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This was a random path that we had found without researching the trip. Turns out to end up at Devil’s Bridge Trail in Sedona. Glad we did, because it delivered some beautiful views.

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Handed the camera off to some other hikers to get a shot of the crew together. Not like she was gonna be able to run away quickly with it, so I wasn’t too worried.

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And she selfie bombed me. Didn’t know until editing these shots.

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They then handed off their cameras to get a group shot for themselves. “Wait! Is my camel toe showing?” Umm…

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Hiked back to the car, and picked up our studying copilot that needed to get some homework done.

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Kickass hotel.

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Loading up, and time to head for the east coast.

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Fill 'er up!

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Always the inspiring TRUPS arrival. Points WEEDU, SUPRT, OOURR, TRUPS, LETZZ, RLLLL, VCTRY, HEROO.

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Made it back to Maryland from Phoenix. Dover was closed for an airshow, so we were stuck until the runways reopened to head home.

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Well what to do? My weakness is piano bars. I’ll spend top dollar to hear songs I like if they are good. One of our crew members was on his fini flight before moving, but I had a hankering suspicion we wouldn’t be done with this trip. All the TV’s are showing Hurricane Harvey headed for bear towards Texas. “Hey boys, I don’t think we will be going home in a few days when Dover reopens. They got a fully crewed and good to go airplane just sitting. I bet we go to Texas.”

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Phone call next day, “Can you boys start bringing help into Texas? We’ll bring you around the storm and come up from the south.” “Reach 434 ready to ride!”

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Well that is a big bitch of a storm named Harvey!

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Low level Hurricane Harvey flooding in Texas.

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Corpus Christy Texas

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First load of Hurricane support done, and heading for Austin to spend the first night.

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Aluminum overcast at the rodeo today ole son!

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Short final at Austin–Bergstrom International Airport.

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Jeebus! Hope they don’t need a 727 to help out on this hurricane job. That thing is toast.

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Next day, next load, headin’ back to Corpus Christy.

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Love the pics like usual!
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Thanks! I've been crankin' through editing on my time off between flights.
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We expected to take another load into Corpus Christy, but the call comes down for us to move a load into Lake Charles, Louisiana. “Sure we could try, but isn’t Hurricane Harvey still there?” “Yeah, but you guys can make it by going down into the Gulf and come back up on a north west heading between two rain bands.” “Ohhh." Well, just gonna send it!

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See ya!

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Comin’ into Louisiana. Heavy flooding.

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Staying high to avoid weather, the controllers were wondering if we could make the approach. “Get ready for a show ole son, we can get down with a quickness.” Also could triple that rate if needed by throwing out the anchors.

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Lake Charles area flooding.

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Rain gear required.

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Back for one more night in Austin Texas, and saw this cool retro paint job. Sorry for the potato phone quality photo.

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Austin drinkin’.

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Free beer for helpin’ out the best way we can by heavy weight haulin’.

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Next day one more trip to Corpus Christy to pick up DV assets for a ride back to Washington DC. The little FBO was shocked when I wanted 12k gallons of fuel. “It holds that much!?!” “A full tank is over 36k gallons. 12k is just a little splash. Roll them trucks!” “We only have one.” “Damn it.”

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Had to get a ride into the terminal to sign for the fuel. “We’ll send for a shuttle bus.” “Naww, I ain’t no fancy business man, I’ll ride the baggage cart tug.”

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Back to DC in time to see the bossman taking off. I won't be going out on that trip, because the next stop is home. We won’t be there for long. Weather channel showing another big ass storm around the corner.

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Two different weeks, two different hurricanes, one same job of heavyweight humanitarian helping. Blackout poor weather landing conditions? We’ll use Night Vision to find you in the dark. No jet fuel to spare for search and rescue helicopter use? We’ll bring 30,000 gallons of our own, and give you half of it. People in trouble right now? We’ll roll you 75,000 pounds of aid out the back in 15 minutes. $220 million dollar jet break down right before take-off time? We’ll just fix the best damn airplane ever designed, built, and operated to deliver the mission critical airlift you need. For all the problems in the military, and we are far from perfect, no other organization in the world can move whatever wherever whenever. I’m so happy to be part of this puzzle, so let’s roll down to the aftermath of Hurricane Irma the day after.

Watch number 235 etched with my baby 07-7173.

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Drop the hammer on 160,000 lbs of thrust!

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Where we are going, we don't need roads.

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Pope

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'71 F-100 Bump 302 4x2 3/tree Stepside Custom, Reg Cab,
'66 F-250 Slick 352FE 4x2 3/tree Custom Cab, Reg Cab,
Broncos: '94 Grandpa’s mint daily driver XLT 302 E4OD,
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Go around!

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Landing take two...

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Nailed it!

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Now that the third jet has joined the party, lets load this iron up!

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My favorite airplane that I've known since in pieces at the factory.

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Cool shots!
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Thanks!

Love the swagger.

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"The gas is on. She's ready to fly cap'n! Let's go save the world."

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Hurricane Irma

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On to the next one!
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Next trip was a quick run down to New Mexico. Been to the state before, but not to the airport with the largest world's largest structure composed entirely of wood and glue laminate. Known as ATLAS-I Trestle, it was for testing of EMP hardening on airplanes in the cold war. Really wished we would spend the night there so I’d have time to go look at it closer.

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Fill ‘er up Friday.

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‘Murica.

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You call, we haul. If it fits through the door, we chain it to the floor. 2 day Amazon prime heavyweight C-17 airlift worldwide shipping.

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Loaded and ready to ride. If this guy can get his act together, and get out of the way.

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Punch it!

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Departing shots of the ATLAS-I Trestle. Not exactly sure why this cold war relic fascinates me so, but I’m sure glad I got to see it briefly.

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Right turn to home Clyde.

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On to the next one,
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'66 F-250 Slick 352FE 4x2 3/tree Custom Cab, Reg Cab,
Broncos: '94 Grandpa’s mint daily driver XLT 302 E4OD,
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High speed run to Iraq and back. Only holdup was a little guy that could have ruined our day.

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On to the next one,
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'02 F-250 Vin Diesel 7.3L PSD 4R100 4x4 XLT, Crew Cab,
'97 F-150 Dad’s last truck 4.6L M5OD 4x4 XLT, EX Cab,
'79 F-150 Homebrew Dually 351M C6 4x2 Lariat, Reg Cab,
'71 F-100 Bump 302 4x2 3/tree Stepside Custom, Reg Cab,
'66 F-250 Slick 352FE 4x2 3/tree Custom Cab, Reg Cab,
Broncos: '94 Grandpa’s mint daily driver XLT 302 E4OD,
'92 Momma’s daily driver XLT 302 M5OD, '88 OJ XLT 351 C6, '84 Mint! Lariat 351HO C6,

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