From the Usual USAF Source:
SN1's new squadron maintains Raptors, so he gets to be "up close and personal" with these guys. Rumor has it the security surrounding the F-22 is VERY tight. You... the unclean, uncleared person that you ARE... can't get closer than 20 feet to the jet in most circumstances.
Correction. In other related news... SN1 tells me I got the caption to this photo wrong. The caption said "Major Wilson (left), 1AMXS outgoing commander, passing the guidon to Major Pennington (center). Colonel Venzke, 1MXG commander, looks on." What's really happening is Col. Venzke is passing the guidon to Buck while Maj. Wilson looks on. That's the way it's done. My apologies to all.
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| Air Frame: An F-22 Raptor from the Hawaiian Air National Guard takes off from Royal Malaysian Air Force P.U. Butterworth in support of Exercise Cope Taufan in Malaysia, June 11, 2014. (Air Force photo by TSgt. Jason Robertson) |
Correction. In other related news... SN1 tells me I got the caption to this photo wrong. The caption said "Major Wilson (left), 1AMXS outgoing commander, passing the guidon to Major Pennington (center). Colonel Venzke, 1MXG commander, looks on." What's really happening is Col. Venzke is passing the guidon to Buck while Maj. Wilson looks on. That's the way it's done. My apologies to all.
Kinda surprised that ANG is already getting Raptors.
ReplyDeleteYeah, the day of the ANG and Reserve getting hand-me-down fighters is over.
DeleteRe: F-22 I just hope their oxygen doesn't malfunction again... Lowest bidder and all...
ReplyDeleteI think that's been fixed. I never heard any more about that, anyhoo.
Deleteok, so you are out of practice with CoC ceremonies. maybe you can use your connections to get a close up view.
ReplyDeletePhil, MSGT USAF RET