AH-64 midair AK

So sad. No easy day, that is for sure. It seems like there have been a few of these rotary tragedies. Or maybe it's just me and the fact my DS wants to fly rotary.

Fair winds to them, and love and support to their families, fellow soldiers, and friends. Healing thoughts headed for the injured soldier.
 
At TBS, DD took “routine” rides on Ospreys and helicopters. She says that the Osprey at times feels like a rickety tin can compared to some helicopters. As a Marine, I’m sure she’s fairly nonchalant when boarding and riding these rotor craft. As a parent, I know that no training or mission is routine. And I say a quiet thank you to the one above when I know she’s back on terra firma, safe and sound. To the soldiers killed: fair winds and following seas.
 
In order to make sure that number of takeoffs equaled number of landings I always helped the pilot by wearing my dogtags.
Dogtag wearing was pretty rare among my SWO and later staff peers but I believed that per Murphy's law, the ONE time I
didn't wear them would be the crash so I always wore them when flying in Navy/Marine aircraft.
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Feel free to thank me for their continued heath and well being.
 
OldRetSWO said:
In order to make sure that number of takeoffs equaled number of landings I always helped the pilot by wearing my dogtags.
Dogtag wearing was pretty rare among my SWO and later staff peers but I believed that per Murphy's law, the ONE time I
didn't wear them would be the crash so I always wore them when flying in Navy/Marine aircraft.
.
Feel free to thank me for their continued heath and well being.
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I always had the same routine before a combat mission. It must have worked.
 
Fair winds and following seas to those soldiers that are now gone.😔 My heart aches for their families and friends.

Every “Emergency Flight Quarters” over the 1MC aboard ship would send a knot into the pit of my stomach and a prayer above for the air crew.

Whenever I fueled an aircraft I would give the helicopter/fixed wing bird a closed fist tap and an open hand rub, “Be tough-Take care of the crew.”

It always hurts to hear this kind of news.
 
OldRetSWO said:
In order to make sure that number of takeoffs equaled number of landings I always helped the pilot by wearing my dogtags.
Dogtag wearing was pretty rare among my SWO and later staff peers but I believed that per Murphy's law, the ONE time I
didn't wear them would be the crash so I always wore them when flying in Navy/Marine aircraft.
.
Feel free to thank me for their continued heath and well being.
Click to expand...
I was an enlisted engineer that got an opportunity to have my collateral duty in the aviation world. During my first flight deck briefing a LCDR and CPO told me to have one dog tag high and one low. So I kept one around my neck and one laced on the lowest eyelet of my left boot. My first day on CV-59 during a TAD assignment I found out why you have a dog tag high and low.

Nothing in military aviation is routine. Situational awareness is critical. Expect the unexpected and look out for your fellow airmen. Unfortunately tragedy rears its ugly head sometimes. We should all take time to remember those we have lost along the way.
 
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