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Follow this link for some pics.......WARNING-Viewers may be offended by some Viper shots amongst them........check out the F-16 drivers helmets.....whats with them?......the usual HGU-55 not good enough for them obviously<img src=newicons/Whatever_anim.gif border=0 align=middle>
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More Excalibur Hog pictures on other threads in 'Aviation Photography'

Those helmets are for the New AIM9x system JHMCS that are fielding out various airframes in the USAF/USN/USMC inventory.



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Cheers for the info 'Thug'
Makes sense because I've since noticed the 'Reaper' F-15C drivers with them as well.

Thank you for this link, "Bacon Bits"!

Regards
J.J.

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Thanks for the warning about the Vipers. Nice pictures from the Warthogs.

Salute
Dutchy

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(47FS Barksdale afb)

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Only a link to the latest Warthog related USAF news release "Training keeping Spangdahlem `Warthogs´ ready to deploy": http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123011354

And here is the small version of one of the three associated hi-res photos:

<img src="http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/050816-F-8705R-200.JPG" border=0>

Note the rough terrain around the taxi way and the "European style" aircraft shelter in the background!

Regards
J.J.

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I see the F-16s are from the 22nd FS. I was in that squadron when they had F-15's at Bitburg. "The big 22, last of the red hot fighter squadrons"

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Cheers for the info 'Thug'
Makes sense because I've since noticed the 'Reaper' F-15C drivers with them as well.


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They started fielding two years ago. I worked on the project as a Test Pilot/Test Engineer back in the late 90's 2 USAF Squadrons had the trial "Beta" units since 1999. The helmet slowly evolved into what is seen today as the current product. The purpose was to get field testing and adjustments made becasue of the uniqness of each Fighter platforms electronics and symbology used in the avionics. This also allowed the end users to make suggestions into polishing up the current product.

The system is vastly superior ahead of foriegn counterpart Helmet mounted cuing systems.

"The greatest pleasure is to vanquish your enemies, to chase them before you, to rob them of their wealth, to see their near and dear bathed in tears, to ride their horses and sleep on the white bellies of their wives and daughters."
-Genghis Khan

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\"A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week. \"

George S. Patton

"Excalibur" related news release from USAFE:
http://www.usafe.af.mil/news/news05/uns05266.htm
(Attached is a hi-res photo of aircraft "976" (serial number 81-0976).

Regards
J.J.

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Warthog News Editor
http://warthognews.blogspot.com