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'Tactless' US 'Underling' Shocks Iceland With US Military Pullout
NewsBusters.org ^ | 7/22/06 | warner todd huston

Posted on 07/22/2006 1:11:16 PM PDT by Mobile Vulgus

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To: RadioAstronomer
After pulling many a 24 hour alert and then tossing down a few bears...

Man, I heard a lot of wild fighter-jock boasting over the years, but tossing down bears? Well I guess fighter guys are known for their big mouths but that would still take some doing. Do you cut them up first or just open wide like a python?

Just kidding.

81 posted on 07/22/2006 5:28:43 PM PDT by RJS1950 (The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
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Gads! I am never going to live this down! ROFL!


82 posted on 07/22/2006 5:29:33 PM PDT by RadioAstronomer (Senior member of Darwin Central)
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To: RadioAstronomer

At least it's just a typo. I remember observing a couple of guys doing a cross-country from another fighter unit who had imbibed a few too many at the Minot AFB O-club. They came up with the great idea to kidnap the 5th Fighter (Spitten Kittens) detachment mascot (a bobcat) from it's cage out on the flight line. When they returned from this little project one of them was scratched all to hell and his flight suit was shredded in places. He had tried to stick the bobcat kitten inside his flight suit. I still laugh out loud when I visualize the scene.


83 posted on 07/22/2006 5:39:50 PM PDT by RJS1950 (The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
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Oh man! I spent wayyyyyy too much time in one of those Nomex bags to think it could handle a regular kitten much less a bobcat!

Minot and missiles huh! Did you remember the guy who used to get nude, put on his viking war helmet when pulling alert there? LOL!

I got down inside a hole at Warren in 76.

One of my more interesting assignments was a 2 month TDY to Brooks AFB as a medical guinea pig. Got to ride the cetrifuge. Way cool! Got plastered in the O-club prior to a ride one day - BAD MISTAKE! LOL


84 posted on 07/22/2006 5:46:38 PM PDT by RadioAstronomer (Senior member of Darwin Central)
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To: MarkL

Another chance to post this link to a real Yoko Ono song:

http://media.putfile.com/Yoko-Ono

And Bjork is so 90s, Silvia Night is the new Icelandic sensation.


85 posted on 07/22/2006 5:50:02 PM PDT by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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To: RadioAstronomer

Those two yahoos came back, ordered two more beers and argued with each other about whose stupid idea it was todo that.

Missiles, Yep, and the naked crew guy was something of a legend -- before I got there, although we had a number of our own legends develop themselves there. Warren was the sister to our MMIII system at Minot.

Did the crew thing there, wing staff at Ellsworth and spent the rest my time primarily in SAC nuclear planning and command and control both on the old Looking Glass and ground mobile command post.

If I had partied prior to something like a centrifuge ride I'd have had to spend days cleaning the thing.


86 posted on 07/22/2006 7:16:18 PM PDT by RJS1950 (The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
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and the naked crew guy was something of a legend

His name was James. :-) I knew him. LOL!

87 posted on 07/22/2006 10:28:32 PM PDT by RadioAstronomer (Senior member of Darwin Central)
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although we had a number of our own legends develop themselves there.

I spent a little time in NORAD. I too could tell some stories! hehe

88 posted on 07/22/2006 11:11:48 PM PDT by RadioAstronomer (Senior member of Darwin Central)
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You knew Randy?


89 posted on 07/22/2006 11:40:53 PM PDT by RJS1950 (The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
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To: RadioAstronomer

I remember the steak, mushrooms and onions at the 56 club; playing golf around fish rack hazards; playing cards with cheap booze and cigarettes; and working for AFRTS.


90 posted on 07/23/2006 12:36:57 AM PDT by marsh2
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