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Old 01-04-2008 | 08:54 PM
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So I know pretty much most of the ones floating around for USAF airframes, how about other services or vehicles?

Examples:
F-15C Eagle = Albino
F-15E Strike Eagle = Mud Hen
F-16 Fighting Falcon = Viper/LGPOS
B-52 Stratofortress = BUFF
B-1B = Bone
A-10 Warthog/Thunderbolt II = Hog
F-4 Phantom = Rhino (I've heard the Navy started calling the F/A-18E/F's these now)
C-130 Hercules = Slick
AC-130 Specter = Gun Pig

Doesn't have to be aircraft, maybe there are some out their for M1A2 Abrams or Bradley's.
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Old 01-04-2008 | 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by StoleIt
So I know pretty much most of the ones floating around for USAF airframes, how about other services or vehicles?

Examples:
F-15C Eagle = Paper weight
F-15E Strike Eagle = Paperweight (recent groundings)
F-16 Fighting Falcon = Lawn Dart
B-52 Stratofortress = BUFF
B-1B = Bone
A-10 Warthog/Thunderbolt II = Hog
F-4 Phantom = Rhino (I've heard the Navy started calling the F/A-18E/F's these now)
C-130 Hercules = Herc
AC-130 Specter = Gunships

Doesn't have to be aircraft, maybe there are some out their for M1A2 Abrams or Bradley's.

Fixed it a little for ya
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Yeah, I'm station here at Little AFB and it is home of the C130= HERK. I know its misspelled but that how they spell it here.
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Old 01-04-2008 | 09:18 PM
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I've head the F-104 and the T-38 as the lawn dart.

As for the F-15s, only the A, C and D models are grounded. E model is still flying.
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Whats funny is from what I hear MO Air Guard is loosing its 15's. More ironic then anything.
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F-22 (craptor) or that is what we call it
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I work in a big black dick. Heard a few poeple say that the sub I am on.
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F-22 (craptor) or that is what we call it
That's what we call it too. The fighter guys think it's cool to call it the duece-duece.
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F-22 (craptor) or that is what we call it
Crew Chief?
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Old 01-05-2008 | 08:57 AM
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Crew Chief?
Yep, I was an F-15 Crew Chief for over 7 years and now I work on F-16, A-10, F-117, and F-22 now in Depot at Hill
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F-16 = LGPOS (Little Gray Piece of ****)
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F-16 = LGPOS (Little Gray Piece of ****)
Ha had that one.

Only aircraft have nicknames? I can't believe Abrams or Bradley's or some of the Army's toys don't.
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We called the USS Enterprise "The Pig"

Nuclear Reactors on "The Pig" were called "Tractors" - so instead of being a "Reactor Operator" I was a "Tractor Operator"
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Cool C-17 Globemaster
C-17 Globemaster = Barney, Freds little buddy (C-5)
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LAV- Pig
LHA- CVN wannabe
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Originally Posted by lookin4aTA
I work in a big black dick. Heard a few poeple say that the sub I am on.
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F-16 = Lawn dart
C-130 = 4 fan trash can
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C-130 = four fans of flying freedom
C-130 = flying power cart
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