Posted on Oct 1, 2015
Did you know a C130 crashed in Afghanistan today?
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This crash was just so rotten...makes me want to puke at the cause. I was never rated, but I was a private pilot. We always fully worked the controls before taxi...every single time.
Just sad...
http://www.airforcemag.com/AircraftAccidentReports/Documents/2016/100215_C130J_JALALABAD.pdf
Just sad...
http://www.airforcemag.com/AircraftAccidentReports/Documents/2016/100215_C130J_JALALABAD.pdf
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Maj James Tippins
Just saw the crew list: The Pentagon identified the airmen killed in the crash as Capt. Jonathan J. Golden, 33, of Camarillo, California; Capt. Jordan B. Pierson, 28, of Abilene, Texas; Staff Sgt. Ryan D. Hammond, 26, of Moundsville, West Virginia; Senior Airman Quinn L. Johnson-Harris, 21, of Milwaukee; Senior Airman Nathan C. Sartain, 29, of Pensacola, Florida; and Airman 1st Class Kcey E. Ruiz, 21, of McDonough, Georgia.
Golden, Pierson, Hammond and Johnson-Harris were assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Sartain and Ruiz were assigned to the 66th Security Forces Squadron, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts.
Golden, Pierson, Hammond and Johnson-Harris were assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Sartain and Ruiz were assigned to the 66th Security Forces Squadron, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts.
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Updated story. Apparently the aircraft and crew were from Dyess. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/military/c-130-transport-plane-crashes-afghanistan-defense-officials-say-n437191
6 U.S. Service Members, 7 Others Die in Afghan Plane Crash: Official
Six U.S. service members and 5 civilian contractors were on board the plane and died in the crash, and 2 Afghan civilians were killed on the ground.
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My prayers go out to the families of those lost and my fellow aviators still in harms way.
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TSgt (Join to see)
It appears the picture is not displayed correctly, I will have to transcribe the poem in the photo when I can get to a computer. As a tactical air-lifter it really hits home.
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