He was also a special guest at last graduating class (along with "Wizard" McCabe) several weeks ago.
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He was also a special guest at last graduating class (along with "Wizard" McCabe) several weeks ago.
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Blutonski816
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Is wizard still active duty?? Last I heard he was C3F in '04... and my google fu has failed to produce more recent results.
Is wizard still active duty?? Last I heard he was C3F in '04... and my google fu has failed to produce more recent results.
He's been retired for awhile now and enjoying life. He looked very content and well.
Old R.O. Picture of the Day for 6 July 2008
During the transition from A-7Es to F/A-18As, the VFA-195 Dambusters were at NAS Lemoore and wore the tail code "NM" before their assignment to CVW-5 at NAF Atsugi in July 1986. (Before CVW-10 stood up in November '86, non-assigned squadrons at Lemoore used the NM tailcode).
One of their aircraft is show in this late '85/early '86 photo in formation with the VF-301 XO's bird painted in retro gloss gray.
During the transition from A-7Es to F/A-18As, the VFA-195 Dambusters were at NAS Lemoore and wore the tail code "NM" before their assignment to CVW-5 at NAF Atsugi in July 1986. (Before CVW-10 stood up in November '86, non-assigned squadrons at Lemoore used the NM tailcode).
One of their aircraft is show in this late '85/early '86 photo in formation with the VF-301 XO's bird painted in retro gloss gray.
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Blutonski816
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although my personal favorite is the gull gray over white from the 60s and 70s... which is Why I thought it was really cool when some of the transitioning Tomcat Sqadrons painted up their CAG or CO's aircraft in 70s gull gray schemes...
phrogpilot73
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Sort of aviation related...
Petty Officer 3rd Class Edward Lucero Jr. runs down Hero's Highway towards a waiting CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter at Balad, Iraq, Aug. 31. Lucero is a corpsman with Marine Aircraft Group 16 (Reinforced), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), and is assigned to casualty evacuation missions flown by Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, MAG-16. Seconds before, Lucero had dropped off a Marine casualty at the Balad surgical hospital and was returning with medical gear in hand to the Purple Foxes helicopter. Lucero is a San Diego native.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Edward Lucero Jr. runs down Hero's Highway towards a waiting CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter at Balad, Iraq, Aug. 31. Lucero is a corpsman with Marine Aircraft Group 16 (Reinforced), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), and is assigned to casualty evacuation missions flown by Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, MAG-16. Seconds before, Lucero had dropped off a Marine casualty at the Balad surgical hospital and was returning with medical gear in hand to the Purple Foxes helicopter. Lucero is a San Diego native.
phrogpilot73
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Let's not forget who we borrow the planes from...
AL ASAD, Iraq - Three Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 161 Marines push a CH-46 rotor towards their hangar here Aug. 22. The Greyhawks have served in Iraq every year since Operation Iraqi Freedom began in 2003.
AL ASAD, Iraq - Lance Cpl. Matt Aronson, a crew chief with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 examines some of the internal components of his CH-46 during a pre-flight inspection here July 28. Aronson is a 2002 graduate of Stoneman Douglas High School in Coral Springs, Fla.
AL ASAD, Iraq - Lance Cpl. Raul Vasquez, a flightline mechanic with HMM-764 and Oxnard, Calif., native, works to repair a filter onboard a Moonlight CH-46 during scheduled routine maintenance. The flightline division is made up of engine mechanics, flightline mechanics and crew chiefs who work together to prepare their aircraft for combat operations.
AL ASAD, Iraq - Three Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 161 Marines push a CH-46 rotor towards their hangar here Aug. 22. The Greyhawks have served in Iraq every year since Operation Iraqi Freedom began in 2003.
AL ASAD, Iraq - Lance Cpl. Matt Aronson, a crew chief with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 examines some of the internal components of his CH-46 during a pre-flight inspection here July 28. Aronson is a 2002 graduate of Stoneman Douglas High School in Coral Springs, Fla.
AL ASAD, Iraq - Lance Cpl. Raul Vasquez, a flightline mechanic with HMM-764 and Oxnard, Calif., native, works to repair a filter onboard a Moonlight CH-46 during scheduled routine maintenance. The flightline division is made up of engine mechanics, flightline mechanics and crew chiefs who work together to prepare their aircraft for combat operations.
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Iran's new fighter
Interesting and "original" paint scheme....hmmm where have I seen this paint job before? This is their newly developed Saeqeh aircraft , which in loose translation means "Thunderbolt". Brief info of their new fighter plane. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HESA_Saeqeh It looks like an F-5 and an F/A-18 had a baby.
Interesting and "original" paint scheme....hmmm where have I seen this paint job before? This is their newly developed Saeqeh aircraft , which in loose translation means "Thunderbolt". Brief info of their new fighter plane. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HESA_Saeqeh It looks like an F-5 and an F/A-18 had a baby.
I like the orange flight suits..
"Liberated" from USAF Air Defense Command stocks. We all had a couple of them.
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