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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ต.ค. 2024
- What gear do Blackhawk Crew Chief, Mechanic, Door Gunners in the RI Army National Guard use? Staff Sergeant Thibedeau from A Co. 1-126th Aviation discusses the equipment he uses as a 15T.
(Army National Guard Video by Pfc. David Connors)
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Hey, Army you should totally do this stuff more. Way more convincing and legit than cringe ads. Us younger folks prefer the reality to the embellished recruitment ads.
Lol the army barely came out with a "boomerish" propaganda. Have a look
"us younger folk" seems a little sus to me
The ad was a guy with a some sort of digital screen playing a game and he gets mad and punches the screen. He is instantly transported into a combat universe? Uh the ad is really weird
Idk fighting a dragon on a volcano and digivolving to a a knight with a fire sword is basically what being a marine is. I thought that shit was super real.
@@vasaaviarion I’m from the south, can’t help but pick up some stuff from the boomers.
Survival radio pouch - iPhone pouch
snapchat #nofilter hi mat btw
Oh, wasn't expecting to see you here also but I shouldn't be surprised. Admirable job on the Chally 3 vid. Learned a lot about her new toys and gimmicks.
Hey hey hey buddy, good seeing you here - this is my job!
Officer "Well done Sergeant - How did you find the enemy aircrew from the downed aircraft?"
Sgt "He was on Snapchat Sir.."
M4 mag pouch - 20 oz redbull pouch
03:07 For anyone wondering, “Seaburn Mask” is how you pronounce the acronym CBRN - Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear. It’s a gas mask with an integrated radio.
I feel bad for this guy, he 10/10 got dropped in this at the last minute by his command. Good vid though
Yeah, not only that he looks like he hasn’t slept a lot recently.
And that’s why we love’em… he’s real
And that's exactly what I love about this, it shows that he still did well despite obviously lacking sleep and had to do this thing last minute.
10/10, well done to him and those who helped him.
Lol you could tell he was nervous great presentation though I learned a lot
former Army here... odd for you to point that out, he's describing technical things with abbreviations and specific jargon. I think he did a great job. Not like he's narrating a pre-made video.
@@Defender78 He clearly had some nerves but pushed through and did a great job explaining everything still, so he did a fantastic job overall
He’s Specialist Aircrew, not a Hollywood Actor FFS!!!😅👍🏻🍀
Nah, he's just still vibrating after a mission with a stuck bifilar weight
@@Defender78 nothing wrong with pointing it out its obvious he was stuttering a little bit but he is making a public national guard video that will be seen by a wide variety of people so it's fair enough that he is. he's doing better than me in speech class
My dad, who served in the ARVN during Vietnam war, always says “sweat in training will save blood in the battle”.
God bless soldiers like you.
It's always cool to see more South Vietnamese perspectives on the Vietnam War
I love how the Blackhawk is just chilling in the dark in the back like a fucking killer
“These things make a little noice.” As someone that grew up near the Sikorsky plant, that’s the truth!!!!
15T is a legit cool MOS cause you know how to repair helicopters but also act as door gunners
Do u have to know how to swim?
@@logantmorgan9043 All humans should know how to swim
Do all of them act as door gunners
@@m1k3y_th3_chad any 15 series attached to an aviation unit can act as a door gunner. But 15T's are usually the top pick since they work directly with the pilot and co pilot
@@logantmorgan9043 no but it's a good idea
Damn I might join the the US armed forces if their recruitment is styled like some fucking MTV cribs shit
That's the way it's headed. It's a good path tbh. GI bill can save your ass
@@Chironex_Fleckeri my cousin just bought a house with no down payment and lower monthly payments in the guard. You might get shit pay but at least the benefits are goos
Miss rockin the A2CU's. Things were so damn comfortable, like rockin pajamas. Airframe life.
I still got mine in the closet, pajamas are the best way to describe em.
I'm a former armament technician from when the RI Guard flew the AH-1F Cobra Attack Helicopters. It was the best decision I ever made. Its great to see what my old unit has become. Stay safe and fly proud.
Enlisted with 15T and shipping to BCT in a couple weeks. Excited to get this part of my life going. Crew chief is definitely the goal.
How’s it been so far? I’m also interested in the same thing
Former 15 tango here 86 to 92 it's nice to see that even though a few things have changed not that much has other than well of course the Blackhawk itself has been upgraded and that new glass cockpit would probably be totally foreign to me but as far as their crew chief gear hasn't changed all that much
thank you for your service to our country and humanity
Very good presentation. Great that your SOP is to keep the bolt forward and on fire. There is no "Safe" on the M249 or M240 due to an inherent problem with Sear Override. I have educated so many a CSM or First Sergeant on having their men walking around with Ammo in the feed position bolt pulled to the rear and on safe. Had the opportunity to demonstrate at JBAD with a M240B in a guard tower. I loaded the M240 and placed it on safe and lightly slapped the side of the gun and it fired. Game changer for the REMFs in charge. Also made me feel safer at night knowing some kid was not going to accidently kill a blue force Soldier while going to Green Beans for a latte.
100% agree
This is the first other story i've ever heard of this. One of my close friends got an article for an ND, claimed he fell into the back of the gun while in a vehicle turret, couldn't be too much of an impact, and it fired.
It was tested extensively and never replicated, I still quite believed him, and never trusted an open bolt/safety machine gun. Good to hear there is some credence to that point.
CEPs are hearing protection with built in speakers.
It used to be you could only radio out to tower or other acft with the floor switch, and the button on the box that your pigtail plugs into is internal only. I was a L and M model gunner, but I have way more time in the L.
And that is an M240H. That was a butterfly trigger that came off. A rifle style butt stock that was put on.
Good video, I miss flying. 1196.3 hours, over 1000 of those are combat. Hooah
Great presentation. I’m glad this was recommended to me. Thanks algorithm.
Yeah I can confirm a Blackhawk crew chief does have all if this gear.
no one fucking asked bruh
@@arturomelano one I'm a crew chief, 943rd (that's how I know.) Two, 17 people liked so maybe one of them was wondering this. Three, it's just TH-cam comments so you aren't as tough or as big as you think you are when you drop the f bomb. I'm not asking for you to be sorry but I'm asking for you to be nicer to other people, humanity is getting less and less humane but the least we can do is share kindness. So please, be nicer.
@@arturomelano This is literally on a video about what gear a door gunner carries. Teenagers these days don't scare the shit out of me, they make my brain want to bleed.
@@arturomelano shut up fake tough guy
Luckily, you don't really have to run around with it over hundreds of miles heh.
The National Guard knows how to do Adverts properly still apparently. The U.S. Army should follow their lead 😂 Can’t make fun of Natty Guard if y’all are being the problem after all.
You've never been around NG or Reserves as an Active Duty soldier, have you? They fail to follow simple instructions and are incredibly slow executing basic commands.
@@lv.99mastermind45 well better than some militia banggalo than refer them sacred army.
@@lv.99mastermind45 bs I know a bunch of active army that are that way it all depends on the soldier
@@lv.99mastermind45 tell me you act like your yt handle without telling me you act like your yt handle. Come shit on the guard in person. I promise you it won't go well 😂😂😂
We have to be good at something
Awesome stuff!
So different from back in my day. Lol. We had the monkey harness to keep you from falling out and an M60. I can’t remember our aircrew vests having nearly that much gear on it and the old SPH-4 was a much simpler helmet. Amazing.
Had an older vet like you mention how he felt both envious and sorry at the same time for the newer generation of infantry/heli gunners. He mentioned that back then, individual infantry and crewmen alike were in light gear. The guys now however, are carrying no less than 60 pounds of gear.
Awesome hoping to be serving one day in the army
@Onward Turtle MOS?
@@garrisonmcelwain19 coast guard😭
don’t waste your life away
@Onward Turtle sick good luck man (does it run in the family are you just choosing to do so)?
@Onward Turtle Bro you might see some real action as a CG GM, some real good interdiction ops conducted about every day. Don't rule out IS though, totally different vibe but it looks to be a growing rate with lots of opportunities.
thank you for this great video. real informative
I miss flying as a crew dog more than anything I’ve ever done in my life.
Nervous to begin with but after 1 min, his demeanor changed completely to an expert crew chief!
Was so cool and interesting video
Thank you
Man the music and everything got me dead, you can hear starving recruiters crying in the background
I get sneaker/tech unboxing video vibes 😂
Not much has changed since 00-06 but we used a M9 and an M60D. I kept a m16 mag pouch on me too.... for poptarts
12-18 we still had an M9 they must have just upgraded the sidearm. All the other equipment is still the same however.
Where’s your combat patch Troop! I know I saw you in Afghanistan. 😂. Good job brother. Way to represent the CE world.
Former Huey mechanic, crew chief and ALSE technician. Most mechanics don’t know much about the safety equipment which accounts for the nervousness. An ALSE tech would whip through that thing like it’s his child. He really fell into his own when progressed to the M240. WAY better recruitment video. If the Army put that on the air, aviation branch would be bursting at the seems. You tell an 18 year old, joins us, we’ll teach you how to fix a helicopter and we’ll let you fly in it AND, we’ll give you a machine gun to shoot out the door and a pistol. I want to reenlist right now!
Coming from a former infantryman, his weapons knowledge is equivalent to that of a private. I get it, his job is to fix the whirlybird & sling lead. And I can tell what the brass is focused on.
@@BombproofCraftsman agreed, but if you’re told part of your additional duties is to fly around in a helicopter and shoot this machine gun at bad guys your primary concerns are; keep it flying and the guns. On the ground you better damn near be an amorer on your weapon because not just your life hangs in the balance while flying around you can fly away. Basic cleaning and clearing is all you’re getting. Now I will say this, I’ve been out for quite some time and I’m happy to see the weapons have progressed. We had D model M60s which required an amorer to convert to a ground model. We would have been screwed going down with spade grips and no hand guards. If I were flying today and went down and we happened upon you and your guys I would be smart enough to hand over my 240 and take an M4 and work as an AG.
@@MrJoeylap and I would probably tell you to hump the 240 out of whatever hell hole we’re in haha. Those things are mostly useless until you’re in a static position be it offensive or defensive. Shoot move communicate kill is hard to accomplish when you can’t shoot & move at the same time. Hip fire is the only way to shoot the 240 on the move, works for suppressive fire but not very accurately. Now the spec ops dudes have a slick stripped down version of the 240 that actually becomes manageable on the ground. About the same weight of a m249 w/ the 30cal goodness of the pig.
i leave October 5th, im proud i was able to get this MOS
Great video, I’m transitioning from 15R to to 15T for the Alabama National Guard.
Great video for the basics, for the not knowing asshats, appreciate your video, was a Hawk Mech and CE from 1999-2013, Huey’s prior to that
Miss the 240b shes a beast of a machine gun but she took care of me and my guys
Thank you for your service 🇺🇸
Glad to see the troops have great equipment. Nice video and stay frosty
Good job brother!! Stay safe!! Thank you
Our military is just the best. Hands down.
Well done thank you for your service sir
As a 15N you are an aviation mechanic you work on electrical components and if you go 160th you can also be a door gunner if you want from my understanding I'm currently trying to get 15T as my secondary MOS
Anyone can be a door gunner on deployment. We have used truck mechanics and 11Bs. Just need to do progression with the unit's FI
@@ChevTecGroup oh okay I didn't know that thanks for the information
You can't be a crewmember in 160th as a 15N
Is this accurate? Will you actually get additional tasks apart from fixing the helicopters? Or are you strictly just a mechanic??? If you get to do extra tasks aside from just being a mechanic, then this sounds like a great MOS!
lots of convenience implemented into the stuff, I like it.
cool stuff, in Vietnam they only gave you an SPH 4, a flak vest and you can only engage if the AC gave you the go ahead.
Nice. I could get idea what loadout should I use in Arma 3 soon
This is infinitely better than any cartoon
6:52 cool to see them still using the M45 gas mask
Hell yeah. I think they still use the M40 for those guys as well. It’s basically since both are one filter gas masks allowing more space for the radio and helmet or something like that.
i just saw that, that is one hell of a rare mask to be able to use to say, compared to the others out there
@@bluefleet1655 Yep! Barely see soldiers use the M45.
Love you guys. May God Almighty bless you all ways.
Great video to show to my new 15T joes.
Fun fact: being the only island nation in the USA, Rhode Island has its own Navy.
yes
Hawaii? Alaska? Wouldn't those two also maintain their own naval force exclusive to their states because they aren't mainland US
@@axis1247 are you suggesting Alaska is no longer connected to Canada?
Hawaii....
@@axis1247 We do not have our own navy lol
Now do the space shuttle door gunner.
Maybe one day.... One day
Oh i cant imagine
@@yourfriendlyneighborhoodcl4824 oh crap elon and gamestop stocker I remember a android shuttle landing game just waiting from space force now SPooC some comment said it rhymes with live long and prosper
I just signed up for 15-T, im getting shipped out March 4
best military ad ever, even better than the 2 moms ad
I'm in the Oklahoma national guard and this makes me even more excited for my job as a 15t
If you do alot of presentation, He is nervous for my perspective. Not saying his nervous tho maybe adrenaline rush like i usually have or smt else. But i really like his way of presenting, honestly saying I would use this as a great example of presenting skills
What are my chances of becoming a crew chief? Do I get to choose witch path I go down like assault or maintenance? Does everyone get the chance to become a crew chief?
Thanks
Well if you want to be a crewchief you will still be doing maintenance. Being a crew member is a secondary duty. So just remember you go out flying all day then you get to maintain it. Along with a few other jobs.
Depends on the aircraft, i'm a 15T (blackhawk mechanic) and working on transitioning to a flight company and getting my crew seat. But like the first guy said, you'll still be doing maintenence, a lot of it. You need a certain score on your asvab, but after you get the mos, youll go to basic and ait in virginia, takes about 6 months total, give or take. Then you get sent to a delta company, do maintenence, but you can move to a flight company and be a crew chief pretty quick if you're on top of your shit. Its not easy, but i definitely recommend it. The training is a golden ticket for the civilian world
@@snoozlewoozle ok thank you so much
@@snoozlewoozle I was a crew chief both deployments and almost all 11 years. If there is a bit of advice I can give you its don't lie at the flight physical to keep your flight status. Hearing, back and joint issues will come back to haunt you.
I was a Tango for about 6 years before I went to army flight school. I started out in D Co. (Maintaience) for about a year. I wanted to get on flight status so I took a flight physical and asked my leadership about transitioning to a flight company. I was MEDEVAC and deployed to Afghanistan on my first deployment. It was awesome I enjoyed it. But that's my story. A lot of guys in my class found them selves in a flight company as soon as they got to their unit. If you decide to go the Tango route with the intentions of flying know that It MAY not happen. But it is a strong possibility. Not everyone who is a Tango wants to fly. If you want to pursue this, you NEED to have a good attitude and good work ethic. Being a crew dog is a great experience and very rewarding but if you are lazy , have a bad attitude, always late and things like that you will see that is not tolerated and you will fail at this job. Other crew members are depending on you to do your job and you are seen as a member of a team and family. To answer you question you kinda get to pick but a lot depends on your attitude. I hope this help
Enlisted 15T in the delayed program. Lookin forward to it.
This is great, you guys should do more of these
I can hear my old 1SG, "Hey Seargent, do me a favor and pull out those fat straps you got tucked in."
The helmet and face shield look badass, ngl
I aways thought the US used miniguns as doorgunners on their blackhawks. Never knew they used the 240b.
When installed on the helicopter it uses the butterfly trigger system and is known as the 240H. Prior to 2004 we were still running M60's. As far as miniguns go, thats for the spec ops boys, i.e. 160th.
@@michaelmcdermid7932 I've seen rare cases of non-SF flight crews utilizing the "minigun" setup, but that was mostly on CASEVAC birds.
Marine Venom helos have a minigun on one side and a M3M .50 machine gun on the other.
160th soar runs that
@@michaelmcdermid7932 Thought the US Army had Miniguns on the Black Hawks. Nice to know that only the 160th got it
That's one hell of a gun to carry
Love the TBL flag on the helmet💙🖤
So you don’t change the gas setting at all if you’re on the ground? Seems like the cyclic rate would be a little high when not mounted in the aircraft
cool video really interesting wish stuff like this was done more
Love the helmet!..
Thank you for NOT saying "My Name is SSG Thibedeau" I always want to ask people why their name is the same as their rank :)
Helmet looks badass
Helped me pick my MOS
Aren''t you using spider (AA) sights on the mag58?
Thats a M240B
@@foxtrotsierraproductions8626 those sights can be but to all MAG58 (called M240 in the US Army), from b to m variants.
Why would they? He’s gunning an MG from a heli. They’re gunning by tracer, as any sights are going to be practically useless. So it’s better to keep the regular irons to save on money and for if they have to use it in the ground role in an emergency.
Nice visual communication design
outstanding video. thank you.
Nice loadout.
Bro you know that shit heavy asf
That helmet do be looking BAD ASS
Equiptment? is that anything like equipment?
0:08 gives me the how much is your outfit vibes 🤣
There's nothing that works more to recruit than "ooh look at all of the gear you'll get to use and get paid to do so"
Can we have videos like these for all roles in the military?
now i want one of those helmets
This guy seemed scared shitless but good presentation I fw it
Hello fr Johnston, Rhode Island
Do marines get to be gunners on a heli or is it just the army
What’s the pipeline for this? And how often do non crew chiefs fly?
are crewchiefs and door gunners the same??
Boys n girls good luck trying to get this position. It’s hard because everyone wants to do it.
Infantry rules
@@artemefimov8215 facts.
My old unit is hurting for Crew chiefs.... mainly because the command is so fucking toxic all the good ones say fuck it and get out.
@@jayscott8583 I’m active and might switch over if I can get something like this
if you do avoid MA. FL and GA have good units with non-toxic commands
lookin like a straight fucking unit
That was pretty neat!
Thank you that was very I interesting
Very good video!!
Shout out to my fellow 15T's
so whats the difference between this and special missions aviation
"Save the pin, you're gonna need that" - Wait! This is what I was doing wrong with my crew serve weapons.
Now where did I put that trigger assembly? :V
15 Tango...ya know that is a pretty bad ass sounding MOS..
Very nice video. Please do one for the pilot.
Pilots have more or less the same kit, the biggest difference is no mask iirc
@@jasonshoptaw6720 yeah same exact kit, some of the pilots will take the mask if they fly doors off. They also don't have monkey tails.
And giant huevos. Thank you for your service
Dream job. It's a shame I'm getting out. If I was a door Gunner I would stay for 20 years.
that’s it I’m moving to Rhode Island once this is over and join the local military
Almost every state has Army national guard aviation. Chinook crew chiefs/flight engineers carry all the same stuff
@@ChevTecGroup Oh.
@@ChevTecGroup I know
So never knew they had a 240 with the spade grips don't know why I assumed the 240 had the Infantry stock the only hawk I've interacted with had miniguns
You can convert it to ground use very quickly with practice. But all the crew typically have an M4 next to them as well. Guessing he didn't know that cuz he doesn't have a deployment patch?
@@ChevTecGroup not certain if it's inexperience or the fact he was nervous being on camera. or a combination of the two.
@@ChevTecGroup Looks to me the guy was told to do this ad at the very last minute. Still, he did well so props to him for that.
My man choked at the word deployed. That's how you know he's a weekend warrior **I'm joking I'm joking**
The way hes speaking and the look of his face like he didnt get enough sleep