GBock

If that was him you'd think he'd already have written a song about it.

Esteemed Assembly: Who makes those large wall peg boards/shelves/racks/etc to hold all your mugs in the squadron bar? I'm in desperate need of one. I'm sure I can design one and build it myself, but I'm typically too drunk to do so due to the fact that there is no where to hang/store my mug with pride. Thanks for the help!

There are a handful of navs at Kadena. As for everything else, I'm with scawtiedog.

Aactually, it's "...gave proof through the night..." but we know what you meant. GO PATS!

Which reminds me... Bo-at (Pronouned BO-AT) = Floating tin can full of seamen (sts) [ 04. December 2006, 14:51: Message edited by: GBock ]

I've been wearing mine since my freshman year in college (ERAU - NQND!), 1998. Eery thing is his date of loss is 11 Sep. HELWIG, ROGER DANNY Name: Roger Danny Helwig Rank/Branch: O3/US Air Force Unit: Date of Birth: 17 May 1943 Home City of Record: Colorado Springs CO Date of Loss: 11 September 1969 Country of Loss: Laos Loss Coordinates: 163920N 1062250E (XD472415) Status (in 1973): Killed/Body Not Recovered Category: 2 Acft/Vehicle/Ground: F4D Refno: 1488 Other Personnel in Incident: Roger H. Stearns (remains returned) Source: Compiled by Homecoming II Project 01 April 1991 from one or more of the following: raw data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA families, published sources, interviews. Updated by the P.O.W. NETWORK 1998. REMARKS: SYNOPSIS: When North Vietnam began to increase their military strength in South Vietnam, NVA and Viet Cong troops again intruded on neutral Laos for sanctuary, as the Viet Minh had done during the war with the French some years before. The border road, termed the "Ho Chi Minh Trail" was used for transporting weapons, supplies and troops. Hundreds of American pilots were shot down trying to stop this communist traffic to South Vietnam. Fortunately, search and rescue teams in Vietnam were extremely successful and the recovery rate was high. Still there were nearly 600 who were not rescued, including Stearns and Helwig. Many were alive on the ground and in radio contact with search and rescue and other planes; some were known to have been captured. Hanoi's communist allies in Laos, the Pathet Lao, publicly spoke of American prisoners they held, but when peace agreements were negotiated, Laos was not included, and not a single American was released that had been held in Laos. One of the aircraft used the Trail was the F4 Phantom, used by Air Force, Marine and Navy air wings. The Phantom served a multitude of functions including fighter-bomber and interceptor, photo and electronic surveillance. The two-man aircraft was extremely fast (Mach 2), and had a long range (900 - 2300 miles, depending on stores and mission type). The F4 was also extremely maneuverable and handled well at low and high altitudes. Most pilots considered it one of the "hottest" planes around. Capt. Roger D. Helwig and Capt. Roger H. Stearns are both listed as pilots by the Department of Defense. They comprised the aircrew of an F4D fighter/bomber sent on a combat mission over Laos on September 11, 1969. During the mission, the aircraft was shot down about 5 miles southeast of Sepone in Savannakhet Province. This location is about 10 miles west of the Vietnam border a few miles south of the Demilitarized Zone. It is on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The fates of Helwig and Stearns are not known, but circumstances surrounding the crash of the aircraft indicated to the Air Force that both died in the crash, and that the enemy probably knew their fate. On May 22, 1990, the Vietnamese, having denied knowledge of Helwig and Stearns for many years, "discovered" and returned to U.S. control the remains of Roger H. Stearns. The fate of Helwig remains unclear. Were it not for the thousands of reports concerning Americans still held captive in Southeast Asia, the Helwig family might be able to close this tragic chapter of their lives. But as long as Americans are alive, being held captive, one of them could be Helwig. No one realloy knew the Vietnamese had control of Stearns' body. Helwig could have fallen into the hands of either the Lao or Vietnamese. It's time we brought all our men home.

DoD contracted pool cleaner (And you're in town attending an international pool cleaning conference) Go-cart mechanic And when the going get's tough (like in Enid or any asian country) just tell the story of the Karate Kid triology as your own.

Because as you'll soon find out, that's the answer for all the stupid things we do in king cobra tanker. Most SAC warriors I've come into contact with believe that if you don't vis-a-vis your TOLD on the little plastic card the wings will stop producing lift. At some point you'll stop giving a shit. Welcome to the flying phallus. Besides, paper T.O.'s are going the way of the dinosaur. Score 1 for technology. [ 28. August 2006, 16:30: Message edited by: GBock ]

I know a guy who wears a survival vest in the tanker. Filled right up with PB&J sandwiches, pudding packs, plastic ware, Dr. Peppers, and TP. All the essentials you gotta have flying the mighty -135.

THREAD REVIVAL! Has anyone used USAA for a mortgage loan or do people generally use a local bank? USAA's rates don't seem too competitive just looking around the web. I plan on using USAA's Mover's Advantage anyway to save a few bucks if it works out. Just looking for advice. Thanks!

I think the issue is standardization. At Kadena, the entire wing wears pocket patches. Tanker guys wear a tanker patch, Eagle guys wear an eagle patch, IIRC the -60 guys wear the jolly green feet, and I can't remember what the 'wackers wear but it's some kind of patch. Granted, friday is a big patch free-for-all, but still, it's mostly standardized and nobody *****es. No reference to any reg though. [ 27. February 2006, 15:41: Message edited by: GBock ]

Are we talking OEF/OIF deployments only? If so that would be Diego Garcia hands down. Nothing better than sitting in the lagoon with a few miller lights, deep sea fishing, wind surfing, etc. Until the Forks took over we had some pretty narly tent parties too. The food 'aint bad either.

Little tanker drives might appreciate this: Once I stepped to an "FMC" jet that had no crew entry hatch and no boom. I've also had an ADCC tell me that the reason why the jet has a >1K lb fuel imbalance (upon arriving to the aircraft) is because the #1 tank is smaller than the #4 tank. :confused:

Couldn't you have just let him run the test, fail the BIT, then you recenter the AoA's and give him the old, "Try it now, sir"?

Here in Japan we have foreign national (Japanese) gate guards who wear a blue rent-a-cop uniforms and the SF beret. They also salute which is kinda weird seeing that they aren't military of any country.

One day flying from Vance to Amarillo in the mighty tweet with a satanic old SAC B-52 guy... Me: "Center, RATTR69 with you FL220" The IP: "If you say 'with you' one more time, I'm going to hit you with the canopy breaker tool." Me: Uncontrollable laughter Next handoff (5 minutes later)... Me: "Amarillo Approach, RATTR69 with you FL200 descending 17 thousand." CLICK... BAM! I still have the chip in my helmet to prove it, too! Needless to say, I don't do that anymore.

New Mustang GT. Completely paid off in 2 years (Gotta love TDY per-diem). Don't regret it one bit.

My sources tell me there was only about 3-4' waves with no damage at least to the airfield or downtown. Sounds like it didn't do much of anything other than stir up some mud in the lagoon. I would have been real pissed off if I couldn't make my own pizza at the turner club anymore. [ 27. December 2004, 18:08: Message edited by: GBock ]

Nate needs a life :)

I'm deployed with a certain white jet from OF right now. Let me tell you... you are going to have fun. I'd tell you all about it, but a group of ravens got me so trashed last night, I can't think too hard. And if you're not into partying... it's an awesome, awesome, awesome mission. Congrats.

Or KC-135, or MC-130, or P-3, or HH-60, or E-3, or RC-135, or F-15C... ...to Kadena. The Government will store it and take good care of it if you want. I'm doing it. It's a non-issue.

I bought a 2002 mustang after commissioning. I drove it all over Oklahoma during UPT. I picked up hot OSU and OU college girls all the time. When you have a sweet ride, you'll drink less. When you want to drink, you'll still have those DD's with the minivans (or a shaggin' waggon, in my case - ###!) With the USAA loan, you will not really miss the money. Not like you're going to spend a whole lot during UPT anyway. Except alcohol and food.

7000' x 147'