Posted on 07/20/2008 9:45:42 PM PDT by kristinn
But then, some of my trips these days to commissaries and exchanges, well, I’ve seen some silver leafs and some birds on collars that were just below some VERY young looking faces
I just ran into a full chicken who looked like a 30 year old captain/major. way too young looking. I’m use to the old SAC chickens who looked weathered and OLD.
But then, some of my trips these days to commissaries and exchanges, well, I’ve seen some silver leafs and some birds on collars that were just below some VERY young looking faces
Yep they be making them younger. I ran into a full chciken on my out from work this am he looked like he was at most 30. Not like the old SAC full birds, OLD AND WEATHERED.
Roger that, more time in the O club, than in the gym. I spent some time in AFSC, down at Brooks in San Antone. Big time medical center. Lots of leafs, birds, and stars doing a lot of running the roads at lunch time. This gentleman comes to mind
Had me going there I though i’d open a pic of the idiot who gave ergometry bike testing. General Mcpeak or MClame as we called him the worst CInc we ever had.
All I can find are AP news articles of which of course aren’t to post at FR.
Seems three bodies have been recovered, and three still missing, presumed dead. The search is continuing.
It don’t look good,,,
Should have picked up a locator beacon by now...
Air Force Releases Names of 6 Victims in B-52 Crash Near Guam
Reported by: Paul Bergen
Wednesday, Jul 23, 2008 @10:48am CST
U.S. Air Force officials say all six crew members aboard the bomber died when the plane crashed on Monday, while on its way to participate in a flyover in Guam.
The bomber didn't have any weapons on board when it went down about 15 minutes before a Liberation Day parade was set to start.
The Air Force Wednesday identified all six crew members killed in the accident. They are:
Col. George Martin, a physician and second in command of the Andersen Air Force Base medical unit.
32-year-old 1st Lt. Robert D. Gerren, 20th Bomb Squadron, B-52 electronic warfare officer (left)
26-year-old 1st Lt. Joshua D. Shepherd, 20th Bomb Squadron, B-52 navigator
31-year-old Captain Michael K. Dodson, 20th Bomb Squadron B-52 pilot
33-year-old Major Christopher M. Cooper, 96th Bomb Squadron B-52 aircraft commander
37-year-old Major Brent D Williams, 96th Bomb Squadron B-52 navigator
According to the Watertown Daily Times out of Watertown New York, Major Michael Cooper of Round Rock Texas, was also on board the plane.
Major Cooper's father, Mike Cooper of Round Rock, told the “Austin-American Statesman” that his son had dreams of becoming a pilot even before entering elementary school.
Christopher Cooper was born in Austin and eventually moved with his family to Messena, New York where he attended high school.
He returned to Austin to attend UT, where he went through the Air Force ROTC program and was commissioned a second-lieutenant in 1997.
There is no immediate word on what caused the crash and the Air Force says a board of officers is investigating.
Guam, under U.S. control since 1898, celebrates July 21st as the anniversary of its 1944 liberation from Japanese forces during World War Two.
(Copyright 2008 by Newsroom Solutions)
Nope, it's an F-14. Mig-29 doesn't have swing wings. Only Soviet aircraft with Swing wings were: the SU-17/20/22 Fitter
TU-22 Backfire
and and Tu-160 Blackjack
That "B-52" is really an F-14 like this one.
Did you ever play Red Flag or Green Flag?
You better believe it. blond jokes are OUT around my house.
blond wife has PhD. blond older daughter has JD and younger blond daughter is PhD candidate. blond granddaughter is likely the smartest of the bunch, but we'll see, she only 3. Then there are her twin sisters, who may or may not be blond. Even though they are 8 months old, they still don't have enough hair to tell, although looking at the latest pictures, just posted today, it appears they may be red heads (God Help us All!). Plus, they all have the exact same shade of blue eyes, all five of them.
No, but I was assigned to what used to be called the Foreign Technology Division of the old Systems Command, now National Air & Space Intelligence Center
part of Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency The agency is aligned under the Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (A2) as a Field Operating Agency.
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