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Air force secretary gets sick flying with Thunderbirds
The Washington Times ^
| 6/28/2014
| Rowan Scarborough
Posted on 06/28/2014 7:42:48 AM PDT by markomalley
Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James became violently ill during a ride with the storied Thunderbirds aerial acrobatic team this week.
Commanders at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., thought it would be good PR to invite the relatively new secretary for a flight with its most famous squadron. Amid tight defense spending, there is pressure to demonstrate the worth of the Thunderbirds, which is back in the air show business after having been grounded last year when sequestration took hold.
But Tuesdays F-16 flight did not go as planned in the cockpit for Ms. James, a former House defense staffer, Pentagon official and defense industry executive.
Someone got the bright idea to invite her on the airplane, said a source familiar with the incident. She got violently ill.
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TOPICS: Extended News; Government; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: rofl; secretarydebbie
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To: SES1066
Yeah, take Barry up and then have the pilot eject.
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posted on
06/28/2014 8:00:09 AM PDT
by
Old Yeller
(Anything is possible, if you don't know what you're talking about.)
To: markomalley
From what I have heard, a good acrobatic pilot can induce motion sickness upon his passengers at will. I once went up, telling the pilot he could not make me sick; he smiled, and said “maybe not, but I can make you pass out and —— your pants”.
To: Chode
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posted on
06/28/2014 8:01:44 AM PDT
by
mabarker1
(Please, Somebody Impeach the kenyan!!!! Once again dingy hairball, STFU!!! You corrupt POS!!!)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
I feel safer knowing that our Air Force Secretary is named Debbie.
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posted on
06/28/2014 8:04:08 AM PDT
by
Old Yeller
(Anything is possible, if you don't know what you're talking about.)
To: markomalley
To: Smokin' Joe
As long as they don’t bang chicks or make jokes about someone being queer...then they can fly all they like using jet fuel made from sea plankton excrement while performing over gay pride events and Muslim outreach expos.
To: markomalley
Agree with feeling sorry for the Crew Chief, but I would bet dollars to soggy donuts that most of the pilots and crews were having great fun.
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posted on
06/28/2014 8:15:18 AM PDT
by
Tupelo
(I feel more like Philip Nolan every day)
To: mabarker1
To: markomalley
I've heard fighter pilots brag they can make anyone (even cargo and passenger pilots) barf in the back seat. It's merely a matter of how hard they try. Toss on a couple of negative gees and lunch is pushing out with more force than nature ever intended.
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posted on
06/28/2014 8:18:52 AM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(The IRS: either criminally irresponsible in backup procedures or criminally responsible of coverup.)
To: PLMerite
I cant find a picture, but I remember one of these celebrity ride-alongs had barf bags stuffed in every pocket of their flight suit.
A persons got to know their limitations. I admire that.
I found that brown paper grocery bags were much better when I took folks up for glider rides.
The larger opening is easier to aim for in a hurry...:^)
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posted on
06/28/2014 8:26:58 AM PDT
by
az_gila
To: Oldeconomybuyer
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posted on
06/28/2014 8:31:36 AM PDT
by
Flick Lives
("I can't believe it's not Fascism!")
To: SES1066
Any chance that the Secret Service would allow the POTUS to get his own demonstration flight? some POTUS would not mine.
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posted on
06/28/2014 8:32:12 AM PDT
by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: huldah1776
Welcome- that one is always good.
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posted on
06/28/2014 8:35:03 AM PDT
by
mabarker1
(Please, Somebody Impeach the kenyan!!!! Once again dingy hairball, STFU!!! You corrupt POS!!!)
To: markomalley
Don’t eat and go on thrill rides...
Chunky Monkey....
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posted on
06/28/2014 8:35:22 AM PDT
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
To: markomalley
Interesting...
Only thre or four people would have ever known about this, so it would have been kept quiet....IF this was someone they respected......
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posted on
06/28/2014 8:39:22 AM PDT
by
virgil283
(GOD loves you...'He's not mad....He's not even in a bad mood'...)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
I feel safer knowing that our Air Force Secretary is named Debbie.
Laughed Out Loud.
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posted on
06/28/2014 8:45:08 AM PDT
by
Shannon
To: mabarker1; markomalley; Chode; nascarnation; B4Ranch
I’d’ve punched out, and left another smoking hole in the Nevada desert.
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posted on
06/28/2014 8:46:41 AM PDT
by
SgtBob
(Freedom is not for the faint of heart. Semper Fi!)
To: markomalley
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posted on
06/28/2014 8:51:06 AM PDT
by
yldstrk
( My heroes have always been cowboys)
To: SgtBob
at least you weren't in it...
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posted on
06/28/2014 8:52:41 AM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
To: markomalley
They gave me a bag to puke in when I was given a ride on an f16. I used it.
It is hard to hold the bag up to your mouth while under g loads.
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posted on
06/28/2014 8:54:54 AM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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