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BarnBuster

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"Staff Sgt. Richard Hunter, a combat controller with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, will receive the Air Force Cross for his actions during a 2016 battle in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan, the commander of Air Force Special Operations Command said Tuesday.



During the battle, Hunter called in 31 danger-close air strikes in support of his 12-man Army Special Forces team, said Lt. Gen. Brad Webb. Some of those air strikes were as close as 13 meters from friendly forces, Webb added.

The team had been ambushed by insurgents in elevated positions along the northern village of Boz Kandahari. Hunter controlled AC-130 Gunships and AH-64 Apaches as the team moved through the village and was ultimately evacuated by helicopter under fire.

Over the course of the engagement, Hunter was “firing his own weapon, protecting others, providing first aid to others, and calling in air strikes,” Webb said. “It was an extremely heroic mission. I‘m very, very proud of him.”

http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2017/09/19/combat-controller-to-receive-air-force-cross-for-actions-during-fierce-afghan-battle/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=emailutm_campaign=EBB 09.20.2017&utm_term=Editorial - Military - Early Bird Brief
 
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Maybe some old grampa's can teach celestial navigation too ;). Is that even a skill they learn anymore? Ensign (holding a sextant), ah, Master Chief, where is the on off switch?

Navy Returns to Compasses and Pencils to Help Avoid Collisions at Sea

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/27/us/politics/navy-orders-safety-operational-standards.html?rref=collection/timestopic/Defense and Military Forces&action=click&contentCollection=timestopics&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=collection&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB 9.28.17&utm_term=Editorial - Military - Early Bird Brief&_r=0
 
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In addition this will also apply to air travel and using the DL as proof to obtain a passport. I believe it takes effect next year, but if you live in any of the states you may want to investigate further.

"Driver’s licenses and most other IDs issued by eight additional states are no longer accepted for accessing U.S. military bases. Not recognized are state-issued IDs from Oregon, Alaska, Oklahoma, Kentucky, South Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Washington. They join IDs from Montana, Minnesota, Missouri and Maine that do not comply with federal identification standards. A 2005 law known as the Real ID Act requires states to meet minimum security requirements. While Homeland Security officials have issued a list of other acceptable forms of identification, including U.S. passports and Native American tribal ID cards, installation commanders are free to develop their own lists of supplemental forms of ID."

http://www.dcmilitary.com/cfc/veterans-corner/article_0f8d14bd-23a6-597b-884f-6d3e63ca7a63.html
 
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Happy Birthday to the
United States Navy​
In an effort to curb British Sea Control, the Continental Congress established the Continental Navy, which later, on October 13, 1775, became the United States Navy. When the infant Navy was first formed, it consisted of just two armed vessels – tasked with disrupting munition ships supplying the British Army in America. Yet over the past nearly two and one-half centuries, our Navy has grown to become the largest, most advanced, and most lethal fighting force the world has ever known.

In 1972, the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Elmo Zumwalt, designated October 13 as the Navy’s offical birthday, and directed that it be commemorated so as to “enhance [the] appreciation of our Navy heritage” and reinforce “pride and professionalism in the Naval Service.”

In addition to this year marking the Navy’s 242nd birthday, it also marks several other historic milestones for the Navy, including the 100th anniversary of our entry into World War I and the 75th anniversaries of the Battle of Midway, of the WAVES, and of the Navy Seabees.
 
doublejj

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BarnBuster said:
Happy Birthday to the
United States Navy​
In an effort to curb British Sea Control, the Continental Congress established the Continental Navy, which later, on October 13, 1775, became the United States Navy. When the infant Navy was first formed, it consisted of just two armed vessels – tasked with disrupting munition ships supplying the British Army in America. Yet over the past nearly two and one-half centuries, our Navy has grown to become the largest, most advanced, and most lethal fighting force the world has ever known.

In 1972, the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Elmo Zumwalt, designated October 13 as the Navy’s offical birthday, and directed that it be commemorated so as to “enhance [the] appreciation of our Navy heritage” and reinforce “pride and professionalism in the Naval Service.”

In addition to this year marking the Navy’s 242nd birthday, it also marks several other historic milestones for the Navy, including the 100th anniversary of our entry into World War I and the 75th anniversaries of the Battle of Midway, of the WAVES, and of the Navy Seabees.
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Happy Birthday Navy.....
 
curious2garden

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doublejj

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whitebb2727 said:
I got a good childhood friend that his dad was special forces.

He would tell me about going without sleep so long that he would tie a string from his belt to his gun so he wouldn't walk off and leave it.

I was a structural mechanic and sheet metal guy. Those type repairs have to be spot on or planes could crash.

It is very dangerous to go without sleep.
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There was a guy in my unit in Vietnam that could sleep standing up with his eyes open. You would walk up to him & he would be standing there snoring...:sleep:
 
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GreatwhiteNorth said:
Who is he?
I was going to say John Glenn but I know he has passed.
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That is General Yeager, his B-29 pilot General Cardenas was there today too. Today was essentially Yeager's celebration. It was an amazing day. The B1B fly over was terrific as were the Raptors, Lightening etc.... They fielded an F117 but refused to discuss the SR-72 LOL. They had a gorgeous C-47 that was pissing hydraulic fluid like there was no tomorrow. It was a wonderful day and my ears are still ringing from how low that B1B flyover was.


We were able to pet this (the wingspan seems longer than a U-2's!)

and this

and so many more......
 
Singlemalt

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curious2garden said:
That is General Yeager, his B-29 pilot General Cardenas was there today too. Today was essentially Yeager's celebration. It was an amazing day. The B1B fly over was terrific as were the Raptors, Lightening etc.... They fielded an F117 but refused to discuss the SR-72 LOL. They had a gorgeous C-47 that was pissing hydraulic fluid like there was no tomorrow. It was a wonderful day and my ears are still ringing from how low that B1B flyover was.


We were able to pet this (the wingspan seems longer than a U-2's!)

and this

and so many more......
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Too bad Glennis and Pancho couldn't be there
 
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