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Greenie Board updated.

Greenie Board updated.

Dropping tanks or jettisoning weapons requires Flight Lead or Mission Commander permission except in an immediate tactical emergency such as missile evasion or getting tangled in a dogfight. The reflects real world expectations. Dropping tanks or jettisoning weapons is not trivial. Firstly, they fal...

VFA-41 was tasked with SEAD and fighter escort duties for a USAF B-52 strike package. Dealer 1 flight flew directly to the target area to clear out SAM threats with AGM-88 HARMs. Dealer 2 and Dealer 3 flights were assigned to intercept and escort the Buffs, and to eliminate any airborne threats tha...

Greenie Board updated.

I've seen some conflicting information recently. Some internet expert, real world combat pilot, says that despite TV and movies always having the pilot or RIO hollering, "EJECT! EJECT! EJECT!", that wouldn't happen in real life. He insisted that the word "eject" is only used when describing/explaini...

Greenie Board updated.

Greenie Board updated.

Greenie Board updated.