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It's that dust. DA photo of said Diet Coke.

No. Something about it not being a result of fire by the enemy. They had the nerve to say it was my clumsy ass that knocked it over.

Diwaniya, 2011. I have a picture somewhere of the tragedy (my Diet Coke) and a patch marking the spot on the ground where we dug the AK-47 round out.

Dead, bloated goats floating feet up look like mines as well.

While on a small FOB in Iraq, no one was awarded a CAB for IDF, despite the burn holes in the netting around our CHUs from shrapnel. Our medics were not awarded CMBs when the aircraft was shot at during missions, but did receive CABs. The CAB criteria was pretty stringent, with a requirement...

40 Hour = Pedal boots, seats, ovhd soundproofing, landing gear fairings, tail drive shaft covers, stabilator locks, brakes, rotor blade insp, M4 mounts, tire pressure, and if installed, EIBF filters cleaned, oiled and replaced.

Honestly, I don't remember the 30 hour on the Seahawk. It's been 23 years. But it is likely that they are more or less the same inspection. I'm flying tonight, so when I get in later I'll sum up what's in the 40 hr. The Blackhawk phase (PMI) is split into a PMI 1 and a PMI 2, with the PMI 2...

Yes. I had written a bunch more about how we are better equipped to do that mission, then deleted it. It came across too much like bragging about capabilities. TLDP (too long didn't post): Aircraft whose primary mission is medevac, CSAR, PR, etc.. are much better outfitted and much better...

Welcome aboard. The Army did this about five years ago for medevac. Studies showed the Army National Guard medevac units had higher survivability rates than active duty, mostly due to their civilian training and experience. Most of the medics in our unit greatly exceed the medical training...

I can't argue with the fact that TC is a lucrative Hollywood brand. He's done some great movies, and a few stinkers. But I'll never be a fan of his. I'll watch Topgun 2 because I was in flight school when Topgun 1 came out. I'll try to stomach his scenes and do my best not to let Scientology...

"On behalf of the flight crew, let me welcome you aboard Delta Flight 1647 to Dallas-Fort Worth with continuing service to Sacramento. We should touch down in Dallas at 5:23 local time, depending on this headwind." "ON GUARD!!!"

Yeah, I can see how logging combat time during an FCF could give you the thousand yards stare.:D All kidding aside, the CVW does need the capability at times, but not all of the time. There are assets more prepared, better equipped and better trained, but they are and won't always be available...

Not wishing, not trolling...just poking fun. Didn't realize the level of sensitivity around here. And yes, the guy across the hall from me right now, who was in Erbil flying non-gray H-60s, called it a CSAR in the same manner I called it one. #dontgettriggered FWIW, the Deadpool quote at the...

@Hotdogs, there was that C-12 CSAR outside of Erbil in 2016-2017.:D

OMG! That line is so funny...considering I got a similar line from a two star admiral (Tim Alexander). I was a CW2 at the airshow party at NAS Jax when my crewchief said, "Do you know there's a two star here?" Me: "Yeah, I think I know him. He was at HSL-40 when I was there. I think that's Tim...

I guess I missed that part of the tweet(s). Little or no landing in the dirt? WTF? That IS a lack of credibility.

Who? LOL The 58 guys all went to the 72 in our unit. The 58 is pretty much gone from the Army inventory. We do have one that is getting put on a stick outside the facility...eventually. I don't think anyone has -6s except 160th and I only know -60 guys and a few -47 guys in the 160th. 47 guys...

I can remember the 4 person cage matches with HSL (H-2), HSL (H-60), HC (H-46) and HS (H-3) all busting each others chops. Then the P-3 guy stumbles in and everyone goes straight for the drink holder on the yoke and the microwave (I know...convection) oven ..and the ehh hem...bunks in the back...

Yeah, and despite 1500 hours in a Seahawk, the Army made me go through the UH-60A AQC before they would let me wear Army wings. (I can't roll my eyes enough without risking a serious injury!)

By that you mean, "If I must deploy, this MOB is better than some or most others." Right? Surely you can't mean, "I can stay CONUS, or can go do this cool MOB." Cuz I'm gonna tell ya, I have done some cool stuff on MOBs, but there isn't enough coolness to make me want to go fly in the desert one...

I can see the Romeo having problems with that. Ironically the national guard has no problem coming in and telling us, with two weeks notice, that we are getting another radio. A week of mods and all of our 60Ms and 47Fs had Technisonic TDFM 9000 radios. It was an additional COM 5 for the 60s. I...

Their aircraft are only remotely similar to mainstream Army aircraft. In fact, a qual in their MH-60Ms doesn't count as a qual in our UH/HH-60Ms. It's as different as a 60A/L is to a 60M. They had a breakdown of one of their aircraft at Oceana one time when we were up there and they nearly lost...

The incorruptible database is a legit requirement. Watching people hand jam points on a card or in the aircraft can be entertaining. Similar names, typos, etc... can move your final approach fix to Africa. For the 60M, the issue is tolerance stack. GPS antenna, to EGI, to EFIS Junction box, to...

Spending-wise...I would like to see terminal and enroute RNAV GPS capability! Thanks to the failed Comanche, the Army had the money to fund the 60M, a HUGE improvement. However, it is negligent that we are still waiting for the capability to fly RNAV approaches in our own country set on...

Make no mistake, the Army "Embraces the Suck!" I never heard that saying in the Navy, but the Army likes to use it all of the time to explain why you should tolerate stupid ass ideas. BUT... some of the coolest things I've done in a helicopter I did in the Army. Just saying.

I'll put this link up again for the young bucks. You certainly can't blame the Iranians or their proxies for removing the evidence. Last time this sort of thing happened they lost most of their Navy in just a few days. On mine warfare, this is elementary school level. But still interesting to...

Soooo...black shoes + black flight jacket. got it. FWIW, not a bad looking jacket.

Forward airspeed or a headwind helps. The area under a helo roughly at the end of ground effect (for a 60, 45-65') has the highest area of disturbance. Minimize the amount of time in this zone and/or maintain some forward airspeed in this zone and you can reduce the chances this will happen...

I wanted to give you a thumbs up on this. I really like it. Then I remembered there are those (maybe even on this site) whose aggressiveness lies in the way they drink and promote the Koolaid.

Ya never know. We had guys try to guess when IDF was or wasn't going to come in, and time their showers to avoid it. One of my buddies ended up in a bunker from 0100-0300 in a towel! Luckily I do NOT have a picture of that! This went on for months until the dumbasses missed the FOB all together...

What about dragging your shipmate away from danger, lifting debris, wearing heavy fire fighting gear, etc...? As much as I am not looking forward to it, I think the Army has come up with a better way to do it.

I've run in shorts, t-shirt and sneakers while the IDF alarm was going off...followed by loud booms. And to make it even more hilarious...with an M4 and M9...and ...wait for it...a reflective PT belt!!!

Fake moral outrage is self serving. She now feels more powerful and morally superior. And another POV.

Ughh. And Airbus!!! Having a foreign manufacturer involved (at all) in military aircraft maintenance is, at the least, inconvenient. I won't talk about it in detail on here, but a significant...SIGNIFICANT amount of our down time can be traced directly or indirectly to the Army's relationship...

I solved the problem. I expect royalties for this. Nevermind, "What is your redneck leprechaun name?" probably will get me in trouble with both rednecks and leprechauns. How about these: What is your unicorn name? What is your mermaid name? Here is another totally safe for work (and lame)...

It happened when we invaded Somalia in the early 90s. Got my JMUC during that deployment. Beside the jointness, we also had the multi-national thing going on. CCDG-5 was in charge of it all. At least for a little while. Then up to Persian Gulf for other fun. I can't believe I found this!

Didn't mean to word this as a CWC question. This was more about the staff positions for AB or the CWC. So we used to have Carrier Group and Cruiser Destroyer Group commanders (1 or 2 stars) in charge of the carrier battle group. Now its CSG and CCDG commanding carrier group, correct? So...

Are battle group commander staff positions still a thing (CCDG or CSG)? Where do they fall in the hierarchy these days? I remember standing CCDG watch on the Kitty Hawk during TLAM launches and our excursion in Somalia (and flying in my off time). Not too bad for a disassociated sea/boat tour.

Interesting. Did voltage fire the hoist CAD, the hoist operator cut them, or rescue swimmer open the gate? Maybe the powerline cut the hoist cable? To me it looks like just as the helo was wondering into the wires, the swimmer reached up to the rescue device with his hand. Week after next the...

We (HSL-44) had a DET onboard SBR when it hit the mine. "Fire shot straight up from the stack!" is what the guys in the helo on the flight deck said.

I had something here like..."A NAM just for doing her job?":D

Les Flaw, not to be confused with Les Paul, was best know for his world renown kazoos, some of which are collectors' items. While looking for a funny link to put with this post I learned something. Electric kazoos are a thing.

I wasn't the awards O on my last deployment, but here is a sea[desert] story about our awards; Awards O had 2 mediocre NCOs working under them. Disciplinary action had already been leveled against one. The Awards O decides to store award inputs for the battalion on a share drive assessible to...

AGR retirement is based on 20 years active. I have only 17 active, but 23 qualifying years. Beside the C-12 possibility, I have to decide between standard guard/reserve retirement at about 50% or active retirement a year later at 52.5% (or more). There are lots of variables and options here...

Oh yeah, forgot to say I have 23 qualifying years. Almost certainly not the R. Just ass and trash in a place that is NOT Iraq! I don't mind the deployment as much as the pre-mob at Ft. Hood. Ft. Hood isn't SERE school, but I feel like you can see it from there. Nothing like tossing you the...

Posting over in the "How to reinstate a commission thread" got me thinking. I'm sitting at 6700ish point and an AGR position. I have 17 years active service and I'm 55 (56 in Nov). I have had 7 periods toward reducing my minimum retirement age, so I could collect retirement at age 58 years 3...

Same for me. LOL I went at 42, 10 years after leaving the Navy. All of the 18 year olds were laughing that my knees cracked when I did the knee bends. I'm not sure why, but I was told not to tell anyone I was prior service. I think it was in order to sneak me through the system without being on...

I don't agree with where the line is drawn either, but at least it separates those who deploy to the southern border (cough cough LUH-72s ;)) or as an ADA unit to Washington DC from 'real' deployments. Qatar vs Syria, Iraq or Afghanistan? Also a big difference.

Not too hard to understand. Patch on left = your current unit. If on the right, it is the unit you deployed with (brigade or higher) in combat. No patch on right means no deployment to a combat zone. Badges are similar to Navy/Marine badges (aviator, aircrew, airborne, etc..) plus some for...

You know, someone on this site once scoffed at me because the Army has combat patches. I'm just sayin', we KNOW who our non-deployers are from a distance. And yes, Army HR types are well represented.