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Tankograd: REFORGER 85 Central Guardian
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Posted: Saturday, May 09, 2020 - 05:09 AM UTC


Darren Baker takes a look at a new Tankograd Publishing title covering the REFORGER 85 Central Guardian exercise.

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Posted: Saturday, May 09, 2020 - 10:38 AM UTC
Man-o-man, do I ever recall Reforger. Year after year of double, if not triple, shuttle missions flying the C-5 in and out of Germany carrying almost anything you could think about adding to your wartime laundry list. Go home, crew rest, repeat. Although it might be a great book, I've got all the memories I'll ever need to last a couple more lifetimes.
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Posted: Saturday, May 09, 2020 - 12:49 PM UTC
Great pics and memories...
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Posted: Sunday, May 10, 2020 - 12:17 AM UTC

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Man-o-man, do I ever recall Reforger. Year after year of double, if not triple, shuttle missions flying the C-5 in and out of Germany carrying almost anything you could think about adding to your wartime laundry list. Go home, crew rest, repeat. Although it might be a great book, I've got all the memories I'll ever need to last a couple more lifetimes.


Are you saying it caused lots of jetlag or that you just didn't get sleep?
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Posted: Sunday, May 10, 2020 - 03:48 AM UTC

Quoted Text


Quoted Text

Man-o-man, do I ever recall Reforger. Year after year of double, if not triple, shuttle missions flying the C-5 in and out of Germany carrying almost anything you could think about adding to your wartime laundry list. Go home, crew rest, repeat. Although it might be a great book, I've got all the memories I'll ever need to last a couple more lifetimes.


Are you saying it caused lots of jetlag or that you just didn't get sleep?


I guess the mundane, repetitive nature of the missions, and very little crew rest, did contribute to my description (jet lag and lack of sleep not withstanding). It's just that flying Reforger missions were not my cup of tea. Don't get me wrong...fabulous equipment was loaded and having access to the cargo compartment for walkaround surveillance as part of in-flight duties, made perving on the tanks (and other rolling stock) a big plus.
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Posted: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 - 03:03 AM UTC
Good memories, this REFOGER was held in our area and as boys we have seen a lot of tanks moving through our home town.
I would give everything to go back and have a digital camera with me...
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