How Not to Airborne

[kham]

Actually, they guys are just fine. But apparently a recent drop for the 173rd Airborne had a few ...issues with heavy drops. Bombing the enemy with HUMVEES is not supposed to be part of any mission plan

Language warning, these are paras after all
Burning In

[jadokast98]

Oh that sux bad. 3 Hummers in 3 Chalks burn in... I would not want to be a Rigger after this drop. :-/ Yea... things happen. I hate coincidences though.

[kham]

I wasn't sure if it was three or four, but not a good day. The wheels and the First Sargent would not be having a fun day. Plus near the end "oh man, that one's on fire!" Starting a conflagration or forest fire would have just been the "kill me now" capper

[jadokast98]

http://www.armytimes.com/story/military ... /83333714/
Let me put on my shocked face

[kham]

Oh, almost certainly. You can borrow my Tyrion one
But it's just hardware. And , if I was a cynical, hardheaded scot bastard, I'd venture that THIS might have something to do with the forces-wide lack of training time, reduction in funding, less hours flying time, less everything. Not that some asshole political type is more interested in polishing his ass and taking selfies than doing his fucking job. Oh no. Not I

[kham]

Up to over 1.7 Million views now too, BTW....

[Mynock]

One of my favorite T-shirts........"If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you."
No such thing as a minor mistake when you're dropping a 3 ton truck out of an airplane. Wasted some taxpayer dollars but better they screw up now on a training mission rather than when it counts.
Wish they would make more retired Humvee's available to the civilian market. Would love to pick one up but the prices for what amounts to a barely running wreck are crazy.

[kham]

It hasn't been a good week. They released the report on the loss of a C-130J, and it's so sad it got guys killed in that one for such a foolish error. Will see if can find the link and post seperately