COL Beckwiths Granddaughter Becomes AC-130 Gunner

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Very first thing I thought when I started reading the article, Sir. I was waiting for the part about her being accepted to attend whatever A&S there is leading up to "Delta" but found nothing other than her being a space shuttle door gunner. I'm envious of the work she does/will be doing, but to say the title is "misleading" is an understatement.
 
Between her Dad and Grandad, that's quite the family tree to be a part of!
 
I clicked on the pic of her and read the caption:

“I hold gunships really close to my heart,” says Airmen 1st Class Mary Howe, who passed the Delta Force test. (Family photograph)
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And decided to read the rest of the article looking for more info about this. Sadly there was none...

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Pretty cool. I'd rather be a door gunner on a chopper, but that would still be a bad ass job. I can only imagine what it's like to be in the C-130 when they fire the 105!
 
Good for her.. didn't realize the Col. was as young as he was when he moved on high. I'm sure he's proud. Scratching my head on the "Delta test" part and what that has to do with combat talons..

From everything I've ever read or seen on the Zaqwari strike it was a UAV and a F16..
 
pardus said:
Pretty cool. I'd rather be a door gunner on a chopper, but that would still be a bad ass job. I can only imagine what it's like to be in the C-130 when they fire the 105!
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It's pretty fun. I think the best ROF I got out of it sustained was 5 seconds between rounds when the "mad minute" commenced when Cco had a failed mine wire obstacle breach and the CO asked if "we" could breach the wire. Actually did, too.

There's also a zen-like intonation that a struck piece of Aerial 105 brass has... find it quite perfect for relaxing meditation upon murderous intentions.
 
Ranger Psych said:
It's pretty fun. I think the best ROF I got out of it sustained was 5 seconds between rounds when the "mad minute" commenced when Cco had a failed mine wire obstacle breach and the CO asked if "we" could breach the wire. Actually did, too.

There's also a zen-like intonation that a struck piece of Aerial 105 brass has... find it quite perfect for relaxing meditation upon murderous intentions.
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Fucking LIKE!
 
Ranger Psych said:
Yah, it's much louder in person... very bell like quality and I'll ding it if I am getting irritated at things since the singing bowls musical aspect makes me sorta forget what's annoying me.
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Have you tried the Tibetan singing bowl thing with it?
 

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