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Yes, the 563 RQG has HC-130Js at DM.

By "we" you mean the 413 FLTS/88 TES, not any of the operational. Moody and Kirtland are getting the first birds, in FY21 (4 to each location). FY21 is IOC. ETA: You forgot to list Kirtland in your order of PCS locations. Here's what I'll say about Kirtland...you're back in AETC, so getting tapped for a deployment is much diminished. However, it's AETC. At a minimum I would put it above Moody in rank order. After that, it really depends on your priorities (aka teaching the noobs, family vs hacking the mish at least four months out of the year). Most of my career I had zero interest in being a schoolhouse IP, but I eventually hit my fill of deployments (7), and that assignment started looking pretty good.

That is the most horrible idea I've ever heard. I was at Moody when we were sharing with the AETC folks, and we were lucky if we got 1 hr of range time at Grand Bay twice a week, because the T-38s needed that airspace for their overhead pattern to 18L/36R. Grand Bay Range is a 30 second flight east of the runways. And the next closest range we can use is Avon Park, 2 hrs flight time away, followed by the Navy water ranges 30 miles off the coast of JAX...Gunnex AA and BB, 2+15 away. And then the AETC MX folks required all the ramp ballpark lighting to be on at night so they could see to do their MX, which meant we had to ask nicely for them to turn it off for an hour at night so we could shoot at Grand Bay without getting blinded every time we turned east (restricted firing fan meant fires to the south only, on an east/west axis), even though all the AETC aircraft were parked under sunshades that they refused to provide lighting to. And 50% of the time they whined enough that we couldn't get the lights off. Which then lead to several KIOs because we couldn't see each other while shooting. FML. And having to hold waiting for all the T-6s to land because they were worried the student pilots would freak out when the helos came into to land on the helipad didn't help matters. Now the issue isn't getting range time from the T-38s, it's sharing the range time with all the other users on base (the primary DZ for the 820 BDG is on Grand Bay Range, and of course the A-10s like to go brrrrrrt on a daily basis, too).

I assume you don't need the helicopter pilot's take on low level...

the other jets had enough gas to remain airborne... "After (Turner) ejected from the aircraft, we did confirm from one of our aircraft that we kept airborne that he was OK on the ground, in terms of being able to walk around on his own accord," from the Gazette article.

so maybe that pic of him shaking POTUS' hand is so POTUS could say oops, my bad.

Tbirds cancelled at Kirtland this weekend. Prayers to the Blue Angel's family.

anyone find LiveLeak ATC comms from the Tbird crash? I read a separate article quoting the Tbird/CC saying he had an engine malfunction, and had the gear down trying to bring it in when he had to puch out at the last second after steering the jet away from houses, etc

Rescue had to do that in 06 for a short-notice POTUS support tasking. We sent someone TDY to the State Dept to hand walk our paperwork through to get the brown passports on 24-hr turn around. Since most folks already had a tourist (blue) passport, we sent those along in lieu of a notarized birth certificate. Since that experience everyone's been required to get a brown passport as part of their inprocessing checklist.

Flaco, "in writing" could just be a given SQ/CC's policy letter. Doubt you'll find that online. Why do you need it "in writing"?

Use the search function to find a thread that's already created related to fighter porch stuff. It's not that hard. The pinned thread at the top of this page "READ THIS FIRST!!!!" goes into great detail about using the search function and not creating a new thread if there's already one about the same topic. I haven't searched for your topic since it's not a topic I have interest in, but I can definitely recall several threads related to fighter assignments over the years I've been on this board. Good luck with the search function!

someone dropped KC-46s in the last UPT drop (check that thread). Search function has in the past had issues with searching for things that are three letters or less...not sure if that is still an issue.

are you trying to hijack a thread that's solely about Homestead and SOCSOUTH? Pretty sure there are more appropriate places for you to post your question.

11H isn't just Helicopter pilot, the official AFSC is Rescue Pilot. Includes HC-130 bubbas.

my AOs started within a week of starting UPT. I know the OP won't have AOs if he hasn't started pilot training, but you DO have AOs while you're in UPT (or at least you did 14 years ago).

ABQ doesn't smell. Major airline with direct flights around the country, great for that odd 4 day weekend while you're in training. Depending on time of year, 2 hr drive to excellent skiing (Taos, Red River, etc). 3ish hrs to Wolf Creek.

nope, not like that at all, but thanks for disparaging me. My point is that you can't sweepingly say the FAA is more lenient than the USAF, when there is plenty of anecdotal evidence against this. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjpoI2swJ7LAhVKn4MKHdRTBB8QFggfMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dtic.mil%2Fcgi-bin%2FGetTRDoc%3FAD%3DADA392805&usg=AFQjCNEphyNjiAKopg5DzDeLwa9SEtsOpw&bvm=bv.115339255,d.amc

derail (sorry): except for loss of consciousness events. I know a dude who got kicked the curb for a minimum of 2 years even after 2 separate neuros gave him clean bills of health.

1. Thread. 8 posts up from yours, link already posted.

doubtful you'll do anything additional in ABQ outside the formal IQ course. Your PM could also tailor you specifically based on your circumstances, if in fact you were supposed to do a TX but got an IQ slot instead due to availability. Could being the operative word. Reach out to your gaining unit to see what they expect you to arrive with, and if that expectation is something other than FP/MC, then they need to reach out to the PM at Kirtland before your arrival for any possibility of tailoring.

well, the CV-22 is available again out of Rucker now, and don't forget the FAIPs... ;)

according to the guys I talked to, the P course at Kirtland is still going for "another year or two"

I'll ask the P dudes tomorrow, they're next row over from me.

Tonka, call and ask them. Also, this thread should be moved up to the Military Discounts forum...

not if Congress has any say. My year group, the first 3 months (Oct-Dec) of pin-on it went like clockwork (250/mo). In Jan that came to a screeching halt "DOPMA grade ceiling blah blah blah" and suddenly only 112/mo. Delayed my pin-on by 4 months.