tom d. friedman wrote:
re: the hotty with the big cans sitting on the bombs......... why are those bombs rusted??? & profusely rusted at that???? i hope were not dropping those in the mideast!!! was this pic taken at a weapons depo at another location??? otherwise i'd say they look pretty unstable to deliver to the enemy with our pilots delivering them.
That's what most GP weapons look like - rusted up on the outside. During the opening shots of Iraqi Freedom, I was dropping MK-82s that were made in the 1950s and 1960s. The US has years and years and years worth of MK-82s, MK-83s, and MK-84s that have been stockpiled at the many munitions depots across the country. Some of those munitions are also stored on pre-positioning ships that are out on the high seas constantly, ready to steam to wherever in the world they're needed. As such, the bombs get rusty very easily.
I can personally attest that this does not affect their functioning in any way -- I have the video to prove it many times over.
I believe that this photo was taken at Al Udeid, and an earlier poster is correct that she is an enlisted ammo troop from an ANG unit.
So, can anyone tell me what bomb that fine young lady is sitting on? For bonus points, what's the name of the warhead...I think it's pretty funny given the circumstance.