tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post8366226167932583480..comments2024-03-19T06:00:25.249-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: A Close CallOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-46112678906897425872017-08-12T08:26:28.548-07:002017-08-12T08:26:28.548-07:00Not that Korea was critical or anything.
Idiots.Not that Korea was critical or anything.<br /><br />Idiots.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-78819810950476317342017-08-12T07:59:24.992-07:002017-08-12T07:59:24.992-07:00I lost landing currency a couple of times. No lan...I lost landing currency a couple of times. No landings within 30 days. Then the schedulers had to figure out how to get an IP free to fly in the pit, so I could do a crash and dash. Flying in Korea was fun....when you got to do it.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-73849413159339707352017-08-11T05:05:33.338-07:002017-08-11T05:05:33.338-07:00Thanks Paul. I'll pass your greetings along to...Thanks Paul. I'll pass your greetings along to the senior granddaughter.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-55973482812589678962017-08-11T05:04:57.418-07:002017-08-11T05:04:57.418-07:00Nice article. I did see that Captain Melancon'...Nice article. I did see that Captain Melancon's dad had been killed on active duty. Sad.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16194968950606951002017-08-11T01:23:37.863-07:002017-08-11T01:23:37.863-07:00Captain Mark E. Melancon. The San Francisco Giants...Captain Mark E. Melancon. The San Francisco Giants have a relief pitcher named Mark Melancon. He was born in 1985, so would not be his son, yet wonder if they are related. See that Captain Melancon father also died in a B-26 crash in 1957. <br />Sports Illustrated has a three decade old article regarding this crash and related here:<br />https://www.si.com/vault/1987/08/03/115847/america-the-beautifuls-team-when-the-thunderbirds-take-to-the-air-in-the-classic-diamond-formation-with-two-solo-planes-to-spice-things-up-the-spirits-of-those-who-view-them-soar-too Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-55226617569094147392017-08-10T21:31:28.275-07:002017-08-10T21:31:28.275-07:00I don't think that thanks for the post is quit...I don't think that thanks for the post is quite the correct thing to say to today's post, but it's always good to read what you post. I know that I'm LTTB today, but I actually did something today besides sit on my fundament and read. <br /><br />Happy, happy to your granddaughter.<br /><br />Paul L. QuandtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-8743945006365818742017-08-10T17:59:13.328-07:002017-08-10T17:59:13.328-07:00The Blues are a class act.The Blues are a class act.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-21604334462432578672017-08-10T17:46:45.184-07:002017-08-10T17:46:45.184-07:00The Thunderbirds would always/mostly make Air Fies...The Thunderbirds would always/mostly make Air Fiesta at RAFB as that was a BIG deal during Military Week in San Antonio. Following the tragic '82 training crash, The Blues, to their credit, tried to pick up the important Thunderbird schedule for the remainder of the year. Our Ft. Sam Houston Flt Det hanger was the center of activity as it's location was central on the south ramp between the two runways (Randolph and Hangover). The Blues were flying A-4s then and put on a great show in memorial to The Thunderbirds. Even had a RAF Vulcan on display that left after the show, bombed up somewhere and headed to the Falklands. regards, AlemasterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-28031658037082544882017-08-10T15:48:41.269-07:002017-08-10T15:48:41.269-07:00Sounds like the late '40s all over again. MacA...Sounds like the late '40s all over again. MacArthur actually sent teams back to the old Pacific battlefields to recover abandoned equipment to be refurbished in Japanese factories.<br /><br />Truman and his SECDEF Johnson have many sins to answer for. Many.<br /><br />Sounds like you experienced something very similar LL.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-6886555520628435572017-08-10T15:46:41.050-07:002017-08-10T15:46:41.050-07:00I shall pass that along!
:)I shall pass that along!<br /><br />:)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-1242322086866586672017-08-10T15:46:16.500-07:002017-08-10T15:46:16.500-07:00A little over 8 hours a month?!?!
SWPE, but that&...A little over 8 hours a month?!?!<br /><br />SWPE, but that's a close second!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16049687343866287042017-08-10T14:05:28.433-07:002017-08-10T14:05:28.433-07:00Happy Birthdays to your grandkids, Sarge!Happy Birthdays to your grandkids, Sarge!PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-36225436095274055242017-08-10T13:24:26.010-07:002017-08-10T13:24:26.010-07:00I got just over a hundred hours in the Year I was ...I got just over a hundred hours in the Year I was at the Kun. 3 years later in the Reagan years I was approaching 1500.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-43939775263285444292017-08-10T12:54:04.376-07:002017-08-10T12:54:04.376-07:00When I joined the navy, I had a perception that Na...When I joined the navy, I had a perception that Naval Special Warfare would have good gear. About 80% of it dated to WW2. I got a really nice mask that ScubaPro made (and I still have) and the dry suits were new. Everything else was ancient. The Team Five facility dated to WW2 and the Korean War depending on what part of it you were standing in. All storage was in CONEX boxes. Half of them had rusted through here or there. Then the movie with Charlie Sheen came out and some new stuff incrementally arrived. Then JSOC was established with the Army running things and OSCAR-MIKE-GOLF, all the gear your beating heart could desire. Up until then we had Korean War vintage Jeeps. The teams stayed famous enough during the Obama Years that they did fine in terms of equipment. Today they're in good shape. But that is not reflective of the services in general and the navy in particular.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-25672458648011526972017-08-10T11:44:08.759-07:002017-08-10T11:44:08.759-07:00True. I believe Juvat lived through those times du...True. I believe Juvat lived through those times during the reign of the SWPE. (Second Worst President Ever)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-42161558936001989922017-08-10T11:34:24.589-07:002017-08-10T11:34:24.589-07:00When I was a J.O. in the USAF in the mid 60s we we...When I was a J.O. in the USAF in the mid 60s we were flying approx 50hrs/mo. When we were cut to 30 circa approx 70-71 we ALL said es muy IMPOSSIBLE! How can <i>anyone </i> stay current in even the basics let alone advanced combat tactics! Little did we know.. Now jocks would seize upon 30/mo like men dying of thirst in the desert sands..virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-26611269100811039642017-08-10T09:38:41.698-07:002017-08-10T09:38:41.698-07:00Nailed it.Nailed it.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-4027940599264957052017-08-10T09:36:02.157-07:002017-08-10T09:36:02.157-07:00My nephew was in an Air Force construction unit du...My nephew was in an Air Force construction unit during his full time with the military, during Obama's tenure. His unit sat around, doing nothing, with no money for maintenance for equipment or fuel. It was so bad the unit commander quietly allowed them to play airsoft in the vehicle park, under the steely eyes of a combat vet, so they could at least get some practice in. Airsoft. On an Airbase. Troops had to furnish their own equipment. No money for ammo for real guns, etc.<br /><br />And the worse thing is, the Air Force needed his AF construction unit in order to maintain bases here, stateside. But there was... no money. So they played, went to school (quite a few in his unit went to community college during work hours) or just sat around, doing absolutely nothing.<br /><br />He gets out, joins a FLNatGuard construction battalion, and goes into heavy training, and is immediately shipped out to repair bases in Iraq that the administration had let fall apart, like, oh, say infrastructure at the main base servicing Bagdad. He spent more time overseas and doing stuff during the O administration as a NatGuardsman than as an active duty airman.<br /><br />Democrats... It's all about 'Te Feelz.'<br />Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-6506129304499349392017-08-10T09:07:27.334-07:002017-08-10T09:07:27.334-07:00Nice!Nice!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-73895176361066036652017-08-10T08:27:12.531-07:002017-08-10T08:27:12.531-07:00"7, going on 18". Do tell. Our daughter ..."7, going on 18". Do tell. Our daughter grew up between two brothers. During those tender years, all I had to do was draw breath to speak to get "I know, Dad". She is now a street cop here in the DFW area (not Dallas PD thank God). On the first range day in the academy, an instructor walked over and asked her "Who taught you how to shoot?". Hooah.RHT447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86236011356585080602017-08-10T08:01:16.827-07:002017-08-10T08:01:16.827-07:00Not surprised. We were issued C-Rats on Okinawa in...Not surprised. We were issued C-Rats on Okinawa in '77 (I think), the old ones with the little pack of cigarettes inside. Some of the stuff had stamps indicating it was produced in 1944 and 1945. Beans and MFers aren't good when freshly made, imagine what they taste like 30 years later!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-85088051223469775002017-08-10T07:11:45.921-07:002017-08-10T07:11:45.921-07:00The military always suffers. In 1965 I was driving...The military always suffers. In 1965 I was driving a five ton bridge truck manufactured in 1944, and with welded over shrapnel holes. Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-70835858189500805622017-08-10T06:22:13.235-07:002017-08-10T06:22:13.235-07:00The Navy has issues with their ships and their air...The Navy has issues with their ships and their aircraft, a lot of that is due to the follies of the Obummer era. But the Marine Corps has serious, life-threatening maintenance issues with a lot of their aircraft. It's already killed Marines.<br /><br />When I left for Germany in January of 1992, Slick Willie hadn't taken over yet. When I returned from Germany, after 7+ years away, the difference in the country was noticeable, to me at any rate.<br /><br />While most politicians are corrupt idiots, Democrat politicians are far worse.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-55915156130302121872017-08-10T05:47:05.748-07:002017-08-10T05:47:05.748-07:00Our military preparedness is becoming a joke. I do...Our military preparedness is becoming a joke. I don't know about the Navy but the Air Force is in bad shape. Only 67% of the Air Force F-22's were flyable last year, along with 52% of the B-1's and 51% of the B2's. <br /><br />I don't know what it is with Democratic presidents and their NEED to cripple our military but I'm sure you remember how bad it got under Carter. Two of my electronics students were stationed at Ft Riley during Bill Clintons regime and things were so bad, they said when they would go out on maneuvers there were no funds for fuel or ammo so they would spend their time playing cards and watching movies. rkinionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05432551832152096206noreply@blogger.com