it jogging in the 80s.