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Aircrews Refuel B-52s in Flight for the Fight
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| Master Sgt. Scott King
Posted on 03/17/2006 3:12:00 PM PST by SandRat
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posted on
03/17/2006 3:12:03 PM PST
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SandRat
To: 2LT Radix jr; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; 80 Square Miles; A Ruckus of Dogs; acad1228; AirForceMom; ..
Fiil 'Er Up! Ethel Please. Oh yeah and clean the windscreen too.
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posted on
03/17/2006 3:13:08 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: SandRat
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posted on
03/17/2006 3:15:21 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(If you don't want to be lumped in with those who commit violence in your name, take steps to end it.)
To: SandRat
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posted on
03/17/2006 3:15:44 PM PST
by
StarCMC
(All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing...thank you Sarge.)
To: SandRat
I am glad I don't have to pay that bad boy's gas bill (directly). A teen aged daughter is darn near expensive, though....
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posted on
03/17/2006 3:18:02 PM PST
by
llevrok
(Drink your beer damnit !! There are people in Africa sober.)
To: SandRat
Wonder why they're not using the newer KC-10s over there??
To: SandRat
Flying backward,passing gas.
To: SandRat
LOL! Refueling like that is so incredible! Nice picture.
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posted on
03/17/2006 3:19:20 PM PST
by
phantomworker
(The joy of engineering is to find a straight line on a double logarithmic diagram. - Thomas Koenig)
To: SandRat
What's going on in Afghanistan that requires 200 B-52 sorties in the last six weeks.
I knew that the Taliban had threatened new uprisings, but if we need that much ordinance to subdue them again, they are far stronger and/or numerous than rumored.
The "close air support" tag on the missions implies that we are heavily engaged with sizeable Taliban units. You don't need a B-52 strike to deal with a small rag-tag group of terrorists.
Anyone got the "straight" scoop on what's happening?
To: llevrok
Hey, as the father of two now grown girls I'm still paying off the loans for all the Barbie Stuff.
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posted on
03/17/2006 3:20:09 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: HardStarboard
Bunker busters to collapse Caves????
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posted on
03/17/2006 3:21:46 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: HardStarboard
Just a WAG, but perhaps we're engaging Pakistani intelligence service personnel acting in support of the Taliban/Al Queda.
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posted on
03/17/2006 3:22:36 PM PST
by
Tree of Liberty
(requiescat in pace, President Reagan)
To: SandRat
Hey, I'll bet my sons' video games, action figures and Hot Wheels cost more than Barbie Stuff! ;)
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posted on
03/17/2006 3:23:48 PM PST
by
phantomworker
(The joy of engineering is to find a straight line on a double logarithmic diagram. - Thomas Koenig)
To: HardStarboard
200 sorties doesn't mean all 200 involved combat. The B-52's are used because of their very long loiter time and many were most likely orbiting on call if necessary.
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posted on
03/17/2006 3:24:23 PM PST
by
COEXERJ145
(Real Leaders Base Their Decisions on Their Convictions. Wannabes Base Decisions on the Latest Poll.)
To: SandRat; alfa6; Valin; SAMWolf; Peanut Gallery; snippy_about_it; Wneighbor
The wide angle lens doesn't do justice to just how close the two planes are.
In the one and only flight I ever took on a USAF plane I was able to get into the boomer position on a KC-135 while refueling a flight of A-7's. You're close enough to read the pilot's name on his flight suit.
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posted on
03/17/2006 3:25:17 PM PST
by
Professional Engineer
( Happy patron saint of Engineers day! Beertender, green pocket protectors for everyone.)
To: phantomworker
did I forget to mention a son too with all that plus He-Man and GI-JOE stuff?
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posted on
03/17/2006 3:25:47 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: SandRat
LOL! OK, you win. My two boys share most of their stuff. College isn't cheap either...
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posted on
03/17/2006 3:28:37 PM PST
by
phantomworker
(The joy of engineering is to find a straight line on a double logarithmic diagram. - Thomas Koenig)
To: phantomworker
Tell me about it! Paid the fare for the two oldest and halfway through the last and it was graduate one and the next goes in.
I'm a Renaissance Dad "Baroque!"
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posted on
03/17/2006 3:31:39 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: phantomworker
It's 2006 and B-52s are performing CAS. Who wudda thunk it?
To: taillightchaser
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