I'm down here on the Nassau so if you stop by for gas or just passing by then give me a shout out. I spend most of my time in the tower.
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We breezed by you a few times and I think some guys landed there, but I never actually touched down.
Rumor has it several AW Mods are involved in disaster relief operations in Haiti. Dev may not be onboard this helo, but he's in one of them.
Our connectivity was nil. We couldn't even get an airplan most of the time, so we couldn't get out pictures. There are some on the Navy.mil site where they caught us, but not many. This one:
is one of our crews and one of our birds.
@Beans:
I tried multi-quoting you, but it got lost, so... As for the TERRIBLE recce that the MCs are doing, it's also extra-challenging when squadrons are flying other squadrons aircraft. But you're right...seriously, it the tailwheel isn't on the back, it's probably not a Sierra.
Not sure about the other guys there, but for me, the place that left the biggest impression on me was Killick. It was a tiny LZ, but we (everyone) moved tons of people out of there and those guys on the ground were slammed w/ injured. The O-4 that was managing the loading and unloading at the LZ was just awesome (and I think I went to flight school with him). If I ever run into him, I want to shake his hand because he was dealing w/ some really crappy conditions and doing a great job.