09 Nov 2009
Staff Sgt. Justin Schramm, an aerial gunner on an HH-60G Pave Hawk scans the countryside while on a mission here. The Pave Hawks are used for Combat Search and Rescue, and have been operated by the U.S. Air Force since 1991. Sgt. Schramm is from Eugene, Ore., and is currently stationed at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Here Schramm is working in the 33rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron. Photo by Senior Airman Susan Tracy
Is that tube below the machine gun for brass and links?
November 9th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Cool Darth Vader helmet.
November 9th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
yyyyep that indeed it is for brass and link
November 9th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
Yeah, I think I remember seeing footage from like Vietnam gunships having that. And yes…cool Vader helmet…
November 9th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
Looks more like the helmet that Predator wore.
November 9th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
It would be really cool if that tube was the outlet for the latrine…
November 9th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
Don’t worry jaymaster- Hot Sh*t is going down range.
November 9th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
“Too close for guns…I’m switching to excrement!”
November 9th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
“Lock sh*t foils to attack position”
November 9th, 2009 at 8:18 pm
It’s called a “maxillofacial shield” and is a standard component of the Air Warrior package. Looks cool, though.
Nice .50 … so why is the gunner scanning the countryside with an EOTech-equipped M4, I wonder?
November 9th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
it was indeed for brass..
they even warned me to lean away if i didn’t want to risk a peice flying into my face or camera.
November 10th, 2009 at 8:22 am
Suzi: Wow! Thanks for stopping by. That’s an awesome photo.