"Frank Reid" wrote in message
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The announcer said they were Texas Air National Guard out of
Lackland AFB in Texas. *TEXAS* for chrissake. What in the hell
is a goddamn plane from *TEXAS* doing in central Illinois
singeing my nose hairs and breaking my eardrums ?

Lackland AFB doesn't have a runway. Could be difficult landing those
things there.
Frank Reid

Lackland has a runway from my memory. ANG would not be based there. I
think we caught the charter to Keesler AFB without leaving Lackand. Lucked
out with the charter. Was one of the only ones they did. They had a bunch
of people going a lot further away, so those of us going to Keesler got put
aboard and they did a stop at KAFB. Beat the hell out of the reported 16
hour continous bus ride.