Comments on: Another milestone the MSM won’t mark

By: Leatherneck

Leatherneck — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 02:49:57 +0000

Thank you Air Force. The United States military, the best that has ever existed on this planet, has the greatest Air force. Love it!

Kill them all!

By: dan708

dan708 — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:28:13 +0000

I agree with nbarry#10 – this only gets reported if a plane crashes.

By: Kevlaur

Kevlaur — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:02:34 +0000

I’ll never forget my first ride on a C-130 or C-17… the Soldiers get on and take all the good sleeping/sitting spots… and this poor zoomie took what was left.

Kevlaur

By: Archon

Archon — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:10:27 +0000

Thanks for putting up those AMC facts. I sent them on to my favorite 1LT C-17 driver out at Charleston.

And allow me to throw in some love for our boys in blue, as well. I’m convinced that if it wasn’t for the Air Force (and their wonderful A-10s!), this poster wouldn’t be here to offer his pointed commentary…THANK GOD FOR THE AIR FORCE!

By: trinitytim

trinitytim — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:06:46 +0000

Hey ArmoredCav, Heck when I was TC’n my tank, the air outside was close to 120 and the inside never got below 90.

Add my thanks to the Air Force. I especially love those 2 F-4 pilots who came to the rescue that morning north of Lai Khe and to Boomer’s buddies who gave them the juice to get there and back.

What a team our military is !!

By: PaleoMedic

PaleoMedic — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:53:44 +0000

One of the coolest things I ever saw was a pair of F-16s refueling over Beartooth Pass in southern Montana on a crystal clear summer day 3 and a half years ago. Kind of stirs the blood knowing we have people who can make that kind of thing work so well.

By: links for 2007-11-26

links for 2007-11-26 — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:19:53 +0000

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By: CarpiJugulum

CarpiJugulum — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 06:56:38 +0000

Not to worry. The MSM will cover the story , just as soon as Al GOre figures out a way to offset carbon and make a profiet out of it.

By: ArmoredCAV

ArmoredCAV — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 06:30:19 +0000

Love the Air Force! Without them, we would truly be hurting. My favorite memory of AMC guys is how shocked they were when they discovered that my tank didn’t have an air conditioner in it, and it routinely got to 120-130 degrees inside. The horror!!

By: mattymatt10

mattymatt10 — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 05:22:13 +0000

One more proud USAF vet here, too. I miss wearing that uniform and being part of something that gave me a great deal of pride. I spent part of my tour at Dover Air Force Base, home of the C5 and member of AMC (436th Weather Flight, 436th Operatioins Support Squadron, 436th Operations Group, 436th Airlift “Eagle” Wing). Good days, those. Good days.

The United States Air Force – Integrity First, Service Before Self, Excellence in All We Do.

By: Ken M.

Ken M. — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 01:56:36 +0000

Another proud USAF vet here (Dec ‘63 – Dec ‘67). Lots of us, then and now, don’t face those unspeakable combat situations directly. Nor did we have any significant risk of loss of life / limb (I worked in flight simulators), but we did our part.

Remember the ’60s? Lots of protesting and marching, like today — and just the same, the outspoken had no regard to the real dangers that we were facing. Back then it was fear of nuclear annihilation from the Soviets … I lived it daily in Strategic Air Command…
–Ken

By: meatpieandtatters

meatpieandtatters — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 01:34:27 +0000

Safe missions and return for all our military personnel in harm’s way. It’s sort of a dark milestone to be sure. Ours cannot be a way of death and war, even when used in the face of evil. At some point the purity of reason, being and peace transcends all the artifice and ego-contrivances that mires so many lives in misery.

By: TeutonicNomad

TeutonicNomad — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:52:35 +0000

Having completed a twenty-year career in 2003; I am back in the mix as a civilian employee, my work is more important now. I work with the world-premier C-17 wing at Charleston Air Force Base; I’m sure a lot of troops here a little envious of this milestone going to McChord. It doesn’t matter; getting the job done is, and they are doing it by the bushel.

Git’r dun Air Force!

By: old trooper

old trooper — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:46:32 +0000

After spending the majotity of my adult life as a grunt, I deeply appreciate those blue suiters that kept us in the fight and absolutely despise the professional politicians that always cut the funding that was necessary for US to win the fight!
Go Air Force!
FIDO! (Fu$k it Drive On!)

By: Bill DeFelice

Bill DeFelice — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:18:26 +0000

No “Top Gun” would complete a mission,with out those refueling tankers.No “Grunt”can complete their mission,without resupply/transport.
There is alot to the U.S.Airforce,besides fighter pilots.