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I work on KC-135's everyday getting them ready for their FCF's after PDM, it's kind of nice looking at something newer once in awhile.

I wonder what the communication capabilities are going to be looking at this picture.

Already seeing this at the depot, had a TF-33 powered OC-135 here and they have to rely on old farts like me to work on the old Pratt's. Most new mechanics don't even know what EPR target means

Outside of Amarillo Army Airfield, I wonder how much the ATSF RR got reimbursed?

I'm guessing the POV is from another gunner looking over the left horizontal stab. 108 mk82's saying hello.

Hey whats wrong with K.I. Sawyer ?, It was my favorite base, yea you had to get used the 300"s of snow a year but we were equipped for it unlike anywhere else you get a dusting and the world stops. It sure was a whole lot better than being at Barksdale and Minot. Where else is it a wing down day for the first day of gun season for deer season.

These guys sweet talked somebody.

Here is a interesting article on why we went with the KC-10 and not the KC-25. https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/the-worlds-only-kc-747-tanker-is-flown-by-the-iranian-a-1581314071

If ever in Wisconsin I suggest Spotted Cow,it is only sold in Wi. https://www.newglarusbrewing.com/index.cfm/beers/ourbeers/beer/spotted-cow

It's a GE.

Pierre Sprey is making the rounds saying the F-35 is junk, definitely from the Boyd school of fighter design. https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/pierre-spreys-anti-f-35-diatribe-is-half-brilliant-and-1592445665

This makes the F-111 look like a huge success but it did one thing, bomber , very well. The F-35 sounds like it doesn't do anything well and the corporate guys just want to send guys to their death for profit and face saving. Were Screwed.

Worked at a MRO that did a PDM on one of their C-130's, it was it amazing that it made across the Pacific with one working altimeter and a hand held GPS plus feathering a engine for high EGT and just using it for takeoff. They loved what they got back but hated what we charged them so it was a one and done. I can only wonder what the rest of the fleet was like.

Those are brand new jets just off the assembly line. I wonder the way things are going if they will ever leave for Iraq.

Went back 12 pages to make sure wasn't posted before but I saw this today, so RPA guys boo their commanders. https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/06/20/how-america-broke-its-drone-force.html

I'm Shocked, Shocked I tell you that the DOD paid for that and the NFL took the money. The NFL that paragon of American virtue, and values. Excuse me , I have to sign off to kill my fighting dogs, pregnant girlfriends, punch my wife in the mouth, and perform a drive by shooting. But hey we took care of the under inflated footballs.

Don't remember testing that at PDM, is that something you install in the field .

Was contracting, they look for experience but in my world it is much who you know plus a good resume. If a WG position its a federal resume with Federal hiring guidelines which G.I. s will get hired, I don't blame them, I much prefer working jets as a civilian than a G.I., I get paid for my time including OT.

Been in this business since 1980, and always mx gets kicked in the teeth and the nuts on a good day. If AFPC decided that all MX Sq's would be 100% manned it would take at least 5 years before you start seeing the benefits, it takes at 7 years for a 7 level SSgt to actually be proficient. But by that time you don't have any guarantee he will still be in uniform or swapped to a ANG/AFRC unit plus you guys now have much more BS queep to put up with. MX QA when on the flight line means all production stops because they are nothing but safety cops for stuff that wasn't a violation 5 years ago. You have some mx troops who are totally dedicated of giving you the best possible product but they have a system that just beats them down and it just gets worst. They are already contractor or WG's.

Is it too late for new build KC-135's? It works!

Would help if the USAF wouldn't constantly strip 7 levels from a mx sq for other jobs, i.e. recruiter, MTI, and take them away from MX for years. Senior E's think it is a good idea that a enlisted should be Airmen first and screw your job. Most E-8's and E-9's sucked in their primary AFSC and were constantly moved just so that a shop could get something done which looked good when his records went to a Senior or Chief boards. Been sent back to the desert many times just to replace the poster boy who is there not getting anything fixed and flown. It was the kiss of death to be a MSgt who was good at his job and kept on the flightline because they made money for his wing but could not get promoted. I wish the O-6's on those boards would be able to see what a guy did for the mission and not just for himself. Our career paths look too much like officers now with assignments that have nothing to do with out primary AFSC's.

From what I saw working on all types T's F's C's and B's the Guard has the best jets with the Reserves as good if they don't share their iron with a active duty wing. On the AD side if they have a good thing going it doesn't last more than 2 years due to Gr,Sq, CC's being swapped followed by a moron. If a wing has good Dedicated Crew Chief program which most MX officers hated because they hated the manpower it soaked up but it was good for some jets and others not so good for the Dedicated wasn't worth a crap. MX seems to be ran by communists where all decisions have to be made in a office to include troubleshooting, I've gone on numerous MRT's before cell phones and constantly got bugged from home station by having some poor Airman from base ops driving out begging me to call home and then demand I order a part I don't need so they can say something at wing stand up. I also blame E-8's and E-9's not being Seniors and Chiefs who know how to get promoted but not having a clue what a wiring diagram/ schematic looks like and screwing guys who did. My solution would be have a sizable civilian WG's who have experience to keep continuity and help train the kids, plus being civilians they would be moron officer proof ops and mx. I believe senior officers would hate that due to them not having to wear a uniform and grooming standards example ARTS putting uniforms on during non UTA days. Presently I'm getting KC-135's post docked and flown out of PDM, it takes less time, weeks, Guard, compared to months McConnell/Fairchild jet to get delivered back to the customer. Thank God the test and mx crews are very picky before the jet gets FTA'd.

Good luck on your quest, I had an AIC troop who at the last minute did not want to leave to go the USAFA, after a long talk and few threats of me administrating a bitch slap if he did not go. Needless to say he gave Dubya a bear hug at commencement, flew KC-135's and MC-12's got passed over for Major and now a 737NG FO for Alaska and married a hot babe. I'm proud of him. See what happens if you have somebody who has your back threatening you with a bitch slap if your too scared to leap.

Felt the same way when ever I had to a briefing with personnel other than ops or mx. EEO were the worst with an Air Force Barbie talking down to cops and mx because we said fuck alot and called people like her cocksuckers. Went to a Command Chief Senior E call, coming off a grave shift sitting in the op's auditorium I thought it might be important, it was 30 minutes of who wants a "Senior Rater endorsement". God Damn perfumed prince Command E-9 and the lower life forms who raised their hands when he asked that question.

In Mx I would prefer an 2Lt would defer to the crusty Pro Super when making Mx decisions when it came to the jet , experience beats youth. But that was in the USAF I was in since most guys like me spent our entire career on the flightline and were considered not well rounded. I hear that doesn't happen anymore.