Liquid Posted October 3, 2015 Posted October 3, 2015 Thoughts and prayers for the fallen, their families and friends.
Herk Driver Posted October 3, 2015 Posted October 3, 2015 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
tunes Posted October 3, 2015 Posted October 3, 2015 Link?https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Releases/News-Release-View/Article/621692/dod-identifies-air-force-casualties
D_Vezencuando Posted October 3, 2015 Posted October 3, 2015 Our prayers are with you and your families. Fly on.
PK... Posted October 3, 2015 Posted October 3, 2015 "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... 3
airlifter39 Posted October 4, 2015 Posted October 4, 2015 Peace to you my brothers. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Crog Posted October 4, 2015 Posted October 4, 2015 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
Herk Driver Posted October 4, 2015 Posted October 4, 2015 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... 2
Herk Driver Posted October 5, 2015 Posted October 5, 2015 They landed at Dover about 2 hours ago.God bless their families. 6
Duck Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 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. 1
Fuzz Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 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. 2
Blue Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 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. 1
M2 Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 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
WABoom Posted October 7, 2015 Posted October 7, 2015 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. 2
PK... Posted October 7, 2015 Posted October 7, 2015 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...Â
viper154 Posted October 8, 2015 Posted October 8, 2015 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
Robo Posted October 8, 2015 Posted October 8, 2015 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/
whall85 Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 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.
The Lefty Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 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?
Herk Driver Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 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.
amcflyboy Posted October 20, 2015 Posted October 20, 2015 TORQE is the aircraft callsign for the 774th. Need to keep it to five letters for ATC purposes.
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