ERAU16 Posted July 9, 2016 Posted July 9, 2016 (edited) 16-12 (x4) F-15E WSO Seymour-Johnson (x2) RC-135 Nav Offutt (x2) RC-135 EWO Offutt (x2) C-130 Nav WV Guard (x2) B-1 WSO Dyess B-52 EWO Barksdale B-52 WSO Barksdale E-3 Nav Tinker E-8 Nav Robins C-130 Nav AFR Maxwell Edited July 9, 2016 by ERAU16 1
08Dawg Posted July 10, 2016 Posted July 10, 2016 On 6/26/2016 at 5:34 PM, pawnman said: We've put a few BUFF guys through already when they got hired for the B-1 reserve unit, and they all seemed to do fine. I think they'll be OK in the beginning at the ops squadron. Where the credibility thing will really come into question is this scheme for them to upgrade to instructor a year after graduating the FTU. Most pilots don't upgrade to IP until about three years in an ops squadron, most WSOs at two. AFGSC will have to re-write some portions of the 11-2B-1 for these guys to meet minimum hours/sorties/time to upgrade to AC, FLUG, and IP. Yup, I think that's am ambitious plan. And just about the time they get to be useful, Global Strike's going to say, "Tour complete, go requal in your previous platform". Not sure what they have in mind for a timeline, but I think at least four years would be optimal.
magnetfreezer Posted July 11, 2016 Posted July 11, 2016 6 hours ago, 08Dawg said: Yup, I think that's am ambitious plan. And just about the time they get to be useful, Global Strike's going to say, "Tour complete, go requal in your previous platform". Not sure what they have in mind for a timeline, but I think at least four years would be optimal. It will be OK for the reservists (long timeline in their unit). Striker Vista guys are the shiny pennies though - when they get sent to command a B-1 squadron, will be interesting to see how much experience (credibility) they have. 1
Disco_Nav963 Posted July 11, 2016 Posted July 11, 2016 1 hour ago, magnetfreezer said: It will be OK for the reservists (long timeline in their unit). Striker Vista guys are the shiny pennies though - when they get sent to command a B-1 squadron, will be interesting to see how much experience (credibility) they have. We've been getting B-2/B-1 drivers with zero BUFF experience as commanders in the BUFF for a long time... The world hasn't ended yet, bitches/gripes/complaints aside.
pawnman Posted July 11, 2016 Posted July 11, 2016 17 hours ago, 08Dawg said: Yup, I think that's am ambitious plan. And just about the time they get to be useful, Global Strike's going to say, "Tour complete, go requal in your previous platform". Not sure what they have in mind for a timeline, but I think at least four years would be optimal. Requal in your previous platform would make them more useful than "Now that you've seen a B-1/B-52/B-2, go to school and staff for four years". Instructor requal will be a huge challenge if for these guys.
08Dawg Posted July 14, 2016 Posted July 14, 2016 The good news here is that the Buff is now in combat. It'll be a minute or two before most of those crewdogs are eligible for Striker Vista, but I think having both the non-LO bombers in the fight will eventually help smooth that transition. 1
saber4p Posted September 2, 2016 Posted September 2, 2016 16-13: 5x B-52 WSO 2x B-52 EWO 1x U-28 CSO 1x AC-130W CSO 1x E-3 Nav 3x F-15 WSO 16-14: 1x B-52 EWO 2x B-52 WSO 4x F-15 WSO 1x AC-130U Nav 1x AC-130U EWO 1x EC-130 Nav 1x EC-130 EWO 1x HC-130J CSO (DM) 2x B-1 WSO 2x U-28 CSO (1 to Cannon, 1 to Hurby) 1x C-130 MN ANG 1x EC-130J NAV PA ANG 2x E-3 Nav 1x E-8 Nav 1x RC-135 Nav 16-15:1x AC-130J CSO (Hurby) 1x AC-130U Nav 2x B-1 WSO 4x F-15 WSO 2x U-28 CSO 2x RC-135 EWO 1x RC-135 Nav 1x B-52 WSO 1x EC-130 Nav 1x EC-130 EWO 1
nsplayr Posted September 5, 2016 Posted September 5, 2016 Thanks for posting @saber4p. I'm assuming that J-model gunship from 16-15 in bold was you? Quick question - what's with the class size of 16-14 being significantly larger than the others? Just curious.
saber4p Posted September 7, 2016 Posted September 7, 2016 Nah not me, just the first one that's ever dropped out of the school house, thought it was pretty noteable They had a lot of people fall into their class. Two who had babies, one who was on medical hold and got cleared, one who had to have his security clearance checked, one who had family stuff, and one who had failed an elim check and got back in the program.They would have been only 16 people without those guys
saber4p Posted September 8, 2016 Posted September 8, 2016 17-01: 4x F-14 WSO 2x B-1 WSO 1x MC-130H EWO 1x MC-130J CSO 3x B-52 EWO 1x B-52 WSO 1x AC-130W CSO 1x RC-135 EWO 1x RC-135 CSO (Guessing will be nav) 1x C-130H NAV Guard 1x MC-12 CSO Guard
nsplayr Posted September 9, 2016 Posted September 9, 2016 2 hours ago, saber4p said: 1x MC-12 CSO Guard If anyone's curious on this one, hit me up via PM. 185th SOS, AFSOC MC-12 Guard unit in Oklahoma City. Believe this was our first nav school stud going through. Good dudes, can put you in touch for recruiting if you're interested.
Hey Nav Posted September 29, 2016 Posted September 29, 2016 nsplayr -I'm interested in the OK ANG. PM sent
Stig Posted October 1, 2016 Posted October 1, 2016 (edited) On 9/8/2016 at 11:46 PM, saber4p said: 17-01:4x F-14 WSO I knew they couldn't keep 'em retired forever! But in all seriousness, it looks like they're cramming as many WSOs into the Strike Eagle pipeline as they can. We need them! Edited October 1, 2016 by Stig 3
HuggyU2 Posted October 28, 2016 Posted October 28, 2016 On September 8, 2016 at 6:18 PM, nsplayr said: If anyone's curious on this one, hit me up via PM. 185th SOS, AFSOC MC-12 Guard unit in Oklahoma City. I sincerely hope OK ANG doesn't take anyone from the former active duty MC-12 squadrons, and that they re-build it. Sure, there were some quality people in the program. Some really good ones, in fact. But the MC-12 culture was horrendous, and better to miss out on getting some good folks than to bring in any of the virus. Good to see they are going to use CSO's on the crew. The active duty should have done that. FYI: I spent a year in the MC-12. 1
nsplayr Posted October 29, 2016 Posted October 29, 2016 (edited) We do have at least one pilot from there but he's a good dude. Definitely cognizant that we're building an entirely separate and new unit culture. Liberty is dead, rest assured. Edit to add: I'm pretty sure, "Liberty is dead" is an old dead guy quote out there somewhere... Edited October 29, 2016 by nsplayr
Mustang Posted December 1, 2016 Posted December 1, 2016 On 9/8/2016 at 6:18 PM, nsplayr said: If anyone's curious on this one, hit me up via PM. 185th SOS, AFSOC MC-12 Guard unit in Oklahoma City. I'm transferring out there! Just waiting on NGB to give the green light. 1
Sosa1504 Posted December 3, 2016 Posted December 3, 2016 (edited) 17-02 1 x ec130 nav 3 x f15e wso 3 x b52 wso 1 x b1 wso 1 x u28 cso 2 x c130 nav (guard) 17-03 2 x 15s, 2 x 52s wso 1 x hc-130 moody 1 x mc-130 kadena 1 x ac-130 ewo 1 x ec-130 ewo 17-04 5 x f15e wso 5 x b1 wso 2 x u28 cso 1 x rc135 nav 1 x ec130 nav 3 x c130 nav (guard) 1 x ac130u nav Edited December 10, 2016 by Sosa1504 Forgot the ac130U
pawnman Posted December 10, 2016 Posted December 10, 2016 On 12/3/2016 at 0:13 PM, Sosa1504 said: 17-02 1 x ec130 nav 3 x f15e wso 3 x b52 wso 1 x b1 wso 1 x u28 cso 2 x c130 nav (guard) 17-03 2 x 15s, 2 x 52s wso 1 x hc-130 moody 1 x mc-130 kadena 1 x ac-130 ewo 1 x ec-130 ewo 17-04 5 x f15e wso 5 x b1 wso 2 x u28 cso 1 x rc135 nav 1 x ec130 nav 3 x c130 nav (guard) 5 B-1 WSOs? Thank God, we need them.
Sosa1504 Posted December 17, 2016 Posted December 17, 2016 (edited) 17-05 1x RC NAV 1x EC130 NAV 1x HC 130J CSO 1x MC 130J CSO 1x MC 130H EWO 1x C130 NAV (guard) 1x B52 EWO 1x B52 WSO 1X AC130U NAV 5x RC135 EWO 2x B1 WSO 6x F15 WSO Edited December 17, 2016 by Sosa1504 17-05 not 06. I'm a little drunk
08Dawg Posted December 25, 2016 Posted December 25, 2016 Looks like the Strike Eagles are hurting for back enders...
ERAU16 Posted January 27, 2017 Posted January 27, 2017 (edited) It's been a while! 17-06 1 x EC-130 Nav 1 x EC-130 EWO 2 x B-52 WSO 1 x B-52 EWO 2 x B-1 WSO 4 x F-15E WSO 1 x E-3 Nav 1 x RC-135 EWO 1 x AC-130W Nav Cannon 1 x U-28 CSO Cannon 1 x C-130 Nav Charlotte (Guard) 1 x C-130 Nav Minneapolis (Reserve) 1 x HC-130 Nav Elmendorf (Guard) Edited January 27, 2017 by ERAU16
Sosa1504 Posted January 28, 2017 Posted January 28, 2017 2 hours ago, ERAU16 said: It's been a while! 17-06 1 x EC-130 Nav 1 x EC-130 EWO 2 x B-52 WSO 1 x B-52 EWO 2 x B-1 WSO 4 x F-15E WSO 1 x E-3 Nav 1 x RC-135 EWO 1 x AC-130W Nav Cannon 1 x U-28 CSO Cannon 1 x C-130 Nav Charlotte (Guard) 1 x C-130 Nav Minneapolis (Reserve) 1 x HC-130 Nav Elmendorf (Guard) Youre so fast! Like lightning. On a side note. Stoked for the U28 bro
08Dawg Posted January 28, 2017 Posted January 28, 2017 No -135 navs, either RCs or KCs. Interesting. A good drop, though!
Minus5 Posted January 31, 2017 Posted January 31, 2017 I'm surprised Charlotte is still putting Navs through. 1
Minus5 Posted January 31, 2017 Posted January 31, 2017 16 hours ago, Kiloalpha said: Good catch. Maybe it's an enlisted twho's hoping to jump from backseat to front? That or it's kind of pointless, whether they get C-17s or J models... unless the magic 8ball is lying, they're getting C17s.
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