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?
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Cool Darth Vader helmet.
yyyyep that indeed it is for brass and link
Yeah, I think I remember seeing footage from like Vietnam gunships having that. And yes…cool Vader helmet…
Looks more like the helmet that Predator wore.
It would be really cool if that tube was the outlet for the latrine…
Don’t worry jaymaster- Hot Sh*t is going down range.
“Too close for guns…I’m switching to excrement!”
“Lock sh*t foils to attack position”
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?
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.
Suzi: Wow! Thanks for stopping by. That’s an awesome photo.