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mikeysnot

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3. Our tax dollars at work.

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Fri Apr 22, 2016, 05:05 PM

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Botched Airdrop Sends Humvees Plummeting To Their Doom [View all] n2doc Apr 2016 OP

As God is my witness... tonedevil Apr 2016 #1

And the first reply ... NanceGreggs Apr 2016 #2

Thanks... tonedevil Apr 2016 #10

DUzy worthy! Brother Buzz Apr 2016 #6

HAhahahaha Fairgo Apr 2016 #8

You win the Internet today Throckmorton Apr 2016 #14

Top notch DUzy malaise Apr 2016 #18

Oh, the Humveemanity!! Brother Buzz Apr 2016 #25

You win the interwebs...nothing else to say all american girl Apr 2016 #29

You are the best. Nt phylny Apr 2016 #48

Our tax dollars at work. mikeysnot Apr 2016 #3

Oh good, more crap. shalafi Apr 2016 #4

Looks like an officer's career ending! Califonz Apr 2016 #5

PYLE!!!!!!! Fairgo Apr 2016 #9

More money for the war profiteers. WDIM Apr 2016 #7

Um, why would they? The product was sold, then incorrectly prepped. linuxman Apr 2016 #15

I guess the next Humvee contract will include the line NobodyHere Apr 2016 #34

This is a net positive for them! Three more Hummers to go!!!! $$$ Rex Apr 2016 #51

Did the 1st Lieut in charge call it a successful mission? lpbk2713 Apr 2016 #11

lol Renew Deal Apr 2016 #27

Wow, I had no idea the military delivered Humvees like that. tanyev Apr 2016 #12

no roads, roads through enemy territory, ... greymouse Apr 2016 #30

Yep, makes sense. tanyev Apr 2016 #31

If you ask the "meat bombs"... Bigmack Apr 2016 #13

They said when it hit, it sounded just like someone's career ending. linuxman Apr 2016 #16

It's probablythe best 2naSalit Apr 2016 #17

An "old saying" in the Army 1939 Apr 2016 #19

Better bad rigging on 1,000,000 humvees tabasco Apr 2016 #32

The paratrooper 1939 Apr 2016 #35

Easier said than done tabasco Apr 2016 #39

yes, but 1939 Apr 2016 #44

Equipment doesn't die. tabasco Apr 2016 #46

Any word on the condition of the Humvee drivers? Kaleva Apr 2016 #20

They don't drop equipment like that with people in it (probably for that reason) Victor_c3 Apr 2016 #21

Yes, I know. Just having some fun. Kaleva Apr 2016 #22

probably the Army rigger failed to secure the chutes Skittles Apr 2016 #23

This ex-Paratrooper has seen this happen several times . trumad Apr 2016 #24

Was talking to an O-5 today with some knowledge of the incident Ex Lurker Apr 2016 #28

Truth! Where did you take jump school? nt NWCorona Apr 2016 #38

Benning! trumad Apr 2016 #47

Reminded me of video of UPS driver delivering packages egalitegirl Apr 2016 #26

Anyone here old enough to remember a Ford Pick Up Truck being dropped from an airplane Jim Beard Apr 2016 #33

That'll buff right out. n/t cloudbase Apr 2016 #36

From the video, we can see something broke off or unattached... Octafish Apr 2016 #37

I know WHAT happened but can only guess as to WHY jmowreader Apr 2016 #40

Interesting - thanks for the detail! It does sound like the observer is a bit petronius Apr 2016 #41

Here's a good manual on airdrop operations jmowreader Apr 2016 #42

Gallows Humor 1939 Apr 2016 #45

OOPS! Dont call me Shirley Apr 2016 #43

Anything that you push out of an airplane is, yortsed snacilbuper Apr 2016 #49

Here ya go 1939 Apr 2016 #50

Army of One...minus 3 Hummers. Rex Apr 2016 #52