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Grounds crews at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, conduct ‘pit stop’ on USN E-2C Hawkeye. The electronics warfare aircraft was on its way to U.S. Naval Air Facility Atusgi.
U.S. TAX DOLLARS PAY RUSSIANS TO DELIVER C-130 SIMULATOR TO U.S. MARINES IN IWAKUNI
In 2001 the U.S. Congress created National Airborne Day, which is every 16th of August:
VEHICLE I-D: C-17 DUMPS HMMWVS ON SOUTH CAROLINA, AWESOME VID!
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE 82ND AIRBORNE HITS THE GROUND?
45 YEARS OF C-130 MAFFS OPS. WHO WOULD’VE KNOWN WILDFIRES WOULD BECOME SUCH A PROBLEM?
Wyoming Air National Guard 153rd Airlift Wing, 153rd Security Forces Squadron fire up Camp Guernsey:
Weapon I-D: HOW TO PROPERLY THROW A HAND GRENADE
U.S. Army 3rd Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, 1st Armored Division Combat Aviation Brigade:
AH-64D LONGBOW APACHE, GRAFENWOEHR
116TH SNAKE RIVER’S 2015 NTC ROTATION
60 YEARS ON THE KC-135 FLYS ON!
U.S. Army 52nd Signal Battalion, Boeblingen, Germany
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10 August 2016 /21:12 UTC-07 Tango 01 (21 Mordad 1395/07 Dhu I-Qa’da 1437/09 Bing-Shen 4714)
The U.S. Air Force has round-a-boutly admitted that Reserve unit personnel are not getting paid for travel expenses. The revelation was made as the USAF boasted about a new voucher program that has significantly increased payouts.
The new program is being tested at Dover AFB in Delaware, by the 512th Airlift Wing. According to the 512th Financial Management office, in August 2015 there were 113 Airmen who were owned money for travel expenses (this is just for Reserve Airmen who drill at Dover). Under the new system that’s been dropped to 27 in July.
The new system has been so succesfull that Technical Sergeant Nathan Rivard wrote “Since August 2015, the office has seen a drastic increase in the amount of travel vouchers. The FM team of three has pushed through an average of 500 travel vouchers a month and regularly reviews approximately 650 vouchers a month….”
Remember, this new system is only being tested at one AFB. Who knows how many Reservists at other U.S. Air Force bases aren’t getting paid? Of course senior level personnel have been accusing lower level personnel of not properly submitting payout requests, although finance managers admitted that it was a complicated process.
Oregon National Guard photo by Major W. Chris Clyne.
D Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team (CBCT), Oregon Army National Guard. Oregon National Guard photo by Major W. Chris Clyne.
In August 2015, the 116th Cavalry (Cav-al-ry, not Cal-vary) Brigade Combat Team (Idaho, Montana & Oregon) deployed to Fort Irwin, California, for Total Force Warfare training.
Oregon National Guard photo by Major W. Chris Clyne.
Oregon Army National Guard photo by Specialist Michael Germundson.
126th Engineers, backhoes & bulldozers:
126th Engineers explainer:
M113 based M106 mortar carrier. Oregon Army National Guard photo by Specialist Michael Germundson.
M88A2 Hercules recovery vehicle. Oregon Army National Guard photo by Specialist Michael Germundson.
Logistics (lots-o-trucks), M2s and M1A2s arrive at Fort Irwin:
M2A3 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle. Oregon Army National Guard photo by Specialist Michael Germundson.
Oregon Army National Guard photo by Major W. Chris Clyne.
Idaho National Guard COLT (Combat Observation Lasing Teams) of the 1-148 FA (HQ in Pocatello), identified by the AN/TVQ-2 Ground/Vehicular Laser Locator Designator (G/VLLD, usually called a ‘glid’) mounted next to the .50 cal machine gun. Oregon Army National Guard photo by Major W. Chris Clyne. In 1998, I was at NTC representing the 1-148 FA as a FiST/V (Fire Support Team Vehicle) crewman.
Maneuvers:
Idaho Army National Guard UH-60, M240 door gunner with A Company, 1st Battalion, 183rd Aviation Reconnaissance Battalion. Oregon Army National Guard photo by Major W. Chris Clyne.
The August 2015 NTC rotation (15-09) also included National Guard units from six other states, providing air support through Task Force Talon:
Arkansas Army National Guard’s 1036th Engineer Company supports the 116th CBCT by detonating an M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge (MCLC, pronounced mic-lic). Oregon Army National Guard photo by Major W. Chris Clyne.
Video, Combined Arms Live Fire, “On the way!”:
The last time the 116th went to NTC was in 1998, with yours truly.
1998 Desert Avenger certificate of appreciation
“THIS IS WHERE ARMOR FIGHTS!” IDAHO NATIONAL GUARD
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60 years ago Boeing created the cargo hauler/airborne fueler for the U.S. Air Force, called the KC-135 (it is not a 707, its development was actually started before the 707). 
Here’s a USAF ‘remember when’ and current operations video about the KC-135:
45 YEARS OF C-130 MAFFS OPS. WHO WOULD’VE KNOWN WILDFIRES WOULD BECOME SUCH A PROBLEM?