October 3, 201510 yr Names are out on the 455 AEW website.Couldn't find that link and Tunes beat me to the other link.Stars and Stripes has it here:https://www.stripes.com/news/us/victims-of-c-130-crash-in-Afghanistan-identified-1.371654
October 3, 201510 yr Link?https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Releases/News-Release-View/Article/621692/dod-identifies-air-force-casualties
October 3, 201510 yr "You will lose friends in this business" Very hard to swallow the grim truth in those words... especially today.Rest easy JJ ... Rest easy brothers. ---PK...
October 4, 201510 yr Did anyone else catch this little tidbit in Stripes?:"the aircraft hit a ground object as it was ascending"I'm curious how many here have done go arounds/aborts/early rotations in the AOR for uncontrolled vehicles/people/troop formations/etc using the runway at all hours? I can think of a dozen-plus incidents I've seen or heard of. Right up there with that sucking feeling after that RPA flashes past you.https://www.stripes.com/news/us/victims-of-c-130-crash-in-afghanistan-identified-1.371654
October 4, 201510 yr Did anyone else catch this little tidbit in Stripes?:"the aircraft hit a ground object as it was ascending"I'm curious how many here have done go arounds/aborts/early rotations in the AOR for uncontrolled vehicles/people/troop formations/etc using the runway at all hours? I can think of a dozen-plus incidents I've seen or heard of. Right up there with that sucking feeling after that RPA flashes past you.[url=]https://www.stripes.com/news/us/victims-of-c-130-crash-in-afghanistan-identified-1.371654Don't ever believe the first report or the eyewitness account...
October 6, 201510 yr And sure enough those of us with young kids know everyone in a flight suit is "Daddy". God bless those families and those that paid the ultimate price.
October 6, 201510 yr There's probably two dozen conferences rooms minimum all over that base. No one thought to sequester a wing of the lodging building for these families? We've been at war for 15 years, I hate to say this but we should be better at this.
October 6, 201510 yr The Reddit post had also been up on JQP's Facebook page. Has since been replaced by this: I pulled down the Reddit post discussing the Dover reception, because the commander of the fallen C-130 airmen reached out and requested that I do so. The post I shared gives one perspective of the reception, and there's a different perspective that should also be shared to provide a full view.But now is not the time for that, or the debate it would it stir.We'll circle back and discuss in more detail later, but for now I respect the call for healing and mourning space, and choose to honor that request.I apologize if sharing that post was insensitive to anyone personally touched by this loss.
October 6, 201510 yr The Reddit post had also been up on JQP's Facebook page. Has since been replaced by this: ADMIN NOTE: Given the above, I removed Azimuth's post that quoted the Reddit comments. If anyone disagrees with that decision, please feel free to PM me about it. I sent Azimuth a message explaining why I did so, and he concurred.Cheers! M2
October 7, 201510 yr It's the right call and I'm sure Azimuth was ok with it. I've taken down posts when someone asked me to and there was a good reason to do so. I think this falls into that category.
October 7, 201510 yr Taking care of each other during tough times. https://www.gofundme.com/r85p2ze8Much appreciation to the bros that put this together for JJ's family. ---PK...
October 8, 201510 yr Fundraiser money is going toward a memorial for the crew. $20 bucks for a shirt + $5 shipping https://www.booster.com/torque-62-memorial-fund
October 8, 201510 yr A memorial will be held today (8 Oct) at 1400 central time in Abilene and live streamed by the local news station. https://m.ktxs.com/
October 9, 201510 yr Fundraiser money is going toward a memorial for the crew. $20 bucks for a shirt + $5 shipping https://www.booster.com/torque-62-memorial-fundIn for one. Thanks for the craniums-up.
October 10, 201510 yr Any obvious reason "Torque" is spelled as "Torqe" on that that T-shirt? It's spelled correctly all over the site, but not on the shirt itself. Is that because of the call sign letter limit? Or just a mistake?
October 10, 201510 yr Any obvious reason "Torque" is spelled as "Torqe" on that that T-shirt? It's spelled correctly all over the site, but not on the shirt itself. Is that because of the call sign letter limit? Or just a mistake?The aircraft call sign is Torqe.I am fairly confident that several people in the squadron asked the designers of the shirt to change it.
October 20, 201510 yr TORQE is the aircraft callsign for the 774th. Need to keep it to five letters for ATC purposes.
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