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| Date | 30-06-2005 |
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| Message | (Thursday 1800). Almost weekend once again, and it feels good indeed!  Today we had some more group leading lessons and some physical training. We warmed up by teaming up in pairs, getting a piece of rope each, and then trying to smack eachother on the foot with the rope...and before you know it, you're really sweating. Then we had some self defence and a little physical competition, where we were split into 2 teams of 8. One team had to sit on the floor and hold together, while the other team had to try to break us apart and drag us about 20m to behind a line in the gym. Our team won of course  Tomorrow is a rather easy day (about bloody time!). We are having another orientation race in the forest, and rumors say that this is going to be quite a long one...about 90 minutes of running  Oh well, that's it for now, I'm off to get some food. Catch u later. /Stephen |
| Date | 29-06-2005 |
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| Message | (Wednesday 2045). Back home after 3 days of shooting camp. It was quite hard, considering that we were on duty from 0730 to about 2300 and busy all of the time. Then, when you consider that we're up at 0600 to eat breakfast, shave and clean our quarters, and then after work we clean our guns, shower, eat and get to bed at around 2400...it's quite a long day indeed! This week I'm also class forman, so it's probably my busiest week during the whole sergeant school. Our class leader will do anything to stress the class forman and put him under as much pressure as possible. Now I'm off to unpack my back pack from the shooting camp and clean my equipment, and then I'm off to bed. In 1 month it's flying school!! I can't wait to getting my flying suit and helmet  This weekend I'll start studying Force Protection, since we have the theoretical exam in the subject...and you will be kicked out if you fail the exam! So I won't have much time for anything else this weekend, however I'll still try to upload some more pictures from the airshow that we had last weekend here in Karup. I'm REALLY tired, so I'm out of here. Good night all! /Stephen Galileo |
| Date | 24-06-2005 |
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| Message | (Saturday 0030). Finally home again after 2 weeks. The 5-day exercise was really hard. I am waaay behind in resting and sleeping, so I better head to bed soon. The exercise ended with a 15km march at night after a week with 20 hours working days! We were really pushed to our physical limits...I can hardly feel my feet...however the blisters are rather visible  2 of the guys got lucky and got 'shot and injured' during the exercise, so we called in a Medical evacuation and they were picked up and transported in a Fennec helicopter...lucky bastards! You should see the smile on their faces after landing Anyway, as you can see, I already started uploading pictures from the airshow, and more will follow tomorrow if time permits. I'm off to bed now. Good night. /Stephen M'Gala |
| Date | 19-06-2005 |
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| Message | (Sunday 2155) Here I am again, sitting in front of 'the box.' We ate pizza and packed our back packs for the exercise. As I wrote, we have a 5 day exercise starting tomorrow, so I won't be able to update my diary before next weekend. It's going to be a hard exercise, but I feel really motivated after the airshow. If only we had an airshow before every exercise. Well, time seems to be accelerating away now, and before I know it, it's going to be all over, and then it's on to flying school! I just met Johan, the Swedish Gripen pilot who had been so friendly during the airshow so I wished him a nice flight back home. It was great fun partying with him and the 2 Portugese pilots last Friday...and I think I still have about 10% alcohol in my blood, even though it's 2 days ago! Thanks for the much needed inspiration, guys! Hope to see you again...next time in the air perhaps  Apart from all the new surnames that they've found for me, the guys in my class are also calling me Ray Charles because of the big sun-glasses that I wear  We took a great group picture with Antonio and his F16 today. I'll upload it onto the gallery next weekend. Good night now./Stephen 'Ray Charles' Galiano |
| Date | 19-06-2005 |
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| Message | (Sunday 2010) Airshow over and we had a great day. The weather could have been better, but we enjoyed it anyway. I took about 200 pictures in all I think, so next weekend when I get home, I'll upload a few of them on the site. Anyway, the pizza just arrived, so that's it for now Ciao! /Stephen Galucci |
| Date | 18-06-2005 |
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| Message | (Saturday 1755). The day started off very well with the spotters arrangement. We had good time to take pictures of the static aircraft and the flying displays. Then when the spotters arrangement was over, I got a call from Johan (the Swedish pilot) and asked where I was, so that he could send someone to pick me up. I went to the aircraft shelter and had the greatest aircraft walk around ever. I must have sat in the cockpit for a good half hour. We even had a nice walk on top of the aircraft. Aircraft were performing their displays while we were enjoying ourselves in the sun. Unfortunately the whole thing got spoiled when the hard reality hit hard (really hard!) An ex-RDAF Harvard crashed while performing some formation flying with a Norwegian Harvard. Both the pilot and his passenger were killed. The silence that fell around us was unbelieveable. No-one said a word for what felt like ages. No-one wanted to talk about it. That's the grim part of the job. The facts are always lurking in the back of your head while you constantly try to ignore them. It was a terribly sad feeling. In the end we talked about things and after a couple of hours we were all ok, I suppose. Now it's off to take a shower soon, and then get some dinner. That's it for now. A sad day for everyone at the base. /Stephen |
| Date | 17-06-2005 |
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| Message | (Saturday 0420). Yes, that's 4:20am! Just got back to the base after a night out with some pilots who I met at a party here at the base. I met 2 Portugese F16 pilots and a Swedish Gripen pilot and they asked if I wanted to join them on a night out and show them around. Well, you don't say no to such an offer, so I agreed to do so. I'm more drunk than I've been for a looong time, but hey, it's weekend! Tomorrow, or actually, in a few hours I'll meet them again. The Swedish guy has agreed to give me a guided tour of the Gripen cockpit, and so have the Portugese guys (of the F16A that, is...) So it's going to be a great day! Anyway, Thursday we got off early so we had a good game of beach volley here at the base...in real Top Gun style, no shirts and lots of sun Then afterwards we went out eating together and enjoyed the civilian life. Oh well, now I'm off to bed. I'm behind with sleeping, so I better start doing some cathcing up, 'cos it's the airshow weekend and on Monday we have a 5 day exercise! Catch u later... Stephen |
| Date | 15-06-2005 |
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| Message | (Wednesday 0950). The instructors were called in for an urgent meeting (don't know why) so we are on stand by until 1055. We got the results from the first aid exam. Everyone got the bronze award except for 3 student, one of them being myself. We got silver award! Myself I scored 92%, so I'm quite happy and feel confident with the subject. That's it for now. Catch you later. /Stephen |
| Date | 14-06-2005 |
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| Message | (Tuesday 1350). Wow a short day for a change. We just finished the First aid exam and had lunch. All went ok, so we all think that we passed. Anyway, while I was at the Cafeteria eating, the ground starting shaking and to my surprise I saw 2 (probably German) F4 Phantoms taking off. It was great to feel the vibrations from those powerful engines. It's also great with a reminder of why we're here Tomorrow we're supposed to have another swimming lesson after working time, so some of us will take more award exams. I'll try the silver award this time if I get the opportunity. That's it for today. /Stephen  |
| Date | 13-06-2005 |
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| Message | (Monday 2045). Almost done with home work for today. All I need to do now, is to correct a few grammar issues in the LSP exam assignment that has to be delivered tomorrow. After that it's on to studying First Aid, since we have exam tomorrow. That's 2 exams in 1 day! The assignment has to be delivered at 0730. Then at 0800 we have the theoritical exam in first aid, and the rest of the day will be spent with the practical exam, where we'll encounter different situations and different people who need our medical help. I'm quite at ease with the subject, even though it's a very large subject. It's going to be great when it's overwith...that just means 1 less subject on our schedule, and 1 less exam. 4 days to go before our base gest filled with military aircraft from all over Europe. Can't wait! It's going to be a great airshow!! /Stephen |
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