I'm headed to Florida/ Haiti...

[Commodore Crap]

Yup. Just got the call a few hours ago. I'm with the USAF and I'm a turbo-prop mechanic on C-130s. I'll be gone for at least a month. The good thing is that since it's winter, i won't miss out on driving the Marauder!!

-ryan s.:cool:

[CBT]

Be safe, hurry back:beer:

[MM03MOK]

Thank you for your service, Ryan. We'll be here. Best wishes on a safe mission. All of Haiti and those going to their aid are in our thoughts and prayers.

[MyTMerc]

It's a real mess down there and they really need help. Thanks for your service.

[W4LTD]

Ryan, Thank you for your dedication to honor and your service to our country and abroad. If you need anything while you're in Florida -- whether it be a place to stay or simply information -- please, don't hesitate to call. (321) 385-7433.

--Rich

[Commodore Crap]

Thanks for the wishes and offers. Rich, i put your number in my phone because, hey, you never know. I'll talk to everyone when i get back!!
-ryan s.

[TAKEDOWN]

Thanks for your service, soldiers like you set the high standards of what America is, be safe out there!

[RoyLPita]

How far down in Florida are you going to be? I am closer to Ft Lauderdale.

[gdsqdcr]

Ryan

Take care if yourself down here. It is a disaster. I am with a FEMA Task Force in California and we have unofficially been out on notice we are going down on the 25th. I am a Hazmat Specialist with USAR.

If we go, I am going in and out in USAF C-130's so I will personally be counting on you.

Thanks!
Anthony

[swordfish]

Take care if yourself down There, Best wishes on a safe mission!

[marauder.22]

I dont need to tell you to do your best. Be strong brother. I will be at Afghanistan for 14 months and my Marauder will have another special mission, "been in his garage for 14 months" (He always has his mission at the same time I have mine).

Claud

[ckadiddle]

Be carefull down there.....OK ?

[babbage]

Hey Ryan have a good trip. You gonna meet me at ESTA in April?

[Hacklemerc]

I too got the call. My unit is on standby waiting to deploy into Haiti. So now I wait for the call with my bags packed.

[TAKEDOWN]

After hearing and seeing the latest news, please be safe out there!

[Commodore Crap]

update:
we've launched and recovered 570+ aircraft since monday the 19th. ive been working 12 hour shifts since. It's a reality check because you're so closely tied to what's going on and the fact that I have a direct effect on the mission. I actually unloaded Haitians from the aircraft.
And i'll tell you what, there's no motivation like looking into a C-130 thats fully loaded with water and food and having an entire crew look at you and listen because whatever I am the only person who can fix this plane now and get the supplies to the people that need them.
My job down here is to keep the planes in the air. We park them, gas, and go.
In one 12 hour shift, we launched and recovered 47 aircraft including 5 in a 10 minute span.


.....and now i'm down here for 120 days.
but we got to meet some NFL cheerleaders who are here for the PorBowl!!

I'm at Homestead.

Talk you all later.
Thanks guys and girls,
-ryan s.

[MMBLUE]

Where about are you? Eglin? Good luck keepem in the Air. Cadence " C-130 rolling down the strip, Airborne Daddy gonna take a little Trip, Stand up hook up shuffle to the door ETC....

[Juice]

My girlfriend is on the USS Bataan which is headed there right now. The Navy has a lot of boats on the way down there.

[Commodore Crap]

Homestead. 30 miles south of Miami. And it's fun.
And Babbage, i'll be home in May, so, well, we will go sometime after i get back. Maybe i can get some gears and we'll have ourselves a really good race!!

-ryan s.

[CBT]

My girlfriend is on the USS Bataan which is headed there right now. The Navy has a lot of boats on the way down there.

LHD-5, the "Dirty Nickel".:beer:

[Ms. Denmark]

Prayers for your safety and thanks for your service. That goes for Hacklemerc and anyone else headed into harms way in service of our country.

[Juice]

LHD-5, the "Dirty Nickel".:beer:

How did that name come about? I see the 5 cents for LHD-5, any other reason?

Some of the nicknames I hear for boats are pretty funny. Apparently USS Enterprise got dubbed "Mobile Chernobyl".