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Dennis G
10-08-2003, 09:52 PM
I hope some of these are new for you all. They are big photos. Just give t hem some time they are good.

Thanks
Dennis


http://www.afrc.af.mil/hq/pa/gallery/15apr03/041503-01hr.jpg


http://www.afrc.af.mil/hq/pa/gallery/15apr03/041503-02hr.jpg


http://www.afrc.af.mil/hq/pa/gallery/15apr03/041503-03hr.jpg



http://www.afrc.af.mil/hq/pa/gallery/15apr03/041503-04hr.jpg

Whats that patch?



http://www.afrc.af.mil/hq/pa/gallery/15apr03/041503-05hr.jpg



http://www.afrc.af.mil/hq/pa/gallery/15apr03/041503-06hr.jpg



http://www.afrc.af.mil/hq/pa/gallery/15apr03/041503-10hr.jpg




http://www.afrc.af.mil/hq/pa/gallery/15apr03/041503-09hr.jpg




I think I am going to give this book a read--->http://www.militarybookclub.com/doc/mil/GlobalData/GlobalImages/BookJacketsLarge/188318_lg.jpg


Perhaps no spec ops unit is least known to the public than the PJs—Air Force pararescue jumpers—but, guaranteed, Rangers, Delta Force operators, SEALs and every other special-forces warrior knows exactly who they are: They’re the guys who save their lives when there’s nowhere else to turn. None Braver is the gripping story of PJ operations in the war against terrorism in Afghanistan.

Journalist Michael Hirsh was the first reporter embedded with an Air Force combat team in the war, where PJs were busier than ever—and where the first Air Force pararescueman was killed in combat since Vietnam. In None Braver, he brings you to where the air is thin and the courage is thick. In the mountains of Afghanistan a helicopter dangles on the edge of the flight envelope, its blades cutting through next to no resistance. Yet, time and time again, PJs boarded these death traps (which occasionally fell from the sky) to descend into swarms of Taliban troops, never once questioning what they were doing. Hirsh paints a vivid picture of their missions, including the incredible rescue of an air crew in the Hindu Kush Mountains where PJs climbed through chest deep snow at 10,000 feet with 100 lb packs on their backs! Readers of None Braver must consciously remind themselves that these aren’t tales of the supernatural—just those of unbelievably courageous men.
Jester23
10-08-2003, 10:06 PM
I just finished None Braver about a week and a half ago....great book! one of my fav's!
JiJoMacLE45
10-08-2003, 10:12 PM
None Braver is a good read. Try the Rescue Season by Bob Drury too.
NcDeuce
10-08-2003, 11:20 PM
Wow, impressive images! I love those Pave Hawks. I'll have to give that book a peek.
TheBenz
10-09-2003, 12:33 AM
very cool photos but a bit big! lol
NcDeuce
10-09-2003, 08:15 PM
Yup, that Casio G Shock the guy has in the first pic is a helluva watch. If you need a highly durable watch with stop watch/easy to see glow then go out and get this thing. Also looks great, I think.
Uncle Sam
10-10-2003, 10:09 AM
Excellent pics.
JiJoMacLE45
10-10-2003, 06:32 PM
I've had my G-shock for a little over a year. Love it.
Scrim
10-10-2003, 06:49 PM
Nick Stone loves his Baby-G too.
Dennis G
10-10-2003, 07:46 PM
Thanks for taking the time to look at the photos
But I do have a Queston whats with his patch I never seen one like it? it looks like a firemens patch. And I think thats what it says on it. Is that an Air force fire unit or some thing?


http://www.afrc.af.mil/hq/pa/gallery/15apr03/041503-04hr.jpg
hood
10-10-2003, 07:49 PM
Great pics... a few words of advice though. HE219 and Trigger have this type of thing down. Direct link to the small image, but then paste the high res link below it so people can manually click on it if they want to see the better version of it. Saves the Air Force some bandwidth too. :)
Dennis G
10-10-2003, 08:02 PM
Sorry Hood I was going to ask you if its did anything to yours or the AF servers when we post big images







Direct link to the small image, but then paste the high res link below it so people can manually click on it if they want to see the better version of it. Saves the Air Force some bandwidth too.

Like this?
http://www.afrc.af.mil/hq/pa/gallery/15sep03/091503-04.jpg
http://www.afrc.af.mil/hq/pa/gallery/15sep03/091503-04hr.jpg
hood
10-10-2003, 08:06 PM
:) yep that would do it. The other is like giving everyone a double quarter pounder with cheese and super sized drink and fries, when all they wanted was a happy meal.
He219
10-10-2003, 11:05 PM
:D

Dennis G:

That patch you asked about:
http://www.afrc.af.mil/hq/pa/gallery/15apr03/041503-03.jpg
This (http://www.afrc.af.mil/hq/pa/gallery/15apr03/041503-03hires.htm) pic clearly shows it to be from the Wiliamette Fire Dept. (http://www.wilmette.com/fire/)

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, April 8, 2003 -- Members of Air Force Reserve Command's 301st Rescue Squadron, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., prepare an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter for a mission at a forward-deployed location in southern Iraq. Pave Hawk mission equipment includes a retractable in-flight refueling probe, internal auxiliary fuel tanks, two 7.62mm machine guns and an 8,000-pound capacity cargo hook. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

That would probably be his regular job. PJs are trained Medics. Reservists do this stuff on the 'side'...

:)
OzMan
10-11-2003, 01:22 AM
Good pix, even though it looks to me like over half of them didn't show up (I can't see them). I had a G-Shock just like that one for about a year, until I started fiddling with it, lost a screw to the back plate, then went swimming with it. I have since downgraded to the "Club-G", and am still very satisfied.

I'm loving the leg panel with the six 40's in the first pic. On the one with the PJ with the disputed patch standing in front of the minigun, I've never seen an LBV configured like that; anyone know who makes it? Not for something like airsoft, but just research.
usa320
10-11-2003, 03:20 PM
indeed, the pilot in question probably flies helicopters for a fire department for his living, and SAR is just his other job.
OzMan
10-11-2003, 05:55 PM
Umm...PJ's aren't pilots; they're medics...
NcDeuce
10-11-2003, 06:32 PM
Question: Are PJ's trained to fly in case of emergencies? I know some of the crew chiefs here at Campbell (101st & 160th SOAR) know how to fly and have on occasion (thanks to nice pilots/co-pilots).
Salty Dog
10-11-2003, 06:50 PM
it appears that the man in the first pic is rockin the new marine boot.
usa320
10-12-2003, 01:29 AM
The guy wiuth the fire department patch isnt a Pararescue jumper- The guys with the Tan helmets are. The "fireman" is either a pilot or crew/gunner of the Pavehawk.
carpandean
10-12-2003, 11:53 PM
The firefighter (yes, that's a fireman's Maltese Cross - actually kinda boring as Fire Department patches go - I designed my company's patch four years ago - it was much cooler ;)) is with the Wilmette, IL fire department - possibly a member of their Special Recue Team (high angle rope rescue, confined space rescue, etc.) They also have paid firefighter/paramedics, so he may be one of those. Glad to see they let him wear the patch - it's a similar, but different honor/right that he's earned.

(ref: http://wilmette.nttc.org/virtualmuseum/museum02/Collins/robbers.htm - a picture of their chief - note the same patch; http://www.wilmette.com/fire/)

PS: Anybody else see The Arrival with Charlie Sheen:
http://www2.freepichosting.com/Images/55053/8.jpg
They've landed and they're in our military!