2006 SITE UP TEMPORARILY
24 Feb 2008
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The 2006 version of My7th.com will be up temporarily while site updates are made. If you're looking for the 2007 version click here.
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NO SLEEP RECORD: Giving C-17 aircrew a run for their money
30 May 06
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Here's the Guinness world record holder for longest no-sleep period. Back in 1964, Randy Gardner wanted to make a name for himself, finally zonking out 264 hours (11 days) into his experiment. LINK HERE
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NEW POLL: Greatest Monster Ballad?
27 May 06
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Monster Ballad Requirements (as defined by Ed Grier and Mike Geiger)
1. Drums must enter with a flourish two measures after song starts
2. Must have a tasty Guitar solo
3. Singer must a mono-syllabic word and turn it into multiple syllables
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Let the wave of Captain promotions begin!
5 May 2006
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Dave Shur, currently deployed to Ramstein, was the first of the coming wave of Captain promotions. His co-workers thoughtfully purchased a cake to celebrate. Stay tuned for further promotions. |
Chuck Norris to speak at UN
5 May 2006
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Chuck Norris has been invited to speak to the UN about his "skills." See full story here.
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Mother's Day: Sunday May 14, 2006
3 May 2006
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Don't say that you haven't been warned. |
Operation Smile: Iraqi's and American's working together
3 May 2006
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Shannon Baker and Tom Klusek greet Iraqi family members
Deployed C-17 crewmembers recently participated in Operation Smile. The program is run by an international NGO that provides corrective surgery for congenital birth defects. 110 Iraqi children and 97 parents were flown during the mission from Amman, Jordan to Baghdad, Iraq.
A few 7AS personnel can be seen in the photos. Click here for full story.
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Is a Horse an Athlete?
2 May 2006
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80 days into the poll, the "Is a Horse an Athlete?" question has recieved over 200 votes. Final results are:
- Yes: 54%
- No: 43%
- I don't know: 3%
A new poll has been introduced. Let the voting begin:
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7AS crews Secretary of State movement
28 April 2006
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Yesterday the 7th provided a crew to move Secretary of State, Dr. Condoleezza Rice, during her recent visit to Iraq. Dr. Rice engaged the crew is a heated football debate and emphasized, much to the dismay of Berkeley grads Jason Garland and Todd Stinchfield, her allegiance to the Stanford Football program. Sorry guys. |
Ramstein sings Happy Birthday to a "legend"
27 April 2006
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The guys/gals at Ramstein were kind enough to throw a birthday party for Brian Vizzone. There are photos taken later in the night, but we'll have to refer you to sources other than my7th. Either way, it's a good photo of the folks doing the work in Germany. |
JOEL SAFRANEK PINS ON MAJOR
15 April 2006
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The 7th's newest Major, Joel Safranek, hosted a promotion party for the Incirlik Detachment this past Saturday. He was kind enough to call in Turkey's finest catering outfit - Mudjats - and foot the bill for beer and Margaritas. Thanks Joel. We'll let the photos speak for themselves: click here for photos
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BOWLING: Week 6
11 April 2006
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What started as Todd Stinchfield's pet-project has turned into a full blow bowling league. A man with a passion for bowling, he's been feverishly compiling stats from Monday night's games. The following bowlers have something to write home about:
THIS WEEKS HIGHS
High Game: Stinchfield - 220
RUNNING STATS
High Average: Hutchinson - 173
High Game: Frisk - 215
High Team Game (3 games): Chuck Norris ate (name censored) - 654
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7 AS members in the Media
29 March 2006 |
A few of the
deployed aircrew have been in the media spotlight during the past few
weeks. Visit these links to see the stories:
Combat
Cargo Capability
Air
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Photo Gallery up and running
13 March 2006
Check out the photo gallery here
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New
stripes in the house
12 March 2006
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Congrats to our new SMSgt's - Ellis and Simpson!
They found out this week about their promotion and were quickly
tasked with supplying the folks at Incirlik free beverages.
See the Incirlik photo album for pictures
of them showing of their new stipes. |
