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« on: December 09, 2013, 03:07:02 EST » |
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All men dream: but not equally. Those who Dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds Wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the Dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they May act their dream with open eyes, to make it Possible. This I did. —T. E. Lawrence, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom _________________________________________________________________________________________________ "If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly." - David Hackworth "Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet" General James "Mad Dog" Mattis
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Tnphil
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« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2013, 05:14:01 EST » |
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When I was stationed in Okinawa we use to hop C-130 flights over to the Philippines for a little R&R.....and some other things. I was in a Navy P-3 squadron stationed at Kadena AFB.
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Navol
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« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2013, 07:56:11 EST » |
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When I was stationed in Okinawa we use to hop C-130 flights over to the Philippines for a little R&R.....and some other things. I was in a Navy P-3 squadron stationed at Kadena AFB. I was once in the Philippines on a "Space A" ticket over the holiday season; I had an early Julian date, so we managed to get on a C-130 headed back to Okinawa, leaving a mob of similar travelers behind. When we got to Okinawa, they were all waiting on us! A C-141 availability opened up just after we left Clark, and they all got on that bird and passed us up.
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volsboy
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« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2013, 08:07:18 EST » |
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An amazing aircraft. I have seen the Spectre in action. It is an awe inspiring site. But not for the bad guys.
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Tnphil
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« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2013, 08:17:52 EST » |
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I was once in the Philippines on a "Space A" ticket over the holiday season; I had an early Julian date, so we managed to get on a C-130 headed back to Okinawa, leaving a mob of similar travelers behind. When we got to Okinawa, they were all waiting on us! A C-140 availability opened up just after we left Clark, and they all got on that bird and passed us up. I flew on C-141's all over the world courtesy of the U.S. Air Force....One fine flying aircraft.
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PirateVOL
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« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2013, 09:18:50 EST » |
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I flew on C-141's all over the world courtesy of the U.S. Air Force....One fine flying aircraft.
as long as the underfloor heat was working ...
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All men dream: but not equally. Those who Dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds Wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the Dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they May act their dream with open eyes, to make it Possible. This I did. —T. E. Lawrence, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom _________________________________________________________________________________________________ "If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly." - David Hackworth "Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet" General James "Mad Dog" Mattis
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Navol
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« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2013, 09:37:10 EST » |
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as long as the underfloor heat was working ...
Roger that; I then flew all the way from Okinawa to Tokyo on a frosty C-141 holding my feet up off the cabin floor!
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FLVOL
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« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2013, 10:37:29 EST » |
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I have some videos we shot with helmet cams about this time last year I will send you. Some A10 stuff as well if you are interested. good stuff......
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Black Diamond Vol
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« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2013, 03:18:00 EST » |
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So I guess they're turning it all over to the U's, right (at least until they figure out how to mount a 105 on a drone)?
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PirateVOL
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« Reply #9 on: December 10, 2013, 03:30:29 EST » |
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So I guess they're turning it all over to the U's, right (at least until they figure out how to mount a 105 on a drone)?
The U-Boats will carry the heavy load. In the short term, the AC-130Ws (H2 slicks that were originally modified to be semi-Talons, that were then modified with a precision strike capability). In the long term, AC-130Js. At least initially the intent is to cross deck the precision strike across to the Js. http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/FactSheets/Display/tabid/224/Article/104485/ac-130w-stinger-ii.aspxhttp://www.afsoc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123331866AFSOC is recappitalizing to more or less an all C-130J fleet (except for the U-Boats).
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All men dream: but not equally. Those who Dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds Wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the Dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they May act their dream with open eyes, to make it Possible. This I did. —T. E. Lawrence, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom _________________________________________________________________________________________________ "If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly." - David Hackworth "Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet" General James "Mad Dog" Mattis
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« Reply #10 on: December 10, 2013, 03:27:59 EST » |
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Me and my family flew from McGuire AFB to Torrejon AFB in Madrid back in the early 60's on a C-130. Took about 16 hours with a stop to refuel in the Azore Islands.
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