They are in harms way every day

Most Dangerous 4 1/2 Acres in the World
You can almost smell the exhaust fumes.

This is awesome, with some sad parts as well. The nature of the business they fight every day. Everyone on the roof needs to keep their head on a swivel. Some of those bombs the ordies are loading by hand without a hoist are 500 pounders.  A video tribute to the young folks who work the Navy’s aircraft carrier flight decks, which when operating – regardless of world events – have been appropriately called “the most dangerous 4 1/2 acres of real estate in the world.” 

Very motivational! These are 18-25 year olds (average age < 21) who function at an extremely high level of responsibility and performance yet without direct supervision. They know their jobs and do them!

Now imagine that it’s a busy day. and you shrink San Francisco Airport to only one short runway and one ramp and one gate. Make planes take off and land at the same time. at half the present time interval. rock the runway from side to side. and require that everyone who leaves in the morning returns that same day. Make sure the equipment is so close to the edge of the envelope that it’s fragile. Then turn off the radar to avoid detection. impose strict controls on radios. fuel the aircraft in place with their engines running. put an enemy in the air. and scatter live bombs and rockets around. Now wet the whole thing down with sea water and oil. and man it with 20-year-olds. half of whom have never seen an airplane close-up. Oh and by the way. try not to kill anyone.

 

Pray for these men and women for they are in harms way every day

 

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