We had a -105 driver with his 100 missions come into out squadron. Doug had one mission where he came home with missile stuck in the tail.. it was a dud. Anyway, Doug came back from a KC-135 sortie with an engine shut down and had failed to notify the Command Post although he had declared an emergency per 60-16. He landed safely and without incident. Doug got chewed out royally for not playing the game and having a command post conference about what to do. .

A few months later, Doug had to shut down another J-57 and being a quick study, called the Command Post. Reportedly he said something like, 'Alpha Control, this is Bongo 51, we have shut down number 3. We have 35,000lbs of fuel on board. What are my intentions???" We thought it was hilarious. The Wing weenies didn't. Doug got counseled again.