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Pdf 13528.Pdf On the cover: A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon command jet from the Iowa Air National Guard's 132nd Fighter Wing "Hawkeyes" decorated with a bow arrived at the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing "Jersey Devils" on Sept. 25 as part of a "bigmouth" conversion. The 177th Fighter Wing's "smallmouth" Block 30 F-16Cs are being swapped out for aircraft with the Modular Common Intake Duct, or "bigmouth" air intakes, which lead to greater airflow to the engine and increased performance. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht) OCTOBER 2013, VOL. 47 NO. 10 THE CONTRAIL STAFF 177TH FW COMMANDER COL . KERRY M. GENTRY PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER 1ST LT. AMANDA BATIZ PUBLIC AFFAIRS MANAGER MASTER SGT. ANDREW J. MOSELEY PHOTOJOURNALIST MASTER SGT. SHAWN MILDREN PHOTOJOURNALIST TECH. SGT. ANDREW J. MERLOCK PHOTOJOURNALIST AIRMAN FIRST CLASS SHANE KARP EDITOR/BROADCAST JOURNALIST TECH. SGT. MATT HECHT AVIATION HISTORIAN DR. RICHARD PORCELLI WWW.177FW.ANG.AF.MIL For back issues of The Contrail, and other This funded newspaper is an authorized monthly publication for members of the U.S. Military Services. Contents of The Contrail are not multimedia products from the 177th necessarily the official view of, or endorsed by, the 177th FW, the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense or the Department of the Fighter Wing, please visit us at DVIDS! Air Force. The editorial content is edited, prepared, and provided by the Public Affairs Office of the 177th Fighter Wing. All photographs are Air Force photographs unless otherwise indicated Flashback PHOTO That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” what we go through. For ex- ― Friedrich Nietzsche ample, the challenge of less employment through no fault It makes sense if you believe that there is a purpose in our of our own is frustrating. life and we benefit from all events. Its real meaning is that an event that hurts us emotionally or physically will pro- We begin to feel that we are victims and believe duce two circumstances: there is no hope for the future, however it becomes an opportunity for us to network and research the The first one being the negative effect of the event making support we will have around us, such as close the person “lose themself”. friends or the resources we can receive from the nu- merous organizations that focus on helping veterans The second makes the person aware and lets them rebuild and their families. We can depend on them to tell us to prevent that thing from happening again. However, the not to give up, but be a fighter and not a quitter. problem with the second one is that it can affect the per- son’s life in a negative way as well. It is these types of experiences that will make us a better person in the long run. We are still alive, and For example, a person who broke up with a significant oth- that means we have survived and can be proud of er might set up a wall to never let a person into their lives ourselves because we were tested and we passed like that again. This can hurt them in building relationships that character self-examination. with others or they may turn to alcohol or illegal drugs to camouflage their pain. On a personal level, if we have been abused or hurt in the past, and have been disappointed by the ac- Many of us have found that we will get tougher as part of tions of others, it is our ability to bounce back and be an experience we have been through or through life experi- determined that helps us survive and be even ence. Say for example we undergo a horrific experience, stronger than before. be it a sad occasion or something troubling. We have resources that can help each of you. How- When we are at our lowest point in time, and we cannot go ever, you must want the help and realize that it does on, we learn that it is our friends and family who will even- not represent weakness but in fact, wisdom. tually pull us out of the traumatic event, when we feel all We can only become stronger because of our life hope is lost. challenges and our resiliency to overcome those challenges. Call me for psychological health at We could only learn who was there for us and who our 609-289-6713. wingmen are when the going gets tough in the events in our lives. Thanks! Maj. Donald J. Strait with his P-51D “Jersey Jerk” in Europe, 1945. Enlisting in the New Jersey National I have found this saying to mean that it’s the tough experi- Guard before World War II, Strait went to flight school, becoming one of two fighter aces with National ences that shape us and that we will grow stronger from Guard backgrounds with 13.5 victories. Postwar, Strait commanded the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 177th Fighter Wing, and retired in 1978 as a major general. (Air National Guard Historic Photo) The 177th Fighter Wing received the “These jets came totally painted and ready last batch of F-16C Fighting Falcons to go,” said Master Sgt. John Cobleigh from the 132nd Fighter Wing on Sept. from the 177th Fabrication Shop. 25. While they are the same Block 30 “The 132nd saved us literally hundreds of aircraft, they do have some minor differ- man hours.” ences, mainly the “Bigmouth” modifica- Story and photos by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht Crew Chief Senior Airman George tion that allows for greater airflow to the Ruczynski also weighed in, saying “These engine. jets are the cleanest and most well main- “The difference is in the thrust, it’s like tained jets I’ve ever seen. You can tell going from a Mustang to a Lambor- they were loved.” ghini,” said Capt. Brian Bradke, a The 132nd Fighter Wing, which is based Fighting Falcon pilot from the 119th at Des Moines International Airport, Ia., Fighter Squadron. “They’re both great traces it’s history to before World War II. machines, but this upgrade takes full ad- vantage of what the GE engine is capable The 132nd will be transitioning to Un- of.” manned Aerial Vehicles. The 177th Maintenance airmen marveled at the quality of the jets as they arrived. (Above) The 132nd Fighter Wing commander’s F-16C Fighting Falcon parked at the 177th Fighter Wing after arriving on Sept. 25, 2013. (Right) U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathan Hollander inspects the intake of a jet from the Iowa Air National Guard's 132nd Fighter Wing on Sept. 25 as part of a "bigmouth" conversion. Click here for more information about the 132nd Fighter Wing VIPERS AT SUNRISE Above: U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcons from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing at sunrise on Sept. 27, 2013 as seen by a panoramic photo. These aircraft are a new addition to the 177th, and were acquired from the Iowa Air National Guard's 132nd Fighter Wing. The 177th Fighter Wing is based out of Atlantic City International Airport, N.J. (U.S. Air National Guard photo illustration by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht) The Making of a Photo Click here to see the 177th in action! Left: U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcons on the flight line at sunrise. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman First Class Shane Karp) Middle: Airman First Class Shane Karp + VIDEO CONTENT photographs the F-16’s at first light. Right: Master Sgt. John Cobleigh looks over an F-16C Fighting Falcon. (U.S. Air National Guard photos by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht) As described in last month’s column, Atlantic City’s Aero Meet of 1910 was a significant event in aviation history. The excitement generated by the exploits of Glenn Curtiss, Walter Brookins and other notable aviators only heightened the interest of Atlantic City in this new fron- Right: Nazi dirigible Hin- tier and, at the same time, made the city a focal point of denburg over Atlantic City further aviation developments. on its way to meet its fate at Lakehurst. The airport, later called Bader Field (named after Edward Below: Spirit of St. Louis Bader, City Commission and then Mayor of Atlantic City “Gathering of Eagles” at Bader Field hosted by hotelier Adrian Phillips; includes Charles Lindberg, Amelia guarded by Atlantic City’s finest, during Lindbergh’s who purchased the land for the airport), began operations Earhart, and WWI ace Capt. Eddy Rickenbacker, standing in front of Curtiss Condor II of Eastern Airways, the national tour, 1927. in 1910 and passenger service was authorized in 1911. The predecessor of now-defunct Eastern Airlines. Traymore Hotel was an important supporter of the service and Admiral Robert E. Peary, one of the first discoverers of City. It was also a time of record breaking flights, and due to the North Pole, was a member of the committee that spon- Atlantic City’s aviation prominence, it was involved. For ex- sored the development of the airport. By 1919, Glenn ample, in 1919 the Navy desired to exploit and publicize its Curtiss’ seaplane passenger service between Atlantic City development of anti-submarine flying boats during World War and New York, as well as local sightseeing flights, were well I by staging a record-breaking transatlantic flight. Four Curtiss established. Newspaper reporter Robert Woodhouse popu- NC flying boats, NC-1, -2, -3 and -4, were tasked to fly from larized this “flying limousines” service in an article where Rockaway Naval Air Station, Brooklyn, to Plymouth, England.
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