I never regarded "nicks and gouges" as a real problem as long as the crewchief had a good supply of blade tape. "Big" pieces and "beats" were the prob...
Get a platoon from 8th & I and lead them right up his driveway on their morning run. Have the platoon sgt hand deliver the invitation.Bet he couldn't ...
Like Allyn said, He probably owes us one or two hooks just on principle. Q
I think the differential between barriers and no barriers was about 2-3% when they were "clean", clogged?Like Al said, if it was bad enough it was lik...
Part of the preflight was ensuring there was sufficient pressure in the system for APP start. If you had a no start the pilot who checked the pressure...
Joe: Photo 2260 is a frog doing a 2 wheeler. Rockpile photo would be more impressive but 2260 gets the idea across. I think Mike Leahy also has a ...
Ermey was retired from the Corps as a SSgt and spent 33 years in grade until given an honarary promotion to GySgt by General Jones at San Diego a coup...
Gotta go with Ed on this one. The fake, if he's constantly misrepresenting himself, will not fool those in the know. Sometimes, when the stakes are hi...
Very astute Tom: The large "barrier" filters were used in-country because the sand and dust was more than the integral partical seperators could han...
Probably would have lost the Pasta Moon! Bob
You're correct on "over the horizon" Joe, but I think bypassing the "beach" defensive positions is also an objective. Bob Q
Just another example of what's a Marine. The "Old" Corps was always more difficult than the present. VN guys "know" it was a lot worse in Korea and WW...
Did the same thing with an M-16 Joe. Got confiscated by some unknow Capt. Then went to the M3A1/1911A1 combination with an old WWII bayonet that my Da...
Wally: One correction. Jeb Segal, Jeff Scharver, and Pat Guerrero (sp) were all Cobra pilots killed in Grenada during Urgent Fury. Semper Fi Bo...
Great picture Sergeant Major, I can even pick out some memorable areas! Semper Fi Q
About April/May 70 we were flying a two day pacifier mission in Arizona Territory. Saddler was copilot and Cpl Fisher was crewing. Had already lost tw...
John: Very interesting write-up. I can see the resemblence between the Fury and the Harrier, if you look at the picture real close you can see the t...