+ST0RM 145 Posted November 19, 2007 Got home Thursday afternoon from my latest trip over the desert. We flew 35 times and I surpassed the 100th combat mission goal I had set for myself when I became a boom operator in '05. Well, today I figured I'd try and boot up the ol' dinosaur for a quick flight in FS2004 since I havent touched it in 3 months. I guess she is done for though, as I kept getting a blue error screen each time I'd try and run a program. Even a system restore would cause a crash. So, looks like I'm done for quite some time. I got a good 5 years of use from this one. Here are a few photos from the latest trip: Tornado GR.4 over Baghdad Indiana and Vermont ANG F-16Cs Misawa Samurai "BOB" "New" A-10C Gaggle of Warthogs headed home from OEF So what have I missed and will miss out on? Cheers! Jeff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Dave 2,322 Posted November 19, 2007 Nice to see you Jeff, you got my number call me when you get a chance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BUFF 8 Posted November 19, 2007 Congrats on the end of your tour. Great pictures I thought & then I checked your exif & realised at least partly why - another KM 7D user Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nesher 628 Posted November 19, 2007 beautiful pictures! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JediMaster 451 Posted November 19, 2007 The A-10C looks...just like an A-10A. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Major Lee 18 Posted November 19, 2007 Welcome home! Thank you for your service to our Country. S! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fubar512 1,350 Posted November 19, 2007 Jeff, those are some awesome shots! Welcome back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Crusader 2,102 Posted November 19, 2007 nice pics! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DWCAce 19 Posted November 19, 2007 Welcome back Jeff! I was wondering where you got to ( I must of missed the memo:) ) Thank you for your service and for the pictures, they are both of the highest quality! Jon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wolf65 0 Posted November 19, 2007 Lovely pictures, especially the F-16s Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linag 0 Posted November 20, 2007 Nice picture, thank you for your share. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
column5 63 Posted November 21, 2007 jeff, could you upload the raw images somewhere...those would make great desktops! Oh and welcome home! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Atreides 144 Posted November 21, 2007 I really dig the Misawa Samurai Falcon. Awesome pic's though. Thank you for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Weasel Keeper 0 Posted November 22, 2007 (edited) Holy SHI... Small world bro! I was in the sand when you took those pics (FW & VT F-16s). 236 was a POS, glad to see a picture of it flying...220 was a good jet. I'm in the 122FW, IN ANG and just returned home a couple weeks ago. I crewed FW 84-1238 (dropped a few on the dumbass badguys...shack!). Glad we're back. :D Edited November 22, 2007 by Weasel Keeper Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Spectre_USA 7 Posted November 22, 2007 Great to have both you gentlemen back for Thanksgiving! I greatly appreciate your service, and love the shots you've shared! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silverbolt 104 Posted November 22, 2007 whoow! very good pics! congratulations, and thanks for share! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rambler 1-1 9 Posted November 23, 2007 Yahooo!!! New Desktop backgrounds! Good to see another one home. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+drdoyo 2 Posted November 23, 2007 Welcome back guys!! And Weasel Keeper, it is a small world at that. :yes: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+ST0RM 145 Posted November 26, 2007 Thanks for all the kind words of encouragement. I really appreciate it! Weasel Keeper, that is too funny. Yes it is a small world. I'm looking through my log, and I think I got to refuel your jet once, but no pictures. If there were any scratches, they didnt come from me. ;) I'll see if I can upload a few shots to the Gallery for calendars or whatever. Jeff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Weasel Keeper 0 Posted November 26, 2007 Thanks for all the kind words of encouragement. I really appreciate it! Weasel Keeper, that is too funny. Yes it is a small world. I'm looking through my log, and I think I got to refuel your jet once, but no pictures. If there were any scratches, they didnt come from me. ;) I'll see if I can upload a few shots to the Gallery for calendars or whatever. Jeff Wait a second...now that you mention it there was a scratch on mine. About a week after I got to Iraq my jet came back after a long flight and the pilot was a little nervous about a possible "boom strike", but said everything was working fine. The first thing I looked at was the VHF antenna right in front of the slipway door. Sure enough it was cracked almost in half. I'm sure it wasn't you, and it was a quick fix...just change the antenna and she was back in business. Kind of weird, I'd almost forgot about that with all the stuff that's happened since then. We did get to keep a tanker in Moron Spain with us for about 5 days. Something broke on it's boom and we needed it for the piggyback home. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+DoctorQuest 125 Posted November 26, 2007 Sweet! I was due for some screensaver updates. Glad you got back home in one piece. Very nice photos. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sparkomatic 7 Posted December 10, 2007 I just RTB as well...will PM you about it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
