Posted on Jun 2, 2016
What is your favorite picture from your time in the military?
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Convoying into Iraq, OIF 1, April 2003. This photo was taken just north of Karbala.
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This shot of our Minotaur IV on liftoff. 2+ years of design, testing, and mission planning for a few seconds of a thrill. It was well worth it!
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Capt Brandon Charters - For the younger generation . . . I believe it is important to note the Minotaur IV and its progeny are current commercial launch vehicles . . . using the first three stages of an old PeaceKeeper ICBM to economically push a fourth stage carrying a two ton national security payload (e.g. 5000W communication satellite) into low earth orbit.
https://www.orbitalatk.com/flight-systems/space-launch-vehicles/minotaur/
https://www.orbitalatk.com/flight-systems/space-launch-vehicles/minotaur/
Under the U.S. Air Force Orbital/Suborbital Program-3 (OSP-3) contract, Orbital ATKintegrates, tests and provides space launch services for the Minotaur I, IV, V, and VI family of rockets. Employing a combination of U.S. government-supplied rocket motors and Orbital ATK's proven commercial launch technologies, the Minotaur family of launchers provides low-cost and reliable access to space for government-sponsored payloads.
Capt Brandon Charters
Nice background 1LT Sandy Annala! Indeed, we repurposed & launched a recycled ICBM into LEO ;)
Nothing like being on console for launch day.
Nothing like being on console for launch day.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Enroute from Bremerton to Indian Island for Ammo On-Load with Chris and Amanda
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My two favorites, circa 1966 in Germany. One in Hohenfels, the other in Kuhn's Gasthaus Munich, that's me in front in the black jacket.
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SFC Josh Jackson The moat and a 'block house' of the Imperial Palace in Japan. The young ladies in Kyoto also wore interesting costumes in 1954.
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So many to choose from, but as a young petty officer during a North Atlantic cruise we pulled into an anchorage along with many other NATO ships to allow a winter storm to pass by. Scapa Flow Scotland 1976
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SFC Josh Billingsley -
I once heard that only difference between men and boys is the size of their toys ???
Are you really supposed to sit on high explosives with parts made by lowest bidder?
Somehow - this kind reminds me of Slim Pickens riding the bomb in Dr Strangelove.
Warmest Regards, Sandy
I once heard that only difference between men and boys is the size of their toys ???
Are you really supposed to sit on high explosives with parts made by lowest bidder?
Somehow - this kind reminds me of Slim Pickens riding the bomb in Dr Strangelove.
Warmest Regards, Sandy
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PO3 Donald Murphy
Our Captain would tell us during battlestations: "remember boys, our weapons were made by the lowest bidder..." Food for thought.
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CSM Charles Hayden Passed 7/29/2025
1LT Sandy Annala Are you really all grown up yourself?
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