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Four A-10 Thunderbolt IIs assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron taxi out for a training mission during exercise Beverly Herd 17-1 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 1, 2017. Exercise Beverly Herd placed a temporary pause on normal day-to-day activities at Osan AFB, allowing the base to run through an all-hands-on-deck scenario dedicated to 100 percent mission accomplishment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Victor J. Caputo)
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Hi Sarge!!,
My prayers are with you ...Get well!! PS Whiskey helps!!...Meanwhile, back at the ranch...... WARTHOGS!!! A-10's Great Aircraft.... all have the "ACES II" Ejection seat system by the former McDonnell Douglas A/C Company (Known only as "Douglas Aircraft" by the "Old Salts" that worked there!!) I was one of the original "Parachute Riggers" in the "Paraloft!!" Me, Ron Haun, Bob Zinn, Joe Crotwell, Max Kelly, Jerry Bingston, Nanc Gruttman (yes we had a Lady Rigger!!) and we packed many, many chutes for the "A-10!!!" Also the F-15, F-16 and B-1B!!! And yes there were "Punchouts" and we got the seat # back at the shop and checked the records to see who packed it and then at "Beer call at Pancho's....there was "BEER!!!"
BSBD,
skybill-out
PS wish I could enclose a few foto's for ya'..you'd dig it!!!!! tell me how??
PPS...and then there was "Speedy!!"