BTW, I've considered calling them to offer some "training" for the right price. Meanwhile, I noticed in today's Air Force Newsletter, they're lookin' to recall some retired pilots and navigators for 24 to 48 months up to age 60 and in grades of LtCol and below to serve as staff officers and to operate/fly unmanned vehicles. At age 74+, I guess they don't need/want me any more.
Wilton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wilton Strickland" <wilt...@nc.rr.com> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 1:55 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Strategic Air Command > That's always been my way of putting it, too, but, of course, on the other > hand, we haven't had a nuclear war, either; so, I guess it worked. Air > Force is scrambling right now to re-establish/re-acquire the nuclear > expertise that "we" maintained for at least 35 years 'til early '90's. We > experts of that time have retired and/or moved on, and they're trying to > re-invent "the wheel." > > Wilton > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rich Thomas" <richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 11:45 AM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Strategic Air Command > > > > It was all MAD. > > > > --R > > > > Wilton Strickland wrote: > > > Thank GOD we never got the "Go Code." Unlike the movie, once the code > was > > > received and validated, there was NO way to be recalled. I've never > been a > > > ranter/raver about the Commies, etc. 'Always thought that it was a pity > and > > > great loss for all of us that we had to expend so much effort and money > to > > > maintain, at least, the "nuclear peace." Only way I was able to accept > such > > > an awesome responsibility was to know/think that as long as we were > ready > > > and "they" thought we would use "it," we would never have to use it. > After > > > all, "Peace WAS Our Profession." 'Spent every third week for years on > > > ground alert and flew several 24 to 26 hour airborne alert missions > ready to > > > "go" at a moment's notice - helluva way to live. > > > > > > Wilton > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Rich Thomas" <richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> > > > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > > Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 9:58 AM > > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Strategic Air Command > > > > > > > > > > > >> Imagine if you had gotten the order -- you would have been the guy who > > >> couldn't nuke the filthy Reds/dirty Commies and make the world safe > > >> again for truth, justice, and the American way! > > >> > > >> About that time I had a friend who lived a coupla blocks over, his dad > > >> was a ranting and raving John Bircher. The guy was some kind of civil > > >> engineer and would be gone for months at a time building dams and > > >> bridges in various places in the world, but when he came home and was > > >> around the house he would go off on these rants about the commies and > > >> reds and all. It was too funny. At that age I had little idea what he > > >> was ranting about, but I guess some of it stuck. > > >> > > >> Duck and cover! > > >> > > >> --R > > >> > > >> Wilton Strickland wrote: > > >> > > >>> Some of you may remember that in an early scene in the movie "Dr. > > >>> Strangelove," coupla B-52 crewmen are opening a safe on the airplane > to > > >>> access the emergency war order (EWO) materials - targeting materials, > > >>> > > > maps, > > > > > >>> etc. Well, first there was no safe; we carried the materials aboard > in > > >>> > > > a > > > > > >>> strong box about the size of a medium-to-large suitcase. When > > >>> > > > transporting > > > > > >>> the box from the operations "vault" to the aircraft, at least three of > > >>> > > > us > > > > > >>> crewmen were armed with a sidearm (not much, though - Smith & Wesson > .38 > > >>> revolver). We locked the box and secured it to the upper deck of th e > > >>> airplane with a steel cable and three HEFTY combination padlocks, each > > >>> > > > lock > > > > > >>> belonged (individually) to and its combination was known only to an > > >>> > > > officer > > > > > >>> crewman. One of the locks was mine. > > >>> > > >>> In 1964, after having flown a 24-hour alert mission (with nuke > weapons, > > >>> > > > of > > > > > >>> course, ready to strike targets in USSR) from Robins AFB, GA, across > the > > >>> Atlantic, across Spain, around the Mediterranean, back across Spain > and > > >>> > > > the > > > > > >>> Atlantic and landed back at Robins. When I tried to open my lock > after > > >>> landing, it would NOT open. I tried several times, and my fellow > > >>> > > > crewmen > > > > > >>> began accusing me of forgetting the combination, 'cause these locks > > >>> > > > NEVER > > > > > >>> fail. I gave 'em the combination - my birth date - how could I forget > > >>> > > > it? > > > > > >>> They had no success opening the lock, either; Wing Commander came > > >>> > > > aboard; I > > > > > >>> gave 'im the combination; he couldn't open it, either - that lock was > > >>> > > > NOT > > > > > >>> GOING TO OPEN. 'Finally had it cut off with a torch while two of us > > >>> aircrewmen watched. That afternoon, my name and lock were "big news" > on > > >>> > > > the > > > > > >>> "big briefing board" at SAC HQ (Omaha). I was suddenly known all over > > >>> > > > SAC > > > > > >>> as the guy who couldn't get his EWO lock open. Not a good way to > become > > >>> "famous" in SAC. > > >>> > > >>> Wilton > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> _______________________________________ > > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > > >>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > >>> > > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > >>> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >> _______________________________________ > > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > > >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > >> > > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > >> > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: > <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090209/cb > deb15a/attachment.html> > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
