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    Marine AIR

    Geez, You Guys Really Are Just Grunts.................

    Recently, a Marine Corps Harrier squadron was invited to attend
    the annual Air Force Red Flag exercises at Nellis Air Force
    Base, NV. This is one of the USAF's big exercises, where they
    test combined arms employment of tactical air assets. The USAF
    F-15 pilots showed up on the ramp with dozens of rear echelon
    airman types and tons of equipment such as Ground Power
    Units, Accessory Power Units, Hummers, Trucks, Air Conditioners,
    etc.

    The Marines appeared ready to operate in a combat environment
    and showed up with only their Harriers. The Air Force commander
    commented to the Marine commander: "Where is all your support
    stuff? Geez, you guys really are just Grunts that know how to
    fly."

    Not wanting to disappoint the Air Force commander, the Marine
    commander got an idea of his own. He talked to his 1st Sergeant
    and later that night, the 1st Sergeant had his Marines make up
    bayonet studs on hose clamps. (There's a pitot tube sticking out
    of the nose of a Harrier.) In the hours of darkness, the 1st
    Sergeant had the clamp with the bayonet stud tightened onto the
    pitot tube of each Harrier.

    The next morning, the Air Force pilots fell out on the ramp in
    front of their F-15s. The Marine pilots fell out on the other
    side of the ramp in front of their Harriers. Each Marine pilot
    had on his deuce gear with a bayonet in the scabbard. The USAF
    commander ordered his pilots to "man your planes." The USAF
    ground crews by the dozens scrambled to their trucks, APUs,
    GPUs, etc. and the pilots ran to their planes.

    The Marine commander ordered his Marines to "Fix Bayonets,"
    whereupon each pilot ran to the front of his Harrier and fixed
    his bayonet on the stud attached to the pitot tube. The Marine
    commander then ordered "CHARGE," and the Marines jumped in their
    Harriers, dusted airborne, and flew off.

    The Marine commander turned to the USAF commander and said;
    "This is what we Marines consider Close Air Support."

    You've gotta love them!

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    Freakin Outstanding!

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    With all due respect, TOP...pictures??????

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    LOL... Nice.

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    Funny story, but that's just not smart on a pitot tube... The pitot tube is connected to the aircraft's airspeed indicator, so that's how they get their airspeed reading... something happens with that, or if it comes off in flight, that could be trouble if any damage is caused...

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    When has anything work right on a military plane. They are held together with Bubble gum and bailing wire.

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    Well, maybe for the Marine aircraft, but not my AF aircraft... lol j/k, gotta have a little friendly service rivalry hehe

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    great story...

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    Leave it to the Air Force to worry about an indicator. Marines don't need no goddamned indicators!

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    This is the second time I have heard this story. Amazing, I thought someone was joking with me.

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