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[acaTerry]

> INDIAN SPRINGS, NV ? An Air Force drone pilot who managed to fly his MQ-9
> Reaper for 76 straight hours through multiple firefights will receive the
> Air Force Cross, Air Force officials confirmed today. Major Toby Keene
> will be the first Airman to receive the nation?s second highest award
> since the Vietnam War.
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> He is also the first American to receive this level of aerial combat
> decoration for actions taken inside the United States since the attack on
> Pearl Harbor.
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> Keene, from Dubuque, Iowa, will receive the award for his meritorious
> actions at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada during August 2012. During a
> week of heavy combat, he stayed at his console for more than three
> straight days, remotely piloting his Reaper drone through dozens of
> firefights 7,000 miles away in Afghanistan. His aircraft was severely
> damaged by small arms fire.
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>
> The Air Force is already trumpeting Major Keene as a modern-day Carlos
> Hathcock, the legendary Marine sniper with 93 confirmed kills in Vietnam.
> Air Force officials have pointed out that Major Keene?s 179 confirmed
> kills during the operation arguably make him one of the greatest marksmen
> in history. There are already plans to use him in recruiting commercials,
> similar to the Israeli Defense Force?s public parades for missile ace Idan
> Yahya.
>
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> Major Keene recently received a congratulatory phone call from Vice
> President Joe Biden at Creech Air Force Base. ?When they told me the Vice
> President of the United States was calling for me, I was a little
> reluctant to pick up the phone. It was my lunch break, and if you don?t
> get in line at least an hour early, the only prime rib they have left is
> medium well.?
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> Major Keene eventually took the call while sipping a White Russian and
> sunning himself at the base relaxation pool in-between missions. This
> medal will be in addition to the Purple Heart he has already been awarded
> for severe Carpal Tunnel Syndrome pain endured during the same event.
>
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> A designated senior master drone pilot, Keene has never flown a
> conventional aircraft. His reporting senior, BGEN Jonathon Manziel says,
> ??it doesn?t really matter, Keene won a PlayStation TWO flight simulator
> competition in high school, demonstrating the superior airmanship skills
> we are looking for.? Also, Manziel noted that he actually put Keene in
> for a Meritorious Service Medal (his twelfth of this lesser award) ??but
> the White House ?bumped it up.??
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> ?Most people think of drone pilots as glorified computer junkies, but
> we?re really modern-day snipers,? Major Keene told the Associated Press.
> ?We?re out there, days at a time, watching the same compound, with nothing
> but candy bars from the vending machine to keep us going and the sounds of
> Sons of Anarchy playing on our iPods.?
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> Keene was accepted by and attended the United States Air Force Academy
> after failing to meet the academic standards required by Texas A&M
> University. ?I also could have attended the University of Texas, but
> they aren?t in the SEC!? Keene said.
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>
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> The Associated Press has learned that the U. S. Navy had offered Major
> Keene a congratulatory flight with the Blue Angels. Keene declined the
> invitation and, while turning away, muttered something on the order of
> ??pulling G?s is for pussies??
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>
> OKAY, so how far into this parody were you when you realized you were
> being had?
>

Funniest sucker trap since the Rick Roll was invented!

 

[G4dude]

The entire baby boomer generation never saved one dime, didn't create one damn thing worth remembering (most of the good stuff from the 60's was from people with pre-WWII birthdates), and they still want more!

Guys, thanks for the debt, fiscal cliffs, wall street collapses and bankrupted social security.

We'll be picking up the tab!

I am a Boomer, and you are absolutely correct. We have definitely screwed the next generations.

 

[G4dude]

I'll have to acquaint you with everybody's FAVORITE GV copilot....

When everybody in the fleet knows the name, even pilots and FA's that HAVEN'T flown with him, then you KNOW there is an issue.

Sadly, he ain't the only one.

It is a small number, and that one guy has GOT to go, but you are right. As usual.

 

[pilotyip]

Something to consider, when drones are being attacked by other drones and they put an air to air capaiblity on drones to protect themselves, if you shoot down five drones from your console, will you be an Ace?

 

[tomgoodman]

The entire baby boomer generation never saved one dime, didn't create one damn thing worth remembering (most of the good stuff from the 60's was from people with pre-WWII birthdates), and they still want more!

Guys, thanks for the debt, fiscal cliffs, wall street collapses and bankrupted social security.

We'll be picking up the tab!

Generational hubris is nothing new -- many Boomers themselves were guilty of it back in the '60s, when they were called Hippies. Youthful rhetoric is seldom matched by subsequent adult performance, as this new generation, which already constitutes the majority of eligible voters, is now proving.

 

[G4dude]

Something to consider, when drones are being attacked by other drones and they put an air to air capaiblity on drones to protect themselves, if you shoot down five drones from your console, will you be an Ace?

What a fascinating idea. I never thought about dueling drones!

 

[BlueNose]

What a fascinating idea. I never thought about dueling drones!

Just turn on C-SPAN and watch any congressional debate. Their controllers have been pulling the levers from K Street for years.

 

[Hawkered]

Generational hubris is nothing new -- many Boomers themselves were guilty of it back in the '60s, when they were called Hippies. Youthful rhetoric is seldom matched by subsequent adult performance, as this new generation, which already constitutes the majority of eligible voters, is now proving.

When boomers were kids, they defied their parents, smoked weed and ran around high and naked at Woodstock. You've done nothing useful ever since either. You are by far, the laziest, least responsible generation to have ever walked the face of the earth!

Thanks for all the lost wars, broken homes, screwed up education and lost freedoms!! "If it feels good-do it", yeah right!!

 

[gret]

Yeah…you’re right.

We messed up big time. Should have never-

• Put a man on the moon
• Went to Mars
• Designed and built the airplane you fly.
• Created the Internet.
• Made computers that exist in almost everyone home.
• Invented cell phones.
• Made nuclear energy safe and affordable.
• Extended life expectancies by 20%
• Reduce birth deaths to almost zero.
• Created ignorant ungrateful little snits

We really screwed up. Sorry!

 

[tomgoodman]

When boomers were kids, they defied their parents, smoked weed and ran around high and naked at Woodstock. You've done nothing useful ever since either. You are by far, the laziest, least responsible generation to have ever walked the face of the earth!

Thanks for all the lost wars, broken homes, screwed up education and lost freedoms!! "If it feels good-do it", yeah right!!

You could have simply admitted that the post-boomers have matched the hippies in generational hubris.
There was no need to demonstrate it. :laugh: