 | Are you or have you ever been in the Armed Forces?| The NAAFI & PX Discuss Are you or have you ever been in the Armed Forces? in the Military Matters forums; I've got a question for you, Did you ever stop off in Bahrain? I've got fond memories of ... |
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04-15-2005, 11:08 AM
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#286 | | Senior Member
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Country:  | I've got a question for you, Did you ever stop off in Bahrain? I've got fond memories of the US base there, as I had one of the best nights of my life at the "Desert dome" Needless to say I had a huge headache in the morning! | 
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04-15-2005, 01:12 PM
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#287 | | Master of Ewes
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Country:  | dude you look like wayne rooney.........
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04-16-2005, 01:19 AM
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#288 | | Senior Member
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04-16-2005, 08:09 AM
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#289 | | Der Crewchief
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Originally Posted by Wildcat I've got a question for you, Did you ever stop off in Bahrain? I've got fond memories of the US base there, as I had one of the best nights of my life at the "Desert dome" Needless to say I had a huge headache in the morning! | No that I never did. We left Germany and flew straight to Kuwait. About a month later we flew across the burm into Iraq and speant a year there. We were allowed to go to Quatar for 4 days of rest and relaxation and kick back a few beers. When I went on my 2 weeks of R&R back to Germany, I flew down to Kuwait again and into Germany and back the same way. And when we left Iraq did the same thing.
I do have a friend who is in the US Navy and he was stationed out of a base in Bahrain for 2 years. He completely enjoyed it.
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04-16-2005, 08:16 AM
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#290 | | He who does not skim
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Country:  | I only got to spend about a half day and an evening in Bahrain. It was just a fuelling and resupply stop for us before heading off to...somewhere. 
Unfortunately I didn't have time to experience much, but it seemed like a nice place. We weren't allowed to stray too far.  | |
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04-16-2005, 08:46 AM
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#291 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | My friend says that Bahrain is not the typical middle eastern nation.
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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04-16-2005, 10:06 AM
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#292 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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04-17-2005, 12:03 PM
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#293 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | VP-65 you guys flew or still fly Neptunes right? I think you got P-3s now?
By the way here is my unit patch:
B Co. 2-1 Aviation Regt.
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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04-17-2005, 01:09 PM
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#294 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Country: | Very cool -thanks! We flew P-3s, as a matter of fact I actually buit some of the ones in my squadron back in the early 1980s, way before I went into the reserves. Talking about your past coming back to haunt you!
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04-17-2005, 03:11 PM
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#295 | | Minister of Whoopass
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Country: | Welcome to the site, both of u fly and wildcat..
If u read the previous posts in this thread, I was a SEAL for a few years and did some cool things while in..... Panama, Iraq, Somolia, Bosnia, Liberia, and Haiti....... Too many stories to relate, and some I still cant talk about.........
Got out in 1996 with a Purple Heart and a Navy Commendation Medal for Valor...... That and a $5.00 dollar bill will get u 2 packs of smokes at a discount smoke shop in Haifa......
My Avatar is a pic of my fruit salad...... Funny now almost 10 years later, that blouse doesnt even come close to fitting me anymore.......
Oh how I long for the days of Youth........
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04-17-2005, 03:21 PM
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#296 | | He who does not skim
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04-17-2005, 03:51 PM
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#297 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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04-17-2005, 04:53 PM
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#298 | | Master of Ewes
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04-17-2005, 09:47 PM
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#299 | | Senior Member
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Country: | Pretty impressive Les! Sure beats my gong with two clasp's and unit citation! | |
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04-17-2005, 09:54 PM
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#300 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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