Previously Held AFSC/MOS 46250-Weapons Mechanic
2W1X1H-Aircraft Armament Systems F-111
8R000-Recruiter
2W1X1-Aircraft Armament Systems
2W1X1C-Aircraft Armament Systems A-10
1C3X1-Command Post Apprentice
Enjoying life now that I am retired. Gotta say though, I LOVED almost every day I served on Active Duty. Yes, even the ones where we were recalled at o-dark thirty, and had to sit in a Mobility line doing a bag-drag for hours and doing nothing else, only then to be told we were released to go home, or in some cases, to work. I miss it ALL!
I had the most FUN as a Weapons Loader, or Load Toad. But the most rewarding job was as a Command Post Controller. Recruiting? Forget it.
Other Comments:
1986-1990, AGM-69 SRAM Missile
From Year 1986
To Year 1990
Personal Memories
Beware the "orange snow"
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AGM-69 SRAM Missile Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
The AGM-69 SRAM can be launched without the bomber aircraft being exposed to target area defense systems. Its range, speed, and small radar image provide excellent penetration against advanced enemy air defense systems. The SRAM has an inertial guidance system with terrain-avoidance capability designed so that it cannot be jammed. It can fly sharply curved courses, can be targeted aboard the aircraft immediately prior to launch, and has flexibility in missile speeds and trajectories. It is carried by B-52G/H and B-1B aircraft. The B-52 can carry eight SRAMs on a rotary launcher in the rear bomb bay. The B-1B can carry up to three rotary launchers of eight SRAMs each, or a total of 24 missiles per aircraft. The first SRAM-capable B-1B unit, located at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, achieved initial operational capability in September 1986.
Data for AGM-69A: Length 4.27 m (14 ft) (4.83 m (15 ft 10 in) with tail fairing) Fin Halfspan 38 cm (15 in) (fin tip to centerline) Diameter 45 cm (17.5 in) Weight 1010 kg (2230 lb) Speed Mach 3 Range 160 km (100 miles) Propulsion Lockheed Propulsion Co. SR75-LP-1 two-pulse solid-fueled rocket Warhead W-69 thermonuclear (200 kT)