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Old 02-09-2007, 09:27 AM   #1
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MCGuire AFB open house

Mcguire is holding it's airshow this year on May 12th-13th gates open at 9:00 A.M and admission is free
go here to see who will be there
there is useually more there then they mention

2007 Airshow
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Old 02-09-2007, 04:01 PM   #2
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Ah, yes, good ole McGuire AFB. My home from March, 1971 to Oct. 1974. 30th Military Airlift Squadron. First kid was born in Fort Dix Army Hospital. Memories!
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Old 02-09-2007, 07:29 PM   #3
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Fort Dix hospital was my first physical - my MEPS before I even went in! It's not a bad area too. Hey R-2800 where in NJ are you from? I grew up in Old Bridge/Matawan.
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right there next to the base, Browns Mills, my dad works on the KC-10 C-17 he misses the 141 that was his baby It's neat though when the Blue Angels practiced 2 years ago they flew over our ouse at around 500 ft-700ft in formation for like three days it was awesome!!
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My last official day in the USAF was at McGuire. I outprocessed there.
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right there next to the base, Browns Mills, my dad works on the KC-10 C-17 he misses the 141 that was his baby It's neat though when the Blue Angels practiced 2 years ago they flew over our ouse at around 500 ft-700ft in formation for like three days it was awesome!!
Man what a cool job your dad has. C-17s are sweet. Doesn't the air force have own airmen do the maintenance? Or is he in one of those highly specialized fields that the fleet uses civilians for?

When I was back in Pensacola the Blue Angels were always flying around in the off season practicing. They actually have bleachers and all where you can sit and watch them.
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Man what a cool job your dad has. C-17s are sweet. Doesn't the air force have own airmen do the maintenance? Or is he in one of those highly specialized fields that the fleet uses civilians for?

When I was back in Pensacola the Blue Angels were always flying around in the off season practicing. They actually have bleachers and all where you can sit and watch them.

Notice what he said about the C-141. The C-141 earned a high regard from who ever came in contact with it. The C-17 has a long way to go to fill its boots.

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It's neat though when the Blue Angels practiced 2 years ago they flew over our ouse at around 500 ft-700ft in formation for like three days it was awesome!!
I grew up watching the Blue angels over Pensacola, starting with the F9Fs (the earliest I can remember).
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Still pushing the 141, eh???
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Is that a Rafale on the home page slideshow?? I'd love to see one of those!
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civillian been working there almost 30 years ,but he is a "military" civillian becasue all he works on is the 10 and 17 because he only works on base he has a line badge and everything
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civillian been working there almost 30 years ,but he is a "military" civillian becasue all he works on is the 10 and 17 because he only works on base he has a line badge and everything
That's how they work maintenance in the training squadrons - it's all civvies. But in the fleet squadrons, we maintain our own aircraft. More specifically, it's the enlisted Marines that bust their humps to keep the A/C up and operational.
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right there next to the base, Browns Mills, my dad works on the KC-10 C-17 he misses the 141 that was his baby It's neat though when the Blue Angels practiced 2 years ago they flew over our ouse at around 500 ft-700ft in formation for like three days it was awesome!!
Ever go to the Lobster Shanty in Point Pleasant? Or is it not there anymore? It was one of our favorite feeding stations.

[QUOTE=mkloby]Still pushing the 141, eh??? [QUOTE]

Just keeping you young'uns from forgetting the classics!
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Ever go to the Lobster Shanty in Point Pleasant? Or is it not there anymore? It was one of our favorite feeding stations.
Don't think i have been to Point Pleasant but it could be still there ya never know
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Ever go to the Lobster Shanty in Point Pleasant? Or is it not there anymore? It was one of our favorite feeding stations.

Just keeping you young'uns from forgetting the classics!
Funny - my mom was a waitress at lobster shanty when she was in college

My wife and I used to always go down to point pleasant when she still lived in NJ.
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Funny - my mom was a waitress at lobster shanty when she was in college
No kidding? Well, since my youngest is 30, and you are probably in your early 20s, I would assume we were long gone by the time she started working.
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