C-130 vs F-16 (with neat video link)

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[Ax]

When I was in the USAF back in the early 1960s, the only USAF planes I rode were the venerable C-121 and C-124. Then as a civilian DOD employee, I rode C-130s into and out of Vietnam and Panama, C-141s all over South America and even piloted a C-12 for about 20 minutes over the Saudi desert. My daughter was on a 4-month deployment to CENTCOM forward at Al Udeid AB in Qatar, and rode C-130s abd C-17s in and out of Afghanistan. The torch has been passed to the next generation.

[straps]

An we are very proud of your lady. A tip of the hat from an old Inflight Med Tech from the best in the air C141 72 Air Evac Sqdn Mc Guire AFB NJ

Cheers from our blog of ex-military fliers to your daughter sir!

Starps

[Ax]

Appreciate your good thoughts, sir. I’ve only been to McGuire once. Back in 1963, when I returned from a PCS to Italy, I was separated from active duty at McGuire. I don’t remember much about the base except that it was host to the second worst chow hall in the Air Force, the worst being at Wake Island.

[Grut]

Any 3rd-world fighter jock would know: shoot one missle to make the flares go. Then shoot the 2nd and 3rd and 4th missle.

Realistically? A Third-world fighter wouldn't get within a hundred miles of the 130: our own fighter jocks are occasionally useful.

[spectre]

The AC-130 video showed the aircraft SALVOING their flares.
(hundreds of them). You only do that when you know you are going to make a crash landing, photo op for publicity or if the maintenance folks want to replace all the flare buckets at the same time. Your third world pilot doesn't have enough IR missiles in his warehouse to use up the defensive flare BURSTS the threatened aircraft is capable of putting out.