ThePhantomTwo Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Since 1921 the 113th FS of the Indiana ANG has been a flying unit,on September 8th,2007 the squadron will fly it's last mission.Saturday will be a sad day for me,no more roar of jet engines early in the morning,afternoon or late at night,hearing that noise has always given me a sense of security.Needless to say,my aircraft related picture posts are going to greatly reduced as well. Racers,I salute you for a job well done Here's a look over the years Link to post Share on other sites
jmel Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 sigh I have had a LOT of good times out at your base, Dave, and met a bunch of truly fantastic people. You guys made me feel like one of your own. Good times. I'll be there on Saturday and pay my respects. BRAC. What a waste of skilled airmen and an accomplished fighter squadron. Jake Link to post Share on other sites
TonyH Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Always a sad time when this happens Thanks you 113th FS of the Indiana ANG Tony Link to post Share on other sites
Sabre Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Well done men...and thank you for your service. "First With Guns", Jim Link to post Share on other sites
jefropas Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Dave, It's gonna suck A__ on Saturday! Nonetheless, hold your head up high with pride that you served your country and state...a small condolence I imagine. At least you were a part of the 113th when they flew the best stuff ever, the F-4 and F-16. BRAC really does suck juevos.........(again) Jeff Link to post Share on other sites
M'Dog Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 I have fond memories of the 113th folks...from my first T-38 XC back in '84 when the Racers rolled out the red carpet for my family and friends so that they could watch us fly in/ fly out...to an impromptu RON in an F-4 in '87...to my final student XC as an IP in '91. Every time the 113th treated us (flight crew, family, friends) as if we were their own. What a class act! v/r MDOG Link to post Share on other sites
wellzy Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Its sad to see any unit go , Thanks for your time and service . God bless all in the 113th F/S wellzy Link to post Share on other sites
yardbird78 Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 :) to one of the best. You will definately be missed. Darwin Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Neat montage there. Sad for them I'm sure. Link to post Share on other sites
boom175 Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 BRAC sucks...........nuff said! Link to post Share on other sites
ThePhantomTwo Posted September 7, 2007 Author Share Posted September 7, 2007 :P sighI have had a LOT of good times out at your base, Dave, and met a bunch of truly fantastic people. You guys made me feel like one of your own. Good times. I'll be there on Saturday and pay my respects. BRAC. What a waste of skilled airmen and an accomplished fighter squadron. Jake Jake,you took care of us as much as we took care of you,I knew you were engrained into the wing/squadron when I had people ask "Hey,where's Jake?" or "When Jake going to be back?" a few years back,the pleasure is truely ours and you know you are ALWAYS welcome here at HUF. Dave,It's gonna suck A__ on Saturday! Nonetheless, hold your head up high with pride that you served your country and state...a small condolence I imagine. At least you were a part of the 113th when they flew the best stuff ever, the F-4 and F-16. BRAC really does suck juevos.........(again) Jeff At least the unit will remain,just in a non-flying mission,we actually gained manpower due to the new missions so I guess that is a plus!Our ramp will remain and our POL will remain as well so if you are flying cross-country in your Viper,Eagle,Hornet,Super Hornet,ect.,stop on in,the JP-8 is on us! to my final student XC as an IP in '91 I probably recovered/launched you then,I think I parked every T-37,T-38,A-10 and A-7 that came thru between 1988 and 1992 when was working on orders/temp. tech. during that time frame.We always took care of anyone who stepped on base,just part of who we are :blink: I will pass on everyone's replies to the wing commander and to 113th FS commander,I know they will enjoy seeing them! Link to post Share on other sites
Julien (UK) Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 (edited) Can I ask why they would shut down a sqn with so much history, is it the damn bean counters! Julien Edited September 7, 2007 by Julien (UK) Link to post Share on other sites
ThePhantomTwo Posted September 7, 2007 Author Share Posted September 7, 2007 Can I ask why they would shut down a sqn with so much history, is it the damn bean counters!Julien No earthly idea,the other Indiana unit didn't come to be until after WWII(they took on the colors of a WWII fighter squadron when they formed in 1946)so I figured he would have been spared,plus the fact the "other" unit isn't really a well liked one by other units in the USAF/ANG system. If you lived around Lakenheath in 1976,you probably seen our F-100's buzzing around for a 2-3 week period,when they took off from here and returned stateside,they flew in WWII fighter formations over the base,I'll try and scan pics from the history book and post them friday night from that trip.After that trip,the unit started doing that after the end of summer camps until a couple of years ago. Link to post Share on other sites
ThePhantomTwo Posted September 7, 2007 Author Share Posted September 7, 2007 (edited) Another nice set of pics I found not too long ago from the F-84F days,aircrews from those years. Edited September 7, 2007 by ThePhantomTwo Link to post Share on other sites
ThePhantomTwo Posted September 7, 2007 Author Share Posted September 7, 2007 (edited) Jeff,you should have said something,I could have given you a quick two-cent tour of the remaining jets and base,converse with the wing commander and bought ya a pepsi all in an hours time The jets you saw taking off while you were tooling down I-70 is exactly half of our F-16 fleet now Edited September 7, 2007 by ThePhantomTwo Link to post Share on other sites
Julien (UK) Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Is this part of a general re-organisation of forces or is it specifially a ANG issue as I not sure who the management of the 2 go together?? I must admit I dont keep a close eye on US re-organisation like I used to. I know over here the RAF is no a shaow of its former self Julien Link to post Share on other sites
PBoilermaker Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Is this part of a general re-organisation of forces or is it specifially a ANG issue as I not sure who the management of the 2 go together?? I must admit I dont keep a close eye on US re-organisation like I used to. I know over here the RAF is no a shaow of its former self Julien It is military-wide, all services. BRAC is basically a bureaucratic way for politicians and bean counters to eliminate/consolidate assets to "operate more efficiently", maximize asset utilization and reduce overhead costs. It is highly political and, IMO, a huge farce, but it is what it is and we do what we're told. -Mike Link to post Share on other sites
ThePhantomTwo Posted September 8, 2007 Author Share Posted September 8, 2007 We got nailed by the BRAC politics We will be the 181st Intelligence Wing come the begining of the year(a Distributed Ground Station,the Distributed Ground Station will feature a high-tech unit to gather and analyze intelligence and provide battlefield commanders with information)and a Air Support Operations Squadron(the Air Support Operations Squadron will have people embedded with Army ground forces to coordinate aircraft support).At least the base stays intact and in the long run we will actually gain more jobs. Link to post Share on other sites
PBoilermaker Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 We got nailed by the BRAC politics So did we, but I am lucky in that I was already transferring. The timing was perfect, but the whole process still sucks. Link to post Share on other sites
Moose135 Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Sorry to see this happen. On more than one occasion, we refueled your F-4s when I was flying KCs out of Grissom. I'm not sure, but I suspect this may be one of your old birds, circa 1986... Link to post Share on other sites
jmel Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 What a day. Even saying good-bye, the Racers sure know how to do things right. I'm off to Nellis for the week starting tomorrow, so I'll post my shots from today sometime next week. They put on a helluva show. Jake Link to post Share on other sites
Chappie Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 It is military-wide, all services. BRAC is basically a bureaucratic way for politicians and bean counters to eliminate/consolidate assets to "operate more efficiently", maximize asset utilization and reduce overhead costs.It is highly political and, IMO, a huge farce, but it is what it is and we do what we're told. -Mike You said it brother. Chappie Link to post Share on other sites
ThePhantomTwo Posted September 9, 2007 Author Share Posted September 9, 2007 What a day. Even saying good-bye, the Racers sure know how to do things right. I'm off to Nellis for the week starting tomorrow, so I'll post my shots from today sometime next week. They put on a helluva show.Jake Yes it was,they did a nice mini-airshow for the event,of course you had a excellent spot to watch it all from!We got Jake at EOR and he had a clear point of view for the "airshow",we both missed a great shot when the AG's UH-60 buzzed flightline! My pics came out so-so,so Jake will have the honors of posting the good pics from our last flight,out of 60 I took,I think only about 15 were ok :blink: Lieuwe's artwork for posters for our Family Support Group were a hit Link to post Share on other sites
Djack Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 So, will any of their Vipers be there for next weekends airshow? I was hoping to catch my one and only glimpse of them before they are gone forever. But it sounds like this weekend was it. David Link to post Share on other sites
jmel Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 We got Jake at EOR and he had a clear point of view for the "airshow",we both missed a great shot when the AG's UH-60 buzzed flightline! The best part was having my three-year-old out at EOR with me. He sure won't forget that! So, will any of their Vipers be there for next weekends airshow? Nope. Link to post Share on other sites
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