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Funny how things evolve, Clovis has more "hallmarks of confortable, modern Western civilization" now than FWB/Destin did when I was first stationed at Field 9. I remember taking a couple of 5gal. buckets and a dip net to crab island and catching crabs(not the kind you can catch now, the Doc will give you cream for them) for a crab boil that afternoon.

KRT BX parking lot. Some chick with a med badge saluted two LM Contract Insructors because she "thought they were Thunderbird pilots." How she mistook two old fat bastards for Thunderbird pilots is beyond me.

What was painted on the bottom of FRED?

Looks like two people at top left of the pic are checking it out.

Well, you are a lot older now.

Yall are overreacting.

You might want to back off. Dude has four, count em, four Commendation medals.

In the Herk world the Lineup checklist itself was an "Additional safeguard" that was "created and implemented" because guys were forgeting steps on the Before take off checklist.

He wanted to be able to tell guys at the VFW that he bailed out over Berlin.

Should be labeled NSFHE (Not Safe For Human Eyes)

I would hope that any O worth his/her salt after witnessing said event would say “Chief Master Sergeant(don’t call him Chief, and you can‘t address them as Sergeant anymore) remf, a moment of your time”. Notice the lack of question mark at the end of that. Then begin quizzing/schooling him on planes, mission, ect. as stated above. PS; An added win here is think of the respect that Airman would have for the Officer corps after that.

My hair started parting itself down the middle before I retired.

While we’re at it can we shoot the assholes that bring the viruses?

There's still Giffs sub shop on Eglin parkway.

Probably the same safety jackass that dropped the speed limit on the perimiter road from 45 to 35. If you see someone in an old dually doing 20mph it's me being extra safe. I slow down to 5 when I get on main base.

CH may, or may not, have heard my sig a time or two.

The EP puts on his Santa hat and gives him a "do over" and he still screws it up. Based on this info only I don't see it as a Q-3. If he got the plane(sim)stopped without hurting anybody or breaking anything but forgot the checklist. Q-2. He did do the bold face correctly, right?

So you aint learned to slow down behind one of those? Are you a 16 driver?

Crestview!!! REPRESENT!!!!

Too bad, when I read the title I was thinking it was one of these.

There are some that thankfuly resist the urge to drink (E's AND O's)they are too few and far between though.

I googled his name and read his bio. Ranger Training at Benning Bronze Star with Valor Purple Heart Seems odd for a shoe

I remember when (just prior to AFSOC being born) Mx/Ops in the same squadron and in debrief a conversation came up about whether or not it was an Ops/Mx late take off. I asked “what does it matter?” “We still have to keep track of that”. MK, if I remember right there were a string of positive tests in the late 80s from bases in FL. Come to find out it was cross contamination at the test site. All, QA is no different than StanEval. You got your good ones and bad ones. Remember the old saying. “If he cant fly make him an instructor, if he can’t instruct, make him an evaluator” There is a grain of truth on both sides here.

I'm wondering what was said in the crew beief.

Ask an FE to show you the definition of TERRAIN FOLLOWING (TF) in his 101. That what we were doing in the 80s. It was logged on the 151 as TF. Look at the definition of CONTOUR FLYING(CF). Not what we were doing. Next, look at the definition of modified contours, oh wait, there's not one. Some MAC puke coined that catch phrase in the 80s and it got into the books. BTW, those definitions have not changed in 30+ years (LJ, I think that older than your airplane). MACregs and AFIs have. Not pointing at anybody in particular but its funny how some people think they're "old heads" and know how it’s “always been done”.