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MrScorpio

(73,630 posts) Tue Sep 9, 2014, 08:30 AM Sep 2014

Apparently the Air Force has changed a little bit since I retired nine years ago.

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Apparently the Air Force has changed a little bit since I retired nine years ago. (Original Post) MrScorpio Sep 2014 OP

Cool sarge43 Sep 2014 #1

I'm curious, how did you know that that's Air Guard? nt MrScorpio Sep 2014 #2

Thunderbolt II aka A-10 aka The Hog coming around the line sarge43 Sep 2014 #3

We had hogs in Germany when I was at Spang until '98 MrScorpio Sep 2014 #4

Yeah, sadly they'll be history soon. Ave atque vale, miles. n/t sarge43 Sep 2014 #5

There are no A-10s in that picture. Ptah Sep 2014 #6

I sit corrected sarge43 Sep 2014 #7

I think it's an F-15 Ptah Sep 2014 #8

She skulks away. sarge43 Sep 2014 #9

Eielson AFB in Alaska "retired" their Hogs about 2007 - raven mad Sep 2014 #10

sarge43

(28,941 posts)

1. Cool

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Tue Sep 9, 2014, 09:02 AM

Sep 2014

But that's Air Guard; they're weirdos.

MrScorpio

(73,630 posts)

2. I'm curious, how did you know that that's Air Guard? nt

Reply to sarge43 (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 9, 2014, 09:07 AM

Sep 2014

sarge43

(28,941 posts)

3. Thunderbolt II aka A-10 aka The Hog coming around the line

Reply to MrScorpio (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 9, 2014, 09:16 AM

Sep 2014

The reg AF dropped them years ago; the Guard has had them since at least the early 80's. Guy has on the ABU so has to be a relatively recent vid.

MrScorpio

(73,630 posts)

4. We had hogs in Germany when I was at Spang until '98

Reply to sarge43 (Reply #3)

Tue Sep 9, 2014, 09:32 AM

Sep 2014

The last one flew there just last year BTW.

sarge43

(28,941 posts)

5. Yeah, sadly they'll be history soon. Ave atque vale, miles. n/t

Reply to MrScorpio (Reply #4)

Tue Sep 9, 2014, 09:38 AM

Sep 2014

Ptah

(33,024 posts)

6. There are no A-10s in that picture.

Reply to sarge43 (Reply #3)

Tue Sep 9, 2014, 09:40 AM

Sep 2014

The USAF still uses A-10s.

sarge43

(28,941 posts)

7. I sit corrected

Reply to Ptah (Reply #6)

Tue Sep 9, 2014, 09:43 AM

Sep 2014

If that's not an A-10, what is it?

Ptah

(33,024 posts)

8. I think it's an F-15

Reply to sarge43 (Reply #7)

Tue Sep 9, 2014, 09:48 AM

Sep 2014

a-10:

F-15

sarge43

(28,941 posts)

9. She skulks away.

Reply to Ptah (Reply #8)

Tue Sep 9, 2014, 10:13 AM

Sep 2014

Thanks for the correction. Regular AF, also weirdos.

raven mad

(4,940 posts)

10. Eielson AFB in Alaska "retired" their Hogs about 2007 -

Reply to sarge43 (Reply #3)

Wed Sep 10, 2014, 05:39 AM

Sep 2014

I have a video of the retirement party.

GO UGLY EARLY!

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