19 hours ago, High-n-Dry said:

T-6 FAIP to Pensacola? When did that start happening?

We have a few FAIP’s down here in PCola, not a ton but not unheard of.

KSPS 25-07 AD

F22
F35 TBD
F35 TBD
F16 TBD
F15E
F15E
ADAIR T38
T38 FAIP
T6 FAIP
B2
B52
KC135 Fairchild 
E3
RC135

No more Vipers?

Apparently not in that class, but the Viper will be a thing for 20 more years, as of current plans. 

25-13AF AD 38s (guys from T6 class 25-05AU)

END
F35 Luke
F35 Luke
T6 FAIP

CBM
F22
T6 FAIP

Laughlin?

On 7/21/2025 at 8:34 PM, Punk said:

25-13AF AD 38s (guys from T6 class 25-05AU)

END
F35 Luke
F35 Luke
T6 FAIP

CBM
F22
T6 FAIP

Laughlin?

Laughlin 

F35 AD 

F35 AD 

F16 AD 

F16 Reserves 

F15E AD

T6 FAIP

KEND 25-13AU:

T-38 x7

RC-135 Offutt

KC-135 Grissom

KC-135 Pittsburgh

KC-135 Altus x3

C-17 Altus x4

T-6 FAIP

OA-1K Will Rogers

C-5 Lackland

C-130J Little Rock

C-21 Scott

C-17 MS Guard

14 hours ago, jorfy said:

KEND 25-13AU:

T-38 x7

RC-135 Offutt

KC-135 Grissom

KC-135 Pittsburgh

KC-135 Altus x3

C-17 Altus x4

T-6 FAIP

OA-1K Will Rogers

C-5 Lackland

C-130J Little Rock

C-21 Scott

C-17 MS Guard

War Tractor...poor sap

3 hours ago, Swizzle said:

War Tractor...poor sap

I'd have a quarter chub the entire time I flew, if that was my MWS.  

18 hours ago, jorfy said:

KEND 25-13AU:

T-38 x7

RC-135 Offutt

KC-135 Grissom

KC-135 Pittsburgh

KC-135 Altus x3

C-17 Altus x4

T-6 FAIP

OA-1K Will Rogers

C-5 Lackland

C-130J Little Rock

C-21 Scott

C-17 MS Guard

How are studs getting Altus -135 and -17 drops when the only thing there are the FTUs?

19 hours ago, Biff_T said:

I'd have a quarter chub the entire time I flew, if that was my MWS.  

I would too if it was fully fielded MWS and working! About the working-MWS part, typically PA and gaggle would be all over an IOC and FOC publically making an announcement (watch out for it in the future, they just cannot resist, case in point. It might be cool then, till then seems it's not ready to kick-a...haven't seen the IOC/FOC PA gaggle. Probably 'accelerating' past only-TPS grads/OT-pilots hands into pre-pre-IOC at FTU. Seems an unsmart accelera'juon past reason based upon publicly released info. Also, why is the buy cut in half, again, for a second year in a row?

https://www.airandspaceforces.com/socom-oa-1k-armed-overwatch-cut-2026/

Edited July 27Jul 27 by Swizzle
Clarifying Acq humor

7 hours ago, Sua Sponte said:

How are studs getting Altus -135 and -17 drops when the only thing there are the FTUs?

Willing to bet they’ll find their ops unit after they finish initial qual. We started doing the same thing at Kirtland. We did it because practically nobody wants to go to Cannon, so students were shying away from those drops. No idea if it’s a similar thought process, or it some staff Bob decided it would somehow promote synergistic effects in a perfect world.

13 hours ago, McJay Pilot said:

Willing to bet they’ll find their ops unit after they finish initial qual. We started doing the same thing at Kirtland. We did it because practically nobody wants to go to Cannon, so students were shying away from those drops. No idea if it’s a similar thought process, or it some staff Bob decided it would somehow promote synergistic effects in a perfect world.

I could understand the -135 since who wants to go to McConnnell? In the C-17 world Altus is the worst base for that community, flying wise. They have Hickman, Charleston, McChord, Travis, Elmendorf, McGuire, Dover, etc.

Edited July 27Jul 27 by Sua Sponte

17 hours ago, Swizzle said:

I would too if it was fully fielded MWS and working! About the working-MWS part, typically PA and gaggle would be all over an IOC and FOC publically making an announcement (watch out for it in the future, they just cannot resist, case in point. It might be cool then, till then seems it's not ready to kick-a...haven't seen the IOC/FOC PA gaggle. Probably 'accelerating' past only-TPS grads/OT-pilots hands into pre-pre-IOC at FTU. Seems an unsmart accelera'juon past reason based upon publicly released info. Also, why is the buy cut in half, again, for a second year in a row?

https://www.airandspaceforces.com/socom-oa-1k-armed-overwatch-cut-2026/

If the Lt only wants to fly and doesn’t care about promotion, it's a good gig.  Flying a hands-on aircraft for a few years then switching to another MWS (assuming they cancel the mission) doesn't sound too bad (once again if the Lt doesn't care about making rank).  

Yeah they're making the heavy guys find out their ops unit after the FTU now. Recent change.

OA-1K drops are to OKANG studs so they know what they’re getting! Not available to AD yet. 

KEND 25-14AU

 

T-38 x7

T-6 FAIP

KC-135 Grissom

KC-135 KS Guard x2

KC-135 Altus x3

RC-135 Offutt

KC-46 Altus x4

C-17 Dover Reserve

C-17 Altus x5

C-21 Scott

C-130J Little Rock

OA-1K Will Rogers

Edited August 11Aug 11 by jorfy

KEND 26-01AF

 

F-16 Holloman

F-15E SJ

F-35 Luke x2 (1 AD, 1 Reserve)

T-38 FAIP

T-6 FAIP

Edited September 27Sep 27 by jorfy