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| Air Force chief: Stowaway on military plane raises security concerns |
| 2014-08-01 |
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| Posted by:Uncle Phester |
| #6 What was the loadmaster and crew doing ? I'd lay odds that they were told not to leave the aircraft; probably an AFRICOM rep or two on the ground doing the coordination. I say it calls for a 21 day quarantine for the lot. Just to be sure. I'm good with that. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-08-01 14:54 |
| #5 ...busy with the local fauna like the Secret Service personnel in exotic locations? I say it calls for a 21 day quarantine for the lot. Just to be sure. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-08-01 11:12 |
| #4 Ramstein or Andrews... Obviously [or hopefully so] they were flying out of Africa empty. What was the loadmaster and crew doing ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-08-01 10:22 |
| #3 Per the article, operating in several African countries over a short period of time, for one. Security relegated to local control, for another. Ground ops also likely relegated to locals, as a third. They ain't flying in and out of Ramstein or Andrews. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-08-01 10:11 |
| #2 As I recall, if you didn't have mission-related reason to be there, any visit to a flight line resulted in a, er, reception by MP's who showed you up close and personal what a "tarmac" was. What has changed? |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2014-08-01 09:11 |
| #1 Perhaps the pilots and crew can fully explain the security lapse whilst standing at rigid position of attention before the Commander of the 86th Airlift Wing. In fairness, I doubt "Africa Command" [a hybrid collection of U.S. State Deptartment and other misfit agencies, not an actual military organization], have much concern for the airfield safety or security of supporting units. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-08-01 05:25 |