Winning .........one convoy at a time..........
Our commander received this letter and passed it along ....i wanted to share :
Maj XXXXXXXXXXXX,
I just wanted to pass along some feedback we received from the Marines up in Fallujah from one of crews that had some extra ground time one night. Often we forget why we’re here and focus on what we would rather be doing elsewhere or other various issues. One of the comments I’m hearing more each day is “we’re not hauling anything on these missions and it’s a waste of time”.
I’ll be the first to admit at times we do fly a mission into the box and when we get there, they don’t have anything for us. This probably happens on maybe a few sorties per day out of roughly XX at this base. That however doesn’t make it any less frustrating for my crews as well as the maintainers that bust their butts to turn that aircraft or fix it in time for an on time takeoff. But the fact is no matter what we do, this will not change during this war or the war that comes after it. We need to focus on what we are accomplishing on the other XX sorties.
I will tell you the C-130s that you guys fix and turn everyday gives the Army and Marines the capability to remove over 600 trucks per month from the roads of Iraq! If you don’t think that’s significant, think of the kids that would be in those convoys if it wasn’t for the C-130’s coming into those airfields everyday and night. And if it still doesn’t hit home, ask me in person what it’s like to fly an HR (Human Remains) mission that has 6 caskets with American Flags draped over them out of the AOR.
This is the quote from the pilot that met some of the Marines that night.
“the Marines up there really appreciate what we are doing. That stretch of road between Asad and TQ is a no-kidding no-mans land and they personally thanked us and praised the C-130 for lessening the need for convoys!”
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Please tell your troops we appreciate their hard work and we couldn’t do these missions without them. But also tell them our warfighters in the AOR appreciate it also.
Thank you.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Maj XXXXXXXXXXXX,
I just wanted to pass along some feedback we received from the Marines up in Fallujah from one of crews that had some extra ground time one night. Often we forget why we’re here and focus on what we would rather be doing elsewhere or other various issues. One of the comments I’m hearing more each day is “we’re not hauling anything on these missions and it’s a waste of time”.
I’ll be the first to admit at times we do fly a mission into the box and when we get there, they don’t have anything for us. This probably happens on maybe a few sorties per day out of roughly XX at this base. That however doesn’t make it any less frustrating for my crews as well as the maintainers that bust their butts to turn that aircraft or fix it in time for an on time takeoff. But the fact is no matter what we do, this will not change during this war or the war that comes after it. We need to focus on what we are accomplishing on the other XX sorties.
I will tell you the C-130s that you guys fix and turn everyday gives the Army and Marines the capability to remove over 600 trucks per month from the roads of Iraq! If you don’t think that’s significant, think of the kids that would be in those convoys if it wasn’t for the C-130’s coming into those airfields everyday and night. And if it still doesn’t hit home, ask me in person what it’s like to fly an HR (Human Remains) mission that has 6 caskets with American Flags draped over them out of the AOR.
This is the quote from the pilot that met some of the Marines that night.
“the Marines up there really appreciate what we are doing. That stretch of road between Asad and TQ is a no-kidding no-mans land and they personally thanked us and praised the C-130 for lessening the need for convoys!”
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Please tell your troops we appreciate their hard work and we couldn’t do these missions without them. But also tell them our warfighters in the AOR appreciate it also.
Thank you.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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