Originally Posted by dtfl

Uh dude, the CSAF is a former SOF guy. He has more combat time than most 4-ships of F15s combined. Not being a smartass - its the truth. He flew AC130s in Vietnam then Talons in many conflicts. He was on the test crew for the Credible Sport Talon missions to grab the Iranian hostages after the unfortunate incident at Desert One.
I would venture to guess 99% of the SOF guys have more combat time than 99% of the rest of the AF..since Desert I. Although much of their time isn't ever categorized as O-1. Hell, I technically have 2000+ hours of combat...but they wouldnt let me log it as we werent yet in an official war. Then they released a policy that would allow me to go back and grab all my 781s to log it....never did. Wish I would have...woulda been cool to have that and a quarter get me some coffee.