While many of you were enjoying CigarFest, I put on my uniform and conducted training. The highlight was the air recon the Bn staff did around Fort Dix.

Here's the bird coming in to pick us up.

(I'm impressed that a cell phone camera can take such a sharp picture which I had to shrink to fit.)

JR, I also am impressed. Great picture, thanks for sharing. Please schedule training around CigarFest07, next year.

Ram

Nice Ride!

Hog

It's been over a year since I was up in a helicopter. It was nice to be in the sky again.

I thought Dix shutdown??

My youger bro did his basic there.

Hey! I have one of those also! I love to take mine out on the weekend, fun!

Bass,

I did my basic there as well, back in 1986.

The base has remained a Reserve / National Guard training area and recently has taken on a major role as a mobilization site.

It has always maintained the ranges which I've fired everything from the 9mm to the M-16 to the 81mm and 102mm mortars to the 105mm howitzer and 155mm howitzers.

I've also seen helicopters, A-10's and tanks fire.

It really has maintained an active range area.

Cool pic

J,

That's a great photo!

60's are a good airplane (Lawn Dart, Splatterhawk, or Tree Seeking Missle as I affectionately call them).

I did my basic at Dix too in 1986. Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 5th Training Regt. Ssssshhhhh, don't tell anyone though. They'll think I'm making up stories again 🙂

I got a call from one of my closest friends today. He had been out of work for the past 9 months. He got himself a job 2 weeks ago flying Life Flight in Buffalo. 4 days on, 4 days off.

Man I miss flying.

"I did my basic there as well, back in 1986"

DANG, how old ARE you?

I'm a young looking 38 year old...

I'm going to go pull my Basic Training "Yearbook" and see if any of them look familiar...