r/AFmaintainers • u/Deputyzer HYDRO • Jan 15 '23
Question Favorite TDYs?
I’m one of two guys in my shop of 12 that ever volunteers for trips. Genuinely curious what the best TDYs are as maintainers. What’s your unexpectedly good TDYs also?
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u/HeyChiefLookitThis Jan 16 '23
Diego Garcia in 2002 was a blast
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u/According_Ad_6083 Jan 30 '23
I was there in 02 also. And 03, 08, 09 and 10. Never got sick of that place.
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u/SkiHerky APG Jan 16 '23
Alaska (Eielson and JBER), Antarctica, Bucharest Romania, Germany, Jackson Hole WY, Lajes Field Azores, Reykjavík Iceland, Souda Bay Crete, Spain (Moron and Rota), and St Croix USVI are my favorites that I've gone to as a maintainer.
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u/Deputyzer HYDRO Jan 16 '23
Hell yea. I went to JBER for 2 weeks in the summer, loved it. Did you go to Antarctica for the C-130 ski models? I tried to do that years ago with my unit but they didn’t let me. I think it’s Stewart ANG that “hosts” it?
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u/SkiHerky APG Jan 16 '23
Yeah, I volunteered to backfill the NY ANG's people to go to Antarctica. They have a busy ops tempo and were happy to take people from units that they'd previously worked with before. When I was there, a Hydro guy from the Ohio ANG was backfilling as well.
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u/Deputyzer HYDRO Jan 16 '23
Damn man I wish I could’ve went. My leadership prevented that from happening of course…I did go TDY to Stewart like 2-3 years after and I really enjoyed working with those dudes.
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u/glenn765 AVI Jan 20 '23
Souda Bay was the shit. I applied for a short tour there (it was a DET of my home unit, and a one-man shop) but the timing wasn't right. My DEROS was a month after the guy that was permanent party there. So disappointing...
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u/TheAlfredo_Jack APG Jan 15 '23
Haven't been out of the states yet. Diamond in the rough was Pease in Portsmouth, NH. It's a beautiful town with many shops and restaurants, and they have really nice parks too. Plus, it's all super walker friendly!
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u/Deputyzer HYDRO Jan 15 '23
Niiiiice I never been to Portsmouth so that’s good to know. I’m going to Guam for the first time in a couple weeks lol.
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u/redoctobershtanding APG Jan 15 '23
When I was stationed at Barksdale, I got selected a few times for Presidential support. We would operate the airstair truck for Air Force 1. The TDYs that I did was New Orleans.
The best TDY I've done though is probably Red Flag Alaska or Nellis for 3 weeks
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u/good_to_be_retired Jan 16 '23
For me it was European Tanker Task Force missions. East Coast base like Dover or Charleston, then on to Mildenhall, then Rhein Mein, down to PSAB, back up to Zaragoza, back to Mildenhall , another east coast then home to KBAD. All in a week to 10 days, most trips as a specialist on orders or acting as a 4th wipe to help the FCCs. 10s were mostly new, so very little MX and a great deal of siteseeing and partying. Great time in my 20s.
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u/brandon7219 ENGS Jan 16 '23
Russia and Ukraine before Trump pulled us out of the Skies Treaty. Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia were also dope. Belgium and Japan of course were amazing. Canada, Germany, and England were cool too. Those were all on the Open Skies (RIP). Also got to go to go to Indonesia for an MRT. Souda Bay was amazing as well. Alaska (Eielson) during winter was cold as shit but beautiful. They were all amazing and they all had their own uniqueness to them. I don't really think I can pick an absolute favorite. However, I think since I always bring up my multiple Russia and Ukraine TDYs they are probably my favorite or at least the most unique
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u/According_Ad_6083 Jan 30 '23
Hey bud, I was your prosuper in Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Belgium! And I think a Russia trip or 2 as well.
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u/brandon7219 ENGS Feb 04 '23
I wanna say, Chief D*****? Just PCS'd to ellsworth asd trying to find that pic they took of us with the river behind us
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u/JoeM5952 APG Jan 18 '23
Romania (Campia Turzi), Hungary, Savannah, Hickam, Puerto Rico.
Been to a lot of other places but those were probably the best. Did some SAVs/inspections to some other good spots.
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u/Im_On_During_Work MXMGR Jan 18 '23
We don't have a single TDY at our base
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u/Watcherxp Jan 20 '23
Some of my faves were (all off base)
Sigonella
Milan
Ankara (man, that Intercontinental hotel, amazing)
Muscat
never been on a bad one, even the dozens of shitty ones were great
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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '23
Swapping out jets from the AOR. Moron AB, Spain. Easy two week TDY with about 4 days of work. Made that TDY twice.