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Weav
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Short for my last name Weaver but also a formation reposition when two aircraft switch position to help check 6 O'clock when looking for enemy jets or SAMS. Also known as Dream (from the song "Dream Weaver")
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WAM
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Hyper all the time. Super hyper after numerous beverages, which leads to some pretty wild stuff (including stitches and dislocated fingers). So the brothers in Korea named me Wild A$$ Munchkin (lower end of the height spectrum at 5'6").
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Wash
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Wall Sh*tter. Guy just HAD to go during a night on the town.
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Wasted
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Lt. Shane "Wasted" Tallant
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Water
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Cdr. (then Ltjg.) Paul "Water" Mallon (VF-151, mid-'70s)
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Waxer
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avid surfer
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WAYST
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Acronym name given to smart mouthed little B-Courser from the Netherlands by the 195th FS at the class solo party. Son of a b**ch would never shut-up during planning, brief, flight, debrief, and BS session at the bar. Acronym stands for Why Are You Still Talking. WAYST.
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Web
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'Capt.J.D. Williams When he was first at Hahn, he was a young 1Lt. and had still the upgrade to do to become a Mission ready pilot. He was pissed (like every F16 Viper Driver) to fly in a two seat F16 with an F16 IP in the back. So he went to the squadron's HOG LOG one night at the bar and wrote ' Damned, I am an F16 pilot, I don't need an IP in the back, I can fly by myself...' Several days later he came back from a Night Mission, taxiing on the runway and he forgot to put the hook down for the Viper to come to a complete stop. I you miss to put the hook down there is (like on carriers for emergencies) a barrier web. So he continues to taxi and ...wham..runs into that web ....!! A little worried he went to the bar that night and wrote in the HOG LOG ' Guys, forget what I said!'. Since that day he was called 'WEB' at the 10TFS but to be honest...I think he hated that callsign! '
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Wedge
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The simplest tool known to man.
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Weed
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LTjg at NAS Lemoore on nite quals lost NGS and drove it off the active into the "Weeds". Maint Warant call from a sound sleep to scene @ 0400 hrs his comment "What the H*** have you done "Weed". All of the other "O's" standing around looking thought it was a great call sign. Years later I ran across him as an O-5 he still was using it.
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Werewolf
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Always looking for the full moon! Even where there isn't one!
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Whiplash
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A Dutch pilot in training. He wasn't making to smooth turns (read: High G Turns;)), so you felt it in your neck every time he made a turn.
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Whisker Biscuit
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When you brag about your skills with a bow, and they find out you need one of these.
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WingNut
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Well I have big ears and the flightline said my head's on hand tight.
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Wise Guy
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Assigned by my Aerospace Science Instructor Chief Rogers. I always have comments to say to whatever he says, and apparently I'm sarcastic.
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Woolsy
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CDR at Lemoore. Got when he was a JO. Had something to do with sheep. He wouldn't elaborate and others that knew the story were relucant to discuss in depth.
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Wraith
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Played too much StarCraft during R & R.
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Wrong Way
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Kiernan "Wrongway" Butz. Landing (as directed) on runway 29 while another aircraft was on short final for opposing runway 11. I landed safely, but the other pilot had to make a go-around. In my defense, I'd been advised by ATC that 29 was the active . . . but the name regrettably stuck!
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Other callsigns
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Waco,
Waldo,
Wedge,
WeeBee,
Weebles,
Weed,
Wheels,
Whity,
Whiz,
Wick,
Wildgeese,
Wildman,
Willy,
Wino,
Wizard,
Wizz-Kid,
Wolfman,
Woodie,
Woody,
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