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fireshock: Wow, I just realized how long it's been since I've last checked in here. Guess I've just been caught up in some... Situations, so to speak. I really need to get out more often. Friday nights are meant to be spent in Atlanta on weekend break... Not in a dorm room staring out the window at the moon
fireshock's status on Saturday, 08-Oct-11 06:45:32 UTC
Wow, I just realized how long it's been since I've last checked in here. Guess I've just been caught up in some... Situations, so to speak. I really need to get out more often. Friday nights are meant to be spent in Atlanta on weekend break... Not in a dorm room staring out the window at the moon
fireshock: *repost, internet cut out* The entire portion of Moody AFB is getting ready to respond once Irene passes through. We're already got teams in North Carolina, and they're saying it isn't pretty.
fireshock's status on Saturday, 27-Aug-11 19:46:38 UTC
*repost, internet cut out* The entire portion of Moody AFB is getting ready to respond once Irene passes through. We're already got teams in North Carolina, and they're saying it isn't pretty.
fireshock: Well, just got this from HQ. After my training is complete, I'm going to be stationed at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.
fireshock's status on Friday, 12-Aug-11 14:29:29 UTC
Well, just got this from HQ. After my training is complete, I'm going to be stationed at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.
fireshock: Stories from the front: Capt. Marcus Dest is a veteran of the Gulf War, and every operation since. The A-10 he flies, the "Sky King", has been hit by every bullet that is found in the Middle East, and is one of the original A-10's made during the Gulf War. During his past deployment, he flew 357 sorties against the Taliban, hitting caves and houses. And oddly enough, he's never been hit personally by a bullet, his plane has stopped all of them.
fireshock's status on Friday, 12-Aug-11 04:20:53 UTC
Stories from the front: Capt. Marcus Dest is a veteran of the Gulf War, and every operation since. The A-10 he flies, the "Sky King", has been hit by every bullet that is found in the Middle East, and is one of the original A-10's made during the Gulf War. During his past deployment, he flew 357 sorties against the Taliban, hitting caves and houses. And oddly enough, he's never been hit personally by a bullet, his plane has stopped all of them.
fireshock: Well, as a way of spending my five hour day pass, I... Uh, spent part of it at Toy's R Us... I now have six new traveling partners.
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 20:20:00 UTC
Well, as a way of spending my five hour day pass, I... Uh, spent part of it at Toy's R Us... I now have six new traveling partners.
fireshock: @communistprimemon Eielson. I believe you're correct, Wainwright is the farthest north. Now why our A-10's were there... Gotta get in certain amount of miles per month to pass.
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 17:47:51 UTC
@communistprimemon Eielson. I believe you're correct, Wainwright is the farthest north. Now why our A-10's were there... Gotta get in certain amount of miles per month to pass.
fireshock: @communistprimemon An IA, I don't now if their all like it, but ours are jokesters. Yeah, if I had that chance, i'd take it as well. Ft. Wainwright? Hmmm, i'd have to check, but I think a group of our guys landed there a few months ago... Ah, Kandahar City, I'm pretty sure one of our F-16 squadrons is in that area. Not sure though, the Air Force has been pulling planes out since 2010
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 17:13:03 UTC
@communistprimemon An IA, I don't now if their all like it, but ours are jokesters. Yeah, if I had that chance, i'd take it as well. Ft. Wainwright? Hmmm, i'd have to check, but I think a group of our guys landed there a few months ago... Ah, Kandahar City, I'm pretty sure one of our F-16 squadrons is in that area. Not sure though, the Air Force has been pulling planes out since 2010
fireshock: @communistprimemon Wait, why aren't you able to fly? And where are you exactly, in terms of area. Our squadron has had to fly between states more often than not, who know, that could have been us!
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 17:02:14 UTC
@communistprimemon Wait, why aren't you able to fly? And where are you exactly, in terms of area. Our squadron has had to fly between states more often than not, who know, that could have been us!
fireshock: @communistprimemon That's awesome! Yeah, I intended to orginally apply as a F-16 pilot, but after researching and seeing each fly, I decided to switch over to the A-10, which is by far the best USAF aircraft. We mostly get Apaches and Chinooks here at Moody, rarely a Blackhawk, and never a Kiowa
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 16:52:40 UTC
@communistprimemon That's awesome! Yeah, I intended to orginally apply as a F-16 pilot, but after researching and seeing each fly, I decided to switch over to the A-10, which is by far the best USAF aircraft. We mostly get Apaches and Chinooks here at Moody, rarely a Blackhawk, and never a Kiowa
fireshock: @kingcarcinopony Whoop whoop whoop... you hear that, and you know help is on the way.
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 16:44:03 UTC
@kingcarcinopony Whoop whoop whoop... you hear that, and you know help is on the way.
fireshock: Just had an A-10 squadron land from Barksdale... Half of those guys have been to Iraq and Afghanistan, so that means storytime tonight.
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 16:43:26 UTC
Just had an A-10 squadron land from Barksdale... Half of those guys have been to Iraq and Afghanistan, so that means storytime tonight.
fireshock: @kingcarcinopony Or taken a greater toll on those who fought it. I do have to admit though, never was a greater helicopter created
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 16:32:13 UTC
@kingcarcinopony Or taken a greater toll on those who fought it. I do have to admit though, never was a greater helicopter created
fireshock: @kingcarcinopony Oh yeah, the M60 is much better. Being it was used in the Vietnam War, that already demonstrates it's greatness
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 16:02:52 UTC
@kingcarcinopony Oh yeah, the M60 is much better. Being it was used in the Vietnam War, that already demonstrates it's greatness
fireshock: @heartstring No problem. If I were you, go with the music career... Probably have a better chance of making something of yourself.
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 15:58:08 UTC
@heartstring No problem. If I were you, go with the music career... Probably have a better chance of making something of yourself.
fireshock: @kingcarcinopony The Navy (Including the SEALs) are the primary users of the M60... The Army use to be, but they switched over to the M240.
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 15:57:02 UTC
@kingcarcinopony The Navy (Including the SEALs) are the primary users of the M60... The Army use to be, but they switched over to the M240.
fireshock: @colfax I think they know we respect them... And we have to, otherwise they can eff up our planes like there's no tomorrow. But it's common knowledge that pilots easily respect their ground crews more than the officers themselves
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 15:04:50 UTC
@colfax I think they know we respect them... And we have to, otherwise they can eff up our planes like there's no tomorrow. But it's common knowledge that pilots easily respect their ground crews more than the officers themselves
fireshock: @kingcarcinopony Oh don't even get me started on the M16. The Marines can keep them. The XM8 was just too good, I mean, about 60% of it was plastic, and that was too keep the temp down and increase it's reliability. I still think we should make the G36 a standard for U.S. Forces. And a standard 7.62? That's what the M60 fired.
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 15:03:37 UTC
@kingcarcinopony Oh don't even get me started on the M16. The Marines can keep them. The XM8 was just too good, I mean, about 60% of it was plastic, and that was too keep the temp down and increase it's reliability. I still think we should make the G36 a standard for U.S. Forces. And a standard 7.62? That's what the M60 fired.
fireshock: @heartstring The only way to get astronaut stauts without actually trying. Believe me, test pilots are some of the most respected guys in the Air Force, because we all know that at some point, they might die, and it won't be their choice. Well, after breaking my ankle in BT, I had to have surgery on it (I basically have a metal ankle now) and I was still able to complete BT and continue on. So, I doubt they would have a problem with eye surgery... But i'll ask somebody about it, just to be sure.
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 14:45:36 UTC
@heartstring The only way to get astronaut stauts without actually trying. Believe me, test pilots are some of the most respected guys in the Air Force, because we all know that at some point, they might die, and it won't be their choice. Well, after breaking my ankle in BT, I had to have surgery on it (I basically have a metal ankle now) and I was still able to complete BT and continue on. So, I doubt they would have a problem with eye surgery... But i'll ask somebody about it, just to be sure.
fireshock: @kingcarcinopony Yes, and that's the part that sucks... Everyone else gets the M4 Piece-o-crap. You're right, that right there is a pistol. The M1911 is what everyone wants.
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 14:42:13 UTC
@kingcarcinopony Yes, and that's the part that sucks... Everyone else gets the M4 Piece-o-crap. You're right, that right there is a pistol. The M1911 is what everyone wants.
fireshock: @heartstring Even if you have bad eye sight, the Air Force still has planes that you can fly (Though flying a combat fighter is considerably harder to achieve with eye sight problems)
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 14:32:40 UTC
@heartstring Even if you have bad eye sight, the Air Force still has planes that you can fly (Though flying a combat fighter is considerably harder to achieve with eye sight problems)
fireshock: @kingcarcinopony A favorite gun? Hmmm... As a pilot, we carry pistols... But, my favorite is the G36C... Ones that the U.S. actually uses, the SCAR.
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 14:31:45 UTC
@kingcarcinopony A favorite gun? Hmmm... As a pilot, we carry pistols... But, my favorite is the G36C... Ones that the U.S. actually uses, the SCAR.
fireshock: @heartstring At some point in your life you need to fly a jet, whether it be by yourself or with an instructor... It's one of those bucket list things. And I know this is expected, but i've done this for so long now, i'm use to it... still exciting though
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 14:23:06 UTC
@heartstring At some point in your life you need to fly a jet, whether it be by yourself or with an instructor... It's one of those bucket list things. And I know this is expected, but i've done this for so long now, i'm use to it... still exciting though
fireshock: @mrn4rmn4rm Well that just made me sad. xD
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 14:21:18 UTC
@mrn4rmn4rm Well that just made me sad. xD
fireshock: @mrn4rmn4rm I don't care what the lastest trend is... As long as my VHS player works, buy all the VHS tapes! Besides, having Top Gun on VHS is the only way to view it.
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 13:56:36 UTC
@mrn4rmn4rm I don't care what the lastest trend is... As long as my VHS player works, buy all the VHS tapes! Besides, having Top Gun on VHS is the only way to view it.
fireshock: @scribus Oh yeah... Gotta love the MiG-28s. I just love how they portray the Russians in Top Gun
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 13:43:46 UTC
@scribus Oh yeah... Gotta love the MiG-28s. I just love how they portray the Russians in Top Gun
fireshock: @kingcarcinopony If there was, then I'd die a happy man
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 13:37:59 UTC
@kingcarcinopony If there was, then I'd die a happy man
fireshock: @mrn4rmn4rm Sorry to hear that... I mean, if you're looking to develop leadership and all that, yadda, yadda, yadda. Then the Navy, if given the chance, is a great choice.
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 13:37:38 UTC
@mrn4rmn4rm Sorry to hear that... I mean, if you're looking to develop leadership and all that, yadda, yadda, yadda. Then the Navy, if given the chance, is a great choice.
fireshock: @scribus Russia? I could see that... But, in our class, we're taking bets on who has the balls to bomb China when they get the chance. First... Japan, then... China... Next... the world!
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 13:30:11 UTC
@scribus Russia? I could see that... But, in our class, we're taking bets on who has the balls to bomb China when they get the chance. First... Japan, then... China... Next... the world!
fireshock: @kingcarcinopony Why is it that when I take off for the first time in the A-10, I want that to play? RIDE INTO THE DANGER ZONE!!
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 13:29:10 UTC
@kingcarcinopony Why is it that when I take off for the first time in the A-10, I want that to play? RIDE INTO THE DANGER ZONE!!
fireshock: @mrn4rmn4rm What are you thinking about? If I were you, I would join thr Navy... But if so, try and become a pilot. From what i've heard, those guys are like royalty.
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 13:27:14 UTC
@mrn4rmn4rm What are you thinking about? If I were you, I would join thr Navy... But if so, try and become a pilot. From what i've heard, those guys are like royalty.
fireshock: @kingcarcinopony Wooohooo! And don't forget the dragon! Gotta fight the dragon!
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 13:23:35 UTC
@kingcarcinopony Wooohooo! And don't forget the dragon! Gotta fight the dragon!
fireshock: @scribus Yeah, but do you think that you could fly a plane, and not lose it when you hear Kenny Loggins "Danger Zone" start playing? I couldn't. xD
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 13:22:53 UTC
@scribus Yeah, but do you think that you could fly a plane, and not lose it when you hear Kenny Loggins "Danger Zone" start playing? I couldn't. xD
fireshock: @mrn4rmn4rm Partly Civil Air Patrol, but mostly through the Air Force's ROTC program.
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 13:19:01 UTC
@mrn4rmn4rm Partly Civil Air Patrol, but mostly through the Air Force's ROTC program.
fireshock: @scribus It's not just the Navy, every branch does it... Though I do admit, the Navy is the worst, followed by the Army, Marines, and the Air Force (Who isn't that bad, they just don't like you)
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 13:18:28 UTC
@scribus It's not just the Navy, every branch does it... Though I do admit, the Navy is the worst, followed by the Army, Marines, and the Air Force (Who isn't that bad, they just don't like you)
fireshock: @kingcarcinopony No joke. It's funny how closely all branches of the military resemble each other in terms of the BS they spew out to drag you in, and then the heck that follows it.
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 13:17:05 UTC
@kingcarcinopony No joke. It's funny how closely all branches of the military resemble each other in terms of the BS they spew out to drag you in, and then the heck that follows it.
fireshock: @mrn4rmn4rm We're 1 month into our second 6 month training session. So, overall... Maybe 40% into training.
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 13:09:12 UTC
@mrn4rmn4rm We're 1 month into our second 6 month training session. So, overall... Maybe 40% into training.
fireshock: @kingcarcinopony That sounds exactly like how we got dragged into the Air Force. "Travel around the world, fly any plane you want, enjoy the blue skies!"
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 13:08:17 UTC
@kingcarcinopony That sounds exactly like how we got dragged into the Air Force. "Travel around the world, fly any plane you want, enjoy the blue skies!"
fireshock: We're not even trained yet, and our flight commander is asking us where we would like to be stationed. I said "Either Germany... Or Japan."
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 13:00:40 UTC
We're not even trained yet, and our flight commander is asking us where we would like to be stationed. I said "Either Germany... Or Japan."
fireshock: @kingcarcinopony The're everywhere!! Also... Loves you too bro!
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 03:00:30 UTC
@kingcarcinopony The're everywhere!! Also... Loves you too bro!
fireshock: And so another day ends out here in Flying Tiger land... the last quote I heard from one of our instructors: "In the event that you do decide to crash your plane... Do it responsibly."
fireshock's status on Thursday, 11-Aug-11 02:32:43 UTC
And so another day ends out here in Flying Tiger land... the last quote I heard from one of our instructors: "In the event that you do decide to crash your plane... Do it responsibly."
fireshock: @heartstring Well, imagine you're in a passenger plane, except of being in the back, you're the pilot, and you're traveling 3 times as fast. Really, the air around you disappears, and it's just you vs. gravity. Funny story, for one of our training missions, we had to act as if our missile guidance was out, so that meant we had to dive bomb our target. Going 500 mph, releasing a bomb about 600-400 feet, and then yanking the joystick back so hard that you immediatly lose feeling in your feet. It's quite a feeling... That you can't really describe, because you can't fell it! xD... And as for your speed question. Twice, actually. Once at Barksdale with an F-16, and the other at White Sands Missile range with a F-14
fireshock's status on Wednesday, 10-Aug-11 22:18:02 UTC
@heartstring Well, imagine you're in a passenger plane, except of being in the back, you're the pilot, and you're traveling 3 times as fast. Really, the air around you disappears, and it's just you vs. gravity. Funny story, for one of our training missions, we had to act as if our missile guidance was out, so that meant we had to dive bomb our target. Going 500 mph, releasing a bomb about 600-400 feet, and then yanking the joystick back so hard that you immediatly lose feeling in your feet. It's quite a feeling... That you can't really describe, because you can't fell it! xD... And as for your speed question. Twice, actually. Once at Barksdale with an F-16, and the other at White Sands Missile range with a F-14
fireshock: @heartstring The capabilities of the T-38? It was developed as a "Small fighter" for the Air Force, but due to aerodynamics and such, it was replaced by the F-5. After the F-5 came out, the Air Force adopted the T-38 mainly as a trainer for fighters (Though, out west there is one or two squadrons that still use the T-38 as a fighter, but those were replaced by the F-16 after the Thunderbirds "Diamond Crash") The seat depends on what we're doing that day. If it's normal flying, then it's the front seat... Weapons run, rear. I've flown both Props and Jets... The Jets, of course, win by a longshot.
fireshock's status on Wednesday, 10-Aug-11 21:03:53 UTC
@heartstring The capabilities of the T-38? It was developed as a "Small fighter" for the Air Force, but due to aerodynamics and such, it was replaced by the F-5. After the F-5 came out, the Air Force adopted the T-38 mainly as a trainer for fighters (Though, out west there is one or two squadrons that still use the T-38 as a fighter, but those were replaced by the F-16 after the Thunderbirds "Diamond Crash") The seat depends on what we're doing that day. If it's normal flying, then it's the front seat... Weapons run, rear. I've flown both Props and Jets... The Jets, of course, win by a longshot.
fireshock: @heartstring As being a pilot in training, we almost all the time go up with an instructor... So if he says it's ok, we go. And most likely, you're probably right. Dang it Fluttershy, GET RID OF THEM!!
fireshock's status on Wednesday, 10-Aug-11 20:48:01 UTC
@heartstring As being a pilot in training, we almost all the time go up with an instructor... So if he says it's ok, we go. And most likely, you're probably right. Dang it Fluttershy, GET RID OF THEM!!
fireshock: It's bad when you're told that due to unknown reasons, the T-38 Talon you're flying has a 65% chance of killing you today.
fireshock's status on Wednesday, 10-Aug-11 20:37:56 UTC
It's bad when you're told that due to unknown reasons, the T-38 Talon you're flying has a 65% chance of killing you today.
fireshock: @mrbrown Basically, it started after a father of four was shot by police since he "was carrying a gun", then it transfered to government cuts and unemployment, and now it's just gang related,
fireshock's status on Wednesday, 10-Aug-11 19:48:08 UTC
@mrbrown Basically, it started after a father of four was shot by police since he "was carrying a gun", then it transfered to government cuts and unemployment, and now it's just gang related,
fireshock: @rollout Good point, but it's instability that scares me... He helps you at one time, and then tries to blow you to pieces the next
fireshock's status on Wednesday, 10-Aug-11 19:46:53 UTC
@rollout Good point, but it's instability that scares me... He helps you at one time, and then tries to blow you to pieces the next
fireshock: @rollout I'm more afraid of Wheatley... At least GLaDOS tells you that you're gonna die
fireshock's status on Wednesday, 10-Aug-11 14:04:58 UTC
@rollout I'm more afraid of Wheatley... At least GLaDOS tells you that you're gonna die
fireshock: @commodorecrazycommanderofthe1stroyalbrigadeofspiceracksandcheese That's a good idea... Hopefully iTunes likes Androids... then again... Apple dislikes everything
fireshock's status on Wednesday, 10-Aug-11 13:42:33 UTC
@commodorecrazycommanderofthe1stroyalbrigadeofspiceracksandcheese That's a good idea... Hopefully iTunes likes Androids... then again... Apple dislikes everything