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The old one is a 747-200, it is getting harder to get parts. Boeing is always on -200 operators to switch to -400 or -800 so they don't have to keep up with the engineering costs and part warehousing. Kalitta you know the guys who bring us ice cream in the AOR are always being asked to stop flying their old iron for newer models. I'm feeling kind of old now, I remember getting 62-6000 from Presidential and getting it ready to fly for a trip to Greenville Tx to get the Presidential paint job removed for the standard VIP paint back in 91 when 28000 got to Andrews. Hell I still remember E-3's when they were new.

Been contracting for awhile, no way I would sign on for this, it will take just 4 weeks to get boots on the ground after 6 months just recruiting guys with the skill set to do this, plus who is going to spend the money for 2 weeks for pilots type cert. It has to be 2 years with year to year options. Since I don't wear stripes anymore you got to pay me big to sign on for this.

I've noticed that most base CC's usually unrated types are the ones driving this, they have X amounts of funds and the first place they cut is services on transients. Most TA's are contractors who bidded bottom dollar who cut pay,staffing, and hours so they are useless now along with transportation and billeting.

Stayed at the Holiday inn in Cambridge, great pub not far from there called the Eagle, just across the street from Kings College Cathedral, good place to see all the RAF history on the walls just enjoying a pint. Also stay at the Sheraton at Gatwick, PHHHHHH!

My God Daughter was born there, I remember launching every -135 we had for Eldorado Canyon, I remember having to sign in girls to the Galaxy club, I remember Hog Call ( dance at the Bob Hope rec center every Wed night), remember never getting to tired of seeing a SR-71 takeoff, remember the MX Sq CC getting pissed during a dorm shake down of finding more Brit women living there than his own troops. The Bird in hand, Smoke House , all crawling distance back to billeting. All my TDY's there. Started to believe in ghosts from stuff I could not explain on the flightline. It was my home away from home. The green grass on the hardstands after rotating out with your jet from the AOR.

Talk to flight test guys who take jets up for the first time after a PDM, that would be more of a risk than a new jet.

At least in Seattle they are paying attention, would have loved to get some of that premium time pay to get this done during the holidays. https://www.heraldnet.com/article/20141228/BIZ/141229205

The 1st KC-46A just completed it high speed taxi tests yesterday. https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/exclusive-meet-the-usafs-long-awaited-kc-46a-pegasus-t-1675663600

Also kudos to the first Crew Chief Charlie Taylor who built the powerplant out of aluminum who did it in 6 weeks that made this possible.

WW2, Civil War, Indian Wars, Etc. Did we starve American's and force upon them a punitive occupation during reconstruction? Did we march Indians from Georgia to Oklahoma because whites wanted their land even though we signed treaties with them as a sovereign nation? Did we imprison Japanese Americans? Did we massacre Indians while they slept on more than one occasion as the Cavalry raided their village even though Black Kettle flew a US Flag from his lodge? Hey I'm going to call it what it is, nice guys finish last. When War is started all rules of human morality are thrown out with only one rule."Win and survive" . I think the American people are losing the will to do what is necessary and what the price actually is when it is as close as a You Tube video.

I came across this today, thinking like this from the boss's explains a lot why leadership hates the A-10 https://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2014/12/03/a_pilot_speaks_the_usaf_is_harder_on_internal_ideas_than_it_is_on_evil_insurgents_ac_130

After 90 days straight as a ProSuper deployed during OEW/OSW I got one day off, I slept 18 straight hours. Damn I miss it. I know I'm a sick bastard.

Production Superintendent is the best job in USAF for a MSgt, you actually make things happen instead of beating your head on the wall.

No worse than that," McPeak" big Obama fan.

I did the last 6 months of my career as a flight chief (day care), 2 of my Crew Chiefs were married to strippers er dancers, it was not a short 6 months.

I see the whole thing lasting less than 6 months.

Can clearly see the AR doors but no winglets

I am guessing the FAA certification will be a way to simplify logistics, we can also buy parts from all the places the airlines do so we can get a break on pricing. Parts certified with a FAA/PMA sticker. I wonder also if the USAF will use contract mx A&P's instead of 18 year old airmen.

We outspend them and build weapons that bankrupt them trying to counter them.

Do you find it a little ironic that this TACP doesn't have a markmanship ribbon? I guess he lets his radio do the shooting.

Probably not competitive for Senior or Chief because all he does is deploy and do his job and refuses to organize the Sq Xmas party, beside's that he has my respect and proud of this fellow MSgt. https://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/Article/554378/tacp-receives-second-silver-star-medal.aspx?source=GovD

Porn More Porn cuz somebody stole my 1st DVD Morn Porn cuz somebody stole my 2nd DVD.

Gone from leadership to fortune 500 management, Airman screws up once and it shows up on a Wing PPT slide she gets the big blue weenie even though she is one of your top performers. Glad I'm retired, in the 80's the CC took care of you if made him money on the flightline, the working troops were the ones you wanted to be and they were the ones to get promoted to Senior and Chief, today those guys don't make it past Tech. CC's Might as well take their uniform off and wear a polo and slacks and tell you lies just like their civilian counter parts in the airlines.

Does any body know if that was a QF-16A if it was out of Tyndall, they have stocking up on them after the QF-4E's were depleted? As to retired guys flying military acft you might have a point but who has the experience to pass down to young Capt's. If you ever go to a depot and pick up your jet the guy launching you out in the postdock area has probably been working your MDS probably before you were born.