tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post1269960015315927987..comments2024-03-28T13:05:30.531-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: On to the 'GuOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-41255354061722937382017-01-31T14:56:20.504-08:002017-01-31T14:56:20.504-08:00While deployed to Wake for Prompt Return,, I bough...While deployed to Wake for <a href="http://oldafsarge.blogspot.com/2015/10/prompt-return.html" rel="nofollow">Prompt Return,</a>, I bought a coffee cup from the Base Ops/BX/Commissary there so I could have a decent sized cup of coffee while deployed and two so I'd have something to represent "been there, done that". Redeployed directly from Wake to the Pentagon. Brought the coffee cup to work the first day, filled it up, put it on a desk while talking to somebody. Somebody came by brushed it and sent it crashing to the floor. Million pieces! The Pentagon tour went downhill from there.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-52611919631119337212017-01-31T08:42:38.852-08:002017-01-31T08:42:38.852-08:00Why are these kinds of movies so addicting? I got ...Why are these kinds of movies so addicting? I got that feeling in the pit of my stomach watching it. The same feeling described in the earlier post. I blame it on my screamer of an IP that I had at Davis-Monthan in '64-65.<br />I lived near Fukuoka in a little town called Zashnokuma in '62-64. Flying out of Itazuke AB. We had six pilots (assorted F-100, F-105 and F-102 folks) and a flight surgeon, occupying a large summer home built by a business man before the war. Good times, best of times in many ways. So many stories to tell. I bought a Zippo lighter in the Wake BX, still have it in a box with all the others.Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-78768865924173381812017-01-31T08:14:54.258-08:002017-01-31T08:14:54.258-08:00I have been known to polish the canopy of my jet o...I have been known to polish the canopy of my jet on a quick turn because the crew chief was too busy turning the jet and I didn't want the bug guts affecting my ability to see the bad guys. One does what one must.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-32912367243827921102017-01-31T06:44:27.776-08:002017-01-31T06:44:27.776-08:00It's what I do.
I volunteer, I make history, ...It's what I do.<br /><br />I volunteer, I make history, and I fix radars. FWIW, crew chiefs can always use a hand. It's busy buggers they are.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-20478366521258530822017-01-31T05:59:05.286-08:002017-01-31T05:59:05.286-08:00No....That's a week, week and a half before I ...No....That's a week, week and a half before I entered Active Duty. However, That is Sarge in the lower aircraft holding the refueling hose. He'd just finished with the radar and the crew chief needed some help, so, being the good trooper he is, he volunteered and made aviation history.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-91192160409339267492017-01-31T05:56:20.407-08:002017-01-31T05:56:20.407-08:00With the exceptions of the A-7s and the fact there...With the exceptions of the A-7s and the fact there's no ocean in the picture, that's pretty much how I remember it.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83189464815077826332017-01-31T05:55:14.429-08:002017-01-31T05:55:14.429-08:00Thanks,
Yeah, as the Pickle in the Middle, I was r...Thanks,<br />Yeah, as the Pickle in the Middle, I was relying on 3 of the 4 jets in the formation to do EVERYTHING right, so there was some intense concentration going on there.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-14320051749799102392017-01-30T20:25:24.186-08:002017-01-30T20:25:24.186-08:00Could this be what you were thinking of? https://...Could this be what you were thinking of? https://airrefuelingarchive.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/question-mark-air-refueling.jpgSCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-37645173678787765382017-01-30T20:23:26.333-08:002017-01-30T20:23:26.333-08:00This is as close as I could come in searching. ht...This is as close as I could come in searching. https://veneremurcernui.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/kansas_ang_kc-135e_refueling_kc-10a_1991.jpeg<br />SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-60518227744722815492017-01-30T19:46:19.581-08:002017-01-30T19:46:19.581-08:00Good story, and I'm betting the pucker factor ...Good story, and I'm betting the pucker factor got a 'bit' high there for a few minutes...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84826622106881168962017-01-30T15:15:50.690-08:002017-01-30T15:15:50.690-08:00That's especially true after they got the AMRA...That's especially true after they got the AMRAAM, Alemaster!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-55643966534589848392017-01-30T15:10:33.485-08:002017-01-30T15:10:33.485-08:00Thanks to the both of you.Thanks to the both of you.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-9764317923114677392017-01-30T15:09:28.443-08:002017-01-30T15:09:28.443-08:00I had to divert into Taegu from the Kun once on my...I had to divert into Taegu from the Kun once on my first assignment. It wasn't quite tents and mud, but it made Kunsan look pretty comfortable afterwards. Even though the Kunsan "Commissary" would have made an understocked 7-11 look like a Whole Foods, it was palatial compared to what the Squadron at Taegu made do with.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-15509524255711482822017-01-30T15:06:13.576-08:002017-01-30T15:06:13.576-08:00I know I've seen a few pictures and a video of...I know I've seen a few pictures and a video of a side view of the 135 refueling the 10, and I think there was a fighter underneath the 10. May be a figment of my imagination, but Google-Fu failed me on that one.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-70450405891059915902017-01-30T15:04:49.399-08:002017-01-30T15:04:49.399-08:00Thanks,
So the strange greenish gray mist didn'...Thanks,<br />So the strange greenish gray mist didn't raise the sense of danger at all? Rats....There goes my future career as a Hollywood screenwriter.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66902566902222168542017-01-30T12:58:58.018-08:002017-01-30T12:58:58.018-08:00That photo of Taegu is very different than the men...That photo of Taegu is very different than the mental one in my head. Dad flew an F-84G out of Taegu just after the end of full-scale hostilities (can't be and end when they're still killing each other, more or less quietly, since the 'official end' of that continuing conflict.) <br /><br />His photos and movies show dirt, mud, dirt, mud, lots of tents (looking kinda like the set for MASH, and a runway mostly consisting of what looked like Marsten Mat. Add in the squadron monkey and puppy being blanket tossed and you get the idea that it seemed rough to me. I know, Taegu has been there forever, and been a major base of operations in Korea since forever (forever being the separation date of north and south) and has had to have some infrastructure changes.<br /><br />Still, the romantic part of me still sees the tents and mud and dirt of my dad's era.<br /><br />Is this a sign of approaching adulthood (otherwise known as old age?)Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-50538801675954876902017-01-30T12:24:31.752-08:002017-01-30T12:24:31.752-08:00A good friend was a former F-4 nose gunner in the ...A good friend was a former F-4 nose gunner in the 149th ANG who transitioned into the F-16. His take was that the later F-16 lots, ie. "big mouths" (larger intake for those of us on the outside) were not to be taken lightly by any adversary in the fur ball. Guess if two fighter pilots say it, it's gotta be true! regards, Alemaster Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66069212578037126262017-01-30T12:20:40.716-08:002017-01-30T12:20:40.716-08:00Really cool video too. I remember seeing a segment...Really cool video too. I remember seeing a segment on one of those olden news magazine shows circa 1984-85ish about the first female boomer. She had to be ANG at the time of course and they were flying the old A models with the R-1340's -- er, J-57's. With water for t/o!PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-34675371644821999962017-01-30T12:11:29.051-08:002017-01-30T12:11:29.051-08:00As good a tale as promised, Juvat, although runawa...As good a tale as promised, Juvat, although runaway CG at Mach .9 is hard to beat by an overflight of Wake. I'm kind of surprised that your last leg didn't include a stop by the arming pit at Kadena prior to the flight to Taegu as Kim The Middle was more stable than Kim The Bookends but still NORKass crazy. FWIW, the procedures for "inadvertent IMC" for a flight of Huey's can be quite exciting but yours was an excellent story. Thanks, and regards, AlemasterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54987949729431558532017-01-30T12:06:45.037-08:002017-01-30T12:06:45.037-08:00I make that two ( too ).
Paul L. QuandtI make that two ( too ).<br /><br />Paul L. QuandtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45603089148745669342017-01-30T11:29:08.400-08:002017-01-30T11:29:08.400-08:00I , for one, was entertained by this story! I , for one, was entertained by this story! SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-55745859488947818712017-01-30T10:02:40.288-08:002017-01-30T10:02:40.288-08:00Hahaha!Hahaha!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-20443700619814197592017-01-30T09:49:41.259-08:002017-01-30T09:49:41.259-08:00Thanks,
I'll have to go back and look, but one...Thanks,<br />I'll have to go back and look, but one of the tankers in that vid had wingtip pods which I assumed were for probe and drogue ops.<br /><br />I've heard that the 135 with a Drogue was not too spiffy.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-74480066598178319122017-01-30T09:47:40.058-08:002017-01-30T09:47:40.058-08:00Thanks. One tries.
Chiggers? Ticks? Poison Ivy...Thanks. One tries. <br /><br />Chiggers? Ticks? Poison Ivy? I thought Sarge lived in Rhode Island, not Texas! Oh wait, you didn't include scorpions, black widows, brown recluse, rattle snakes, or coral snakes, so I guess it could be Rhode Island.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-62875178436029961882017-01-30T09:44:31.238-08:002017-01-30T09:44:31.238-08:00Another great post Juvat!
BITD naval aviators res...Another great post Juvat!<br /><br />BITD naval aviators reserved a special kind of love for the KC-135 BDA (Boom Drogue Adapter). I've seen a couple of snapped probes and busted quarter panels and crews you wanted to stay upwind of. The KC-10, with purpose-built drogues and soft baskets was much preferred. And almost never available. PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.com