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I'm a Flight Engineer also. We are an active duty unit stationed at Dyess AFB in Abilene, TX. Our Airlift Group is composed of two squadrons. The group has been deployed continuously to Southwest Asia since 2001. The two squadrons take turns every 4 months. 4 months on, 4 months off. Talking to anbody in our squadron, it's not uncommon to find guys (and gals) that have been over here for 5, 6, 7, or even 8 deployments since 2001. It's become our second home here...
I was a power lineman for the Air Force for 17 years and spent my time doing base power line and substation maintenance or building air bases at forward locations. After 2001 I was only deployed 6 to 8 weeks at a time to this or that location giving technical support to other units. A few years ago the Air Force was looking for NCOs to fill a shortage of Flight Engineers and since I had a private pilot's license they felt I was somewhat qualified, so I retrained into this career field two years ago. This is my second deployment over here as a flyer.
I'm a Flight Engineer also. We are an active duty unit stationed at Dyess AFB in Abilene, TX. Our Airlift Group is composed of two squadrons. The group has been deployed continuously to Southwest Asia since 2001. The two squadrons take turns every 4 months. 4 months on, 4 months off. Talking to anbody in our squadron, it's not uncommon to find guys (and gals) that have been over here for 5, 6, 7, or even 8 deployments since 2001. It's become our second home here...
I was a power lineman for the Air Force for 17 years and spent my time doing base power line and substation maintenance or building air bases at forward locations. After 2001 I was only deployed 6 to 8 weeks at a time to this or that location giving technical support to other units. A few years ago the Air Force was looking for NCOs to fill a shortage of Flight Engineers and since I had a private pilot's license they felt I was somewhat qualified, so I retrained into this career field two years ago. This is my second deployment over here as a flyer.