r/AirForce • u/newnoadeptness Active Duty O-4 • 1d ago

Discussion F22

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u/bearsncubs10 Meme Maker 1d ago

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u/LinkingForces 1d ago

We do the same thing every time we contact a satellite or dump it. 🎉 🥳

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u/MeatyOakerGuy Maintainer 1d ago

"Find me the hottest chick on the flightline who can hold a speed handle! We've got a video to shoot."

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u/KotzubueSailingClub 20 years + 461 days 23h ago

It's the demo team, they recruited her

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u/MoniesandMuscles EOD 1d ago

Supported 22’s for over a decade. Always liked working with their crews.

Easy plane, hard to fuck up a response on 🤷‍♂️

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u/Rodzilla_tha_thrilla PAWG Patrol 1d ago

I know that guy. He’s a good guy.

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u/GoblinBallGobbler 21h ago

You personally know John 22?

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u/Klutzy-Bench-4465 "Pilot" 1d ago

Can confirm

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u/Redneck_By_Default 21h ago

Ignoring all the wildly lame propaganda, isnt it a DSV to work over your head without safety glasses on like the woman did 8 seconds in? Ive been off the flightline fir a while so maybe shit's changed...

And also, it'sdirectly against 2903 to sit your sunglasses up on your head. You'd thing PA would do a better job making a video like this, assuming it was PA.

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u/Ryno__25 CE UH60 19h ago

Yup, that is correct

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u/DistressedApple 20h ago

That’s definitely not changed haha

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u/Lolcanoe2 L E T H A L two weeks at a time 12h ago

no risk of falling debris >.>

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u/Electrical_Pay5659 11h ago

74-94 never wore safety glasses just working on aircraft or engines. Drilling yes.

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u/Desperate-Currency51 1d ago

Used to work with one of the maintainers in this video. Small world. 😅

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u/z33511 Greybeard 1d ago

Look at those F-18's, wishing they could be F-22's...

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u/pistachiopias 1d ago

Never gets old.

This will always be my favorite fighter.

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u/BlueRosePhantom 1d ago

I know the guy at the beginning; we did FP and bunked together. Glad to see he is up to good things.

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u/Rydropwn 1d ago

Its probably not as cool as you think it is.

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u/wasted-degrees 1d ago

It’s probably cooler.

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u/Whiteums 14h ago

I don’t know, those black flight suits looked hot as hell sitting out in the sun

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u/Desi0190 Maintainer 1d ago

I know all these guys. Great people

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u/cqofficer 1d ago

Even the child predator that was arrested?

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u/Desi0190 Maintainer 1d ago

I did unfortunately know him too. He was great until that happened. Afterwards, cut ties entirely

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u/goosmane Maintainer 7h ago

Great guy

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u/Desi0190 Maintainer 2h ago

Truly. Shame that he did what he did

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u/cqofficer 1d ago

This is the unit where they sell t shirts to pay for cruises for the team illegally.

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u/Lolcanoe2 L E T H A L two weeks at a time 12h ago

source?

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u/cqofficer 12h ago

Look into april of 2025 and see if some team members went on a cruise that month. This is word of mouth from family members.

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u/Lolcanoe2 L E T H A L two weeks at a time 11h ago

april '25 was nothing but airshows....

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u/Nattyice94 E & E 1d ago

Sad that the F-22 is really only used as a demo platform and not truly engaged in combat like the F-15. Such a sick platform.

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u/Beneficial-Nimitz68 1d ago

The bad.. this is annoying..

The good/amazing...

These are kids, 18-30ish, putting their lives in the line for us. I was on the Nimitz etc etc.

Couple of years before I joined, I had NO IDEA I would be on such a giant ship, working around deadly things, anything could go sideways.

That is what I see with these kids. Yes, scripted, fun, great music. Couple of them, 3+/- yrs removed from high school, doing dangerous work.

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u/SBBeacon 1d ago

Not necessary...