MK's school held a job shadow day recently. For the last two years, she came to my job when I was working as the Catholic Parish Coordinator at the Chapel. Pretty boring stuff. This year, she got to follow her dad around his work. I remember a statistic out there when I was pregnant with MK that most pilots have girls. If you had been at Matt's work on job shadow day, you would have agreed! There were 12 daughters and 1 son running around the hangar and following their dad's.
The kids had a really great time. I think the dad's did, too. They got to go up in the tower and watch a helicopter take off and fly by. What a sight it was when it was lunch time and everyone headed to the DFAC (dining facility for all you civilians). The dad's pulled together one long table and filled it full of girls and pilot dads.
I drove up later in the day and all the girls were outside on the runway washing a helicopter. Yes, it is the beginning of March and March came in like a lion and the girls were outside with long brushes and the power hoses having the times of their lives. I think job shadow day for the Falcons and their daughters was a success!
...Note from Matt...
The helicopter you are looking at is one of our OPFOR (Opposing Force) aircraft. It is used to replicate a HIND which is a Soviet era attack aircraft. Yes it is a Huey but the paint scheme is old Soviet bloc style. It is equipped with offensive laser system that allows us to play. We also use it to insert OPFOR troops on an objective during high intensity rotations. It's great fun!
Around 2010 the Huey will be replace by the new UH-72 (EC-145) Lakota, otherwise known as the LUH. The Grand old lady UH-1 will be gone from the Army inventory around that time.
The kids had a really great time. I think the dad's did, too. They got to go up in the tower and watch a helicopter take off and fly by. What a sight it was when it was lunch time and everyone headed to the DFAC (dining facility for all you civilians). The dad's pulled together one long table and filled it full of girls and pilot dads.
I drove up later in the day and all the girls were outside on the runway washing a helicopter. Yes, it is the beginning of March and March came in like a lion and the girls were outside with long brushes and the power hoses having the times of their lives. I think job shadow day for the Falcons and their daughters was a success!
...Note from Matt...
The helicopter you are looking at is one of our OPFOR (Opposing Force) aircraft. It is used to replicate a HIND which is a Soviet era attack aircraft. Yes it is a Huey but the paint scheme is old Soviet bloc style. It is equipped with offensive laser system that allows us to play. We also use it to insert OPFOR troops on an objective during high intensity rotations. It's great fun!
Around 2010 the Huey will be replace by the new UH-72 (EC-145) Lakota, otherwise known as the LUH. The Grand old lady UH-1 will be gone from the Army inventory around that time.
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