Deployment pics?
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Just got back in April... here are a few random pics.
Soooooo badass. :beer:
Fun as hell to drive too!! I only got to take one around the block but it was awesome.
A few more....
IED Victim
Did someone mention Hawaii?
IED Victim
Did someone mention Hawaii?
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Tired and worn out after 7 months in Afghanistan. Lost between 10 to 15 pounds out here that I didn't have to lose to begin with. That should be worth at least a 0.1 seconds in the 1/4 mile when I get home.
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Tired and worn out after 7 months in Afghanistan. Lost between 10 to 15 pounds out here that I didn't have to lose to begin with. That should be worth at least a 0.1 seconds in the 1/4 mile when I get home.
So are you on your way back yet or just finishing up this tour? I can't see the pic for some reason.
Have a good trip home. :beer:
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Just finishing up. Flew my last mission last night. Now just waiting to get on a plane and get out of here. Looking very forward to it.
Final Score.
And a couple more pics.
And a couple more pics.
TACP and CCT are both AF jobs...and he's a Marine
He was probably pulling some sort of Forward Air Controller duties when he was on the ground but was still a pilot.
Do you mean whats now the mattress storage place? But the Alex the great castle is awesome. How is Qalat? Havent been there since 06
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Holy shit those are big....sorry guys, I don't have the slightest on how to resize them...
TACP and CCT are both AF jobs...and he's a Marine
I know he's a Marine. lol
I thought the Marines had TACP's,JTAC's, and FAC's.
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My suggestion would be to get one, take the pics down, resize them and then repost them.
Our Fob
Driving through town
Khost Province
Driving through town
Khost Province
TACP and CCT are both AF jobs...and he's a Marine
TACP and CCT correct are Air Force Jobs. They do it for the Army. For Marines, the majority of our FAC's (Forward Air Controllers) are pilots by trade. We use our own. We go to school become JTAC qualified and essentially do the same jobs for the Marines that the Air Force does for the Army. We also will provide this service to other branches or to our other Allies if necessary. The units that does that is ANGLICO. I did that job in Iraq as my non flying tour in 05-06 and worked with the Army as well in 07, before flying again in 2008. We also while flying do what they call FAC A or Forward Air Controller Airborne. It is one of our specialties as an HMLA (Cobra and Huey squadron).
Here is a deployment video from last week. The FAC had his camera out that night.
Background: We were out supporting Marines in Contact over in Marjah (once that started to wind down, we got the call and diverted over to the East). The ground unit is 3rd Batallion 3rd Marines. There Patrol Base was under attack and they were receiving heavy machine gun fire and multiple RPGs. The friendlies were able to return fire and push the insurgents over into a nearby treeline around 100 meters from their patrol base. Once we checked on, we got location of all friendlies and ensured they were all in the PB. Quick talk on and a sparkle (IR pointer) from the grunts we had the correct treeline. Received the 9 line (attack brief), ground commander initials since it was danger close and it was game on. We did 3 runs, the video captures the second one and the beginning of the final run. You will see both aircraft marrying our IR pointers (sparkles). This is to ensure both aircraft have the correct target. Then you will see 20mm from the Cobra first. After he pulls off the Huey (my aircraft) you see the GAU-21 which is a .50 CAL with a rate of fire 1100-1400 rounds per minute. Followed by GAU-17 minigun 7.62x51mm at a rate of fire of 3000 rounds per minute. You see the initial minigun followed by a break because I was manuevering for backdoor guns (Us shooting while we are actually flying away from the target). Then finally you see 20mm from the Cobra as he finishes his last run. No friendly casulties, but multiple enemy ones. Good finish to my deployment. Plus it was the Marine Corps birthday.
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsTEjSi-GHs"]YouTube - AH-1W Cobra and UH-1Y conduct gunruns on insurgents in Afghanistan[/nomedia]
Thanks for the pbp. I bet it feels awesome to watch these vids and hear the men on the ground cheering you on.
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