[Yute]

Kandahar’s eight-man pararescue team hones its combat skills at the Tarnak Range. U.S. Air Force courtesy photo

Even the first branch that adopted the m16 has use of the old m14!

 

[American]

can anyone enlighten me on the sporty footwear?

 

[k_randomfactor]

doesn't really surprise me. PJ's are a top shelf group. really high speed, low drag outfit.

chris

 

[k_randomfactor]

can anyone enlighten me on the sporty footwear?

Oakley Assault Boots

c

 

[Balzac72]

Someone send that man a real scope please!

 

[DorkFace]

and a proper sling too.

 

[TV VET]

I got the same scope on my 760 pumpmaster. Someone has been shopping a Wal Mart.

 

[Yute]

Oakley Assault Boots

Hmm i didn't know oakley's made their assault boots in that color. They look more like Merrell boots to me. Not that it matters very much

 

[bigblock]

The air force was the first for the M16. Thanks too them we now have very few M14 in service. In the army we called that a profile or medical reason for jim shoes. 8O

 

[Biathlon]

lefty

At least he's shooting from the CORRECT shoulder!

 

[Lionseye]

Aw give the guys a break. It's hard being in the Airforce, always trying to look cool to cover up the fact that they should have joined the Army or the Marines. Plus the chow hall runs out of peach cobbler sometimes. Talk about hardship!!!!
:arm32: :arm40: :arm10: :arm4:

 

[Quagmire]

...Plus the chow hall runs out of peach cobbler sometimes. Talk about hardship!!!!

Yeah, that was always a bummer. The lobster tails were usually overcooked too (true story there).

 

[m1a_scoutguy]

...Plus the chow hall runs out of peach cobbler sometimes. Talk about hardship!!!!

Yeah, that was always a bummer. The lobster tails were usually overcooked too (true story there).

Hey now,,the Lobster was Always good at my base,,, we did have it hard they cut out the Steak and Lobster on Fridays after the first year or so and made it so you could only have one or the other not both!! 8O .Good ole DMAFB in Tucson,,great place!!

 

[BobbyLee]

doesn't really surprise me. PJ's are a top shelf group. really high speed, low drag outfit.

chris

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Yeah, just wait until you see the new USAF version of the Navy MK14 Mod O. The old warhorse ain't dead by longshot (no pun).

 

[M14E2]

Don't know about lobster , wouldn't eat it anyway , but chow at an Air Force mess was always superb , compared to Navy chowhalls. The omlets at Lajes Field , Azores would sink a skiff. They were HUGE and GOOD!

 

[fargo007]

A former AF armorer / bro who worked with the PJ's tells me that the M-14 in the air force is not considered a standard/TO weapon, so he used to get in a wringer from time to time for working on them in his MoS.

All my rifles have a nickname. I applied the Air Force's official classification as the nickname for my M1A:


"Shark Repeller"

--Fargo007

 

[H2O MAN]

... wait until you see the new USAF version of the Navy MK14 Mod O

Tell me more - tell me more...

 

[Quagmire]

Hey now,,the Lobster was Always good at my base,,, we did have it hard they cut out the Steak and Lobster on Fridays after the first year or so and made it so you could only have one or the other not both!! 8O .Good ole DMAFB in Tucson,,great place!!

That was at Ramstein AB Germany in 1983. AF chow is generally pretty good though.

I was active duty 1980 - 1990: Moody AFB, Ramstein AB, and George AFB. When I got out I was a field engineer with Raytheon for 4 years supporting ECM pods at various active duty, guard & reserve bases, then went civil service and was stationed at Misawa & Aviano before ending up here at Eglin.

We have a test team that goes out to DM ~ once a year. You're right, it's a nice place!

 

[wheatwt]

i believe the footwear are danner agitators, check out lightfighter.com, they carry em and they seem real nice.

 

[Yute]

I think you're right! More comfy looking than my jungles.. Too bad those aren't authorized wear.. not to mention we're switching to a new boot.