Originally Posted by wiggy
I think you're right Courtney, looks like the aircraft commander had 6 years service, all the others look like they were first/early second tourists....(Blimey even you and I were first tourists once
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Excuse me?
7th deployment, 5th deployment, 3rd deployment, 3rd deployment.
Just which of this very experienced crew were the "first/early second tourists" you are referring to?
Captain Hall, 30, was a U-28A pilot on his seventh deployment. He had been assigned to the 319th SOS at Hurlburt Field since 2007 and had more than 1,300 combat flight hours.
Captain Whitlock, 29, was also a U-28A pilot and was on his fifth deployment. He had been assigned to the 319th SOS and then to the 34th SOS at Hurlburt Field since 2008 and had more than 800 combat flight hours.
Lieutenant Wilkens, 26, was a combat systems officer on his third deployment. He had been assigned to the 34th SOS at Hurlburt Field since April 2011 and had more than 400 combat hours.
Airman Scholten, 26, was a mission systems operator assigned to the 25th IS at Hurlburt Field since 2009. He had more than 600 combat hours in six different airframes and was on his third deployment.