±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: HighestAce
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6648

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 377
Total: 377
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: News
02: Photo Gallery
03: News Archive
04: Community Forums
05: Community Forums
06: Community Forums
07: Community Forums
08: Home
09: Community Forums
10: Community Forums
11: Community Forums
12: Statistics
13: Community Forums
14: Community Forums
15: Community Forums
16: Community Forums
17: Community Forums
18: Community Forums
19: Home
20: Photo Gallery
21: Community Forums
22: Community Forums
23: Community Forums
24: Community Forums
25: Community Forums
26: Downloads
27: Community Forums
28: Community Forums
29: Home
30: Community Forums
31: Member Screenshots
32: Community Forums
33: Community Forums
34: Community Forums
35: Photo Gallery
36: CPGlang
37: Community Forums
38: Community Forums
39: Community Forums
40: Community Forums
41: Member Screenshots
42: Community Forums
43: Community Forums
44: Community Forums
45: Photo Gallery
46: Community Forums
47: Community Forums
48: Community Forums
49: Home
50: Community Forums
51: Downloads
52: Home
53: Photo Gallery
54: Home
55: Community Forums
56: Home
57: Community Forums
58: Community Forums
59: Community Forums
60: Community Forums
61: Community Forums
62: Community Forums
63: Community Forums
64: Photo Gallery
65: Community Forums
66: Photo Gallery
67: Community Forums
68: Community Forums
69: Community Forums
70: Community Forums
71: Photo Gallery
72: Photo Gallery
73: Community Forums
74: Community Forums
75: Home
76: Member Screenshots
77: Community Forums
78: Community Forums
79: Community Forums
80: Photo Gallery
81: Home
82: Community Forums
83: Community Forums
84: Community Forums
85: Community Forums
86: Home
87: Downloads
88: Community Forums
89: Community Forums
90: Community Forums
91: Statistics
92: Home
93: Photo Gallery
94: Photo Gallery
95: Community Forums
96: Community Forums
97: Community Forums
98: Community Forums
99: Community Forums
100: Home
101: Community Forums
102: Community Forums
103: Home
104: Community Forums
105: Member Screenshots
106: Photo Gallery
107: Community Forums
108: Community Forums
109: CPGlang
110: Community Forums
111: Community Forums
112: Photo Gallery
113: News Archive
114: Photo Gallery
115: Photo Gallery
116: Community Forums
117: Community Forums
118: Home
119: Community Forums
120: Photo Gallery
121: Community Forums
122: Community Forums
123: Community Forums
124: News Archive
125: Photo Gallery
126: Home
127: Community Forums
128: Community Forums
129: Community Forums
130: Photo Gallery
131: CPGlang
132: Photo Gallery
133: Community Forums
134: Community Forums
135: Community Forums
136: Community Forums
137: Community Forums
138: Home
139: Downloads
140: Photo Gallery
141: Community Forums
142: Community Forums
143: Home
144: CPGlang
145: Photo Gallery
146: Community Forums
147: CPGlang
148: Home
149: Community Forums
150: Community Forums
151: Community Forums
152: News Archive
153: Community Forums
154: Photo Gallery
155: Home
156: Community Forums
157: Community Forums
158: Community Forums
159: Home
160: Photo Gallery
161: Community Forums
162: Community Forums
163: Home
164: News Archive
165: Home
166: Photo Gallery
167: Community Forums
168: Community Forums
169: Community Forums
170: Community Forums
171: Member Screenshots
172: Community Forums
173: Home
174: Community Forums
175: Community Forums
176: Community Forums
177: Community Forums
178: Community Forums
179: News Archive
180: Community Forums
181: Photo Gallery
182: Community Forums
183: Photo Gallery
184: Photo Gallery
185: Downloads
186: Member Screenshots
187: Home
188: Community Forums
189: Home
190: Community Forums
191: Community Forums
192: Community Forums
193: Community Forums
194: Home
195: Statistics
196: Community Forums
197: CPGlang
198: Community Forums
199: Home
200: Community Forums
201: Home
202: Photo Gallery
203: Community Forums
204: Home
205: Community Forums
206: Photo Gallery
207: Photo Gallery
208: Home
209: Photo Gallery
210: Community Forums
211: News
212: Community Forums
213: Downloads
214: CPGlang
215: Photo Gallery
216: Community Forums
217: Your Account
218: Member Screenshots
219: Photo Gallery
220: Community Forums
221: CPGlang
222: Home
223: Community Forums
224: Home
225: Photo Gallery
226: Community Forums
227: Community Forums
228: Community Forums
229: Community Forums
230: Community Forums
231: CPGlang
232: Home
233: Home
234: Community Forums
235: Home
236: Photo Gallery
237: Home
238: Your Account
239: Downloads
240: Downloads
241: Photo Gallery
242: Downloads
243: Home
244: Community Forums
245: Community Forums
246: Community Forums
247: Photo Gallery
248: Community Forums
249: Community Forums
250: Community Forums
251: Photo Gallery
252: News Archive
253: Community Forums
254: Community Forums
255: Member Screenshots
256: Community Forums
257: Community Forums
258: Community Forums
259: Community Forums
260: Photo Gallery
261: Community Forums
262: Community Forums
263: Community Forums
264: Community Forums
265: Community Forums
266: Community Forums
267: Community Forums
268: Home
269: Community Forums
270: Photo Gallery
271: CPGlang
272: Statistics
273: Downloads
274: Photo Gallery
275: CPGlang
276: Member Screenshots
277: Community Forums
278: Community Forums
279: Home
280: Community Forums
281: Community Forums
282: CPGlang
283: Downloads
284: Home
285: CPGlang
286: Home
287: Community Forums
288: Photo Gallery
289: Photo Gallery
290: Community Forums
291: Community Forums
292: Community Forums
293: Photo Gallery
294: Member Screenshots
295: Community Forums
296: Community Forums
297: Community Forums
298: Community Forums
299: Home
300: Home
301: Home
302: Community Forums
303: Community Forums
304: Community Forums
305: Community Forums
306: Community Forums
307: Home
308: Community Forums
309: Community Forums
310: Community Forums
311: Photo Gallery
312: Community Forums
313: Community Forums
314: Photo Gallery
315: Member Screenshots
316: Community Forums
317: Community Forums
318: News
319: Downloads
320: Home
321: Photo Gallery
322: Community Forums
323: Photo Gallery
324: Community Forums
325: Photo Gallery
326: Community Forums
327: Community Forums
328: Home
329: Photo Gallery
330: Community Forums
331: Community Forums
332: Community Forums
333: Member Screenshots
334: Community Forums
335: Community Forums
336: Photo Gallery
337: CPGlang
338: Community Forums
339: Community Forums
340: Community Forums
341: Community Forums
342: Community Forums
343: Home
344: Community Forums
345: Photo Gallery
346: Contact
347: Photo Gallery
348: Member Screenshots
349: Photo Gallery
350: Home
351: Community Forums
352: Downloads
353: Downloads
354: Statistics
355: Home
356: Community Forums
357: Downloads
358: Photo Gallery
359: Member Screenshots
360: Member Screenshots
361: Community Forums
362: Community Forums
363: Home
364: Photo Gallery
365: Community Forums
366: Photo Gallery
367: Photo Gallery
368: Photo Gallery
369: Community Forums
370: Community Forums
371: Community Forums
372: Member Screenshots
373: Community Forums
374: Community Forums
375: Community Forums
376: Community Forums
377: Photo Gallery

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
M8 ACEs at Ft Bliss
The AFV ASSOCIATION was formed in 1964 to support the thoughts and research of all those interested in Armored Fighting Vehicles and related topics, such as AFV drawings. The emphasis has always been on sharing information and communicating with other members of similar interests; e.g. German armor, Japanese AFVs, or whatever.
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board

View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
Roy_A_Lingle
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 1997
Location: El Paso & Ft Bliss, Texas
PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 6:54 pm
Post subject: M8 ACEs at Ft Bliss

Hi Folks!

While driving acoss Ft. Bliss last weekend, I noticed what had been a yard full of M8 ACEs only had three remaining. The vehicles looked used and might be for an Engineer Unit that is moving to White Sands Missile Range. I guess I should have tried to take some pictures sooner. There were some M88s, M577s, and a number of M548s when I first saw them.




Spot Report!
Sgt, Scouts out!

_________________
"You can never have too much reconnaissance."
General G.S. Patton Jr.
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
Neil_Baumgardner
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3942
Location: Arlington, VA
PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:25 pm
Post subject: Re: M8 ACEs at Ft Bliss

To nit-pick, those are M_9_ ACEs - M8 was [to be] the AGS... Wink

Neil
Back to top
View user's profile
Roy_A_Lingle
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 1997
Location: El Paso & Ft Bliss, Texas
PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:41 pm
Post subject: Re: M8 ACEs at Ft Bliss

Hi Neil! Hi Folks!

[quote="Neil_Baumgardner"
To nit-pick, those are M_9_ ACEs - M8 was [to be] the AGS... Wink
Neil[/quote]

That was an alertness test to see if anyone was paying attention to my flub up. Well done Sir, you passed the test.

I know something was wrong, but I was thinking I didn't have the ACE part right and I was in to big of a hurry to stop and look it up.

Thanks Neil!
Sgt, Scouts out!

_________________
"You can never have too much reconnaissance."
General G.S. Patton Jr.
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
Dontos
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3436
Location: Vine Grove, KY
PostPosted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:09 am
Post subject: Re: M8 ACEs at Ft Bliss

I'm not a big fan of the M9 Ace. Evil or Very Mad

Strictly a personal opinion caused by trying to recover an Ace which was a bit mired, while trying to dig my fighting position.

Attempting to recover it, I became mired, and then threw track (on the idler) to the outside.

Freakish damages included three shattered roadwheels, several track blocks needing replacement, warped Idler Arm, bent track adjusting link.





I was 'stranded' for 8-10 hours, but the Ace,.......dumped his bucket load of ballast soil(mud actually) then drove out of the hole, and drove away. THANKS !! Rolling Eyes

Don
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
MarkHolloway
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2006
Posts: 2054
Location: Beatty, Nevada
PostPosted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:45 am
Post subject: Re: M8 ACEs at Ft Bliss

Roy, I agree these are probably going to White SAnds. They are standing up an Engineer Battalion this fall.

_________________
"TUMBLEWEED"
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Photo Gallery
Joe_D
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 29, 2006
Posts: 2067
Location: Razorback Country
PostPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:18 pm
Post subject: Re: M8 ACEs at Ft Bliss

Don,

My memories of the ACE also fall in the negative category, mostly because I looked at how it could support me, the Tanker. I used to absolutely hate seeing one show up to my position when I needed a "Hole Dug", preferring a good old D-7 with rippers over the anemic ACE. Between that and it's terrible reliability (caused by poor replacement parts) in my experience, I pretty much had no use for them. Most novel use I've seen for one was transporting prisoners during OIF 1.

EPW's in ACE

It also made a decent pick-up truck for moving class 9.

Joe D
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
Dontos
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3436
Location: Vine Grove, KY
PostPosted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 12:45 am
Post subject: Re: M8 ACEs at Ft Bliss

- Joe_D
Don,

My memories of the ACE also fall in the negative category, mostly because I looked at how it could support me, the Tanker. I used to absolutely hate seeing one show up to my position when I needed a "Hole Dug", preferring a good old D-7 with rippers over the anemic ACE. Between that and it's terrible reliability (caused by poor replacement parts) in my experience, I pretty much had no use for them. Most novel use I've seen for one was transporting prisoners during OIF 1.

EPW's in ACE

It also made a decent pick-up truck for moving class 9.

Joe D


BTW: That is my tank during M1A2 IOTE at Hood in 93. Can you guess the approx. location. Its actually fairly easy.

Don
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
Doug_Kibbey
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 4678
Location: The Great Satan
PostPosted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 1:01 am
Post subject: Re: M8 ACEs at Ft Bliss

- Dontos

BTW: That is my tank during M1A2 IOTE at Hood in 93. Can you guess the approx. location. Its actually fairly easy.

Don


Don,

When two clerk typists appeared at an NDP in Tan Uyen District in VN one day soliciting dream sheets for DEROS (Roy may recall this), I put down "Ft. Knox" as it was a reasonably nice place at the time, and I couldn't think of anywhere else in armor that didn't sound like a lot of work or blisteringly hot. Only about three of us from 2/11th at that time were assigned there. Everyone else that didn't ETS wound up in a TriCap Div. at either Ft. Riley or Ft. Hood. Your pic convinces me that I chose wisely (and was very lucky). Not that we never broke track in mud or nuthin', but at least it was purty.

Wink
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
Joe_D
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 29, 2006
Posts: 2067
Location: Razorback Country
PostPosted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 2:06 am
Post subject: Re: M8 ACEs at Ft Bliss

Don,

Got me, Never made it to Hood Until 2006, and that was North side getting ready to go to Iraq and NOT as a Tanker.

Doug,

I got stationed at Knox in the mid 90's from my second tour in Korea, I thought it would've been a good assignment, getting the chance to teach and mentor. Wasn't until I had got there that I realized it was filled up with "KGB", Kentucky Good Old Boys, who made a career at Knox and pretty much avoided every place else except for a check the block Korea tour or Germany. I was really amazed how many Senior NCO's there were teaching stuff they never had done. Some of these guys PCS'd 3-4 times and stayed on Knox the whole time, just changed units. I went back to Korea after 3 years just to get away from the place.

Joe D
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
Doug_Kibbey
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 4678
Location: The Great Satan
PostPosted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 2:27 am
Post subject: Re: M8 ACEs at Ft Bliss

Joe,

I was blessed. Dream job...Armor Board. All the trickest stuff, got to wring the pee out of it and most of it you didn't have to fix 'cause it was too sensitive (well, apart from usual stuff like track maintenence). Lots of hard drivin' and hard shootin'....what's not to like? And all out of view of nosy brass and immune to MP's and other authorities on post. And when it was broke or being sniffed at by the civilian representatives from wherever, we didn't work. Good duty, I tell ya', Nuthin' better if you were 11Echo. Our own little world at Heard Motor Park and out at CTA and MFO. "Test Operation" was a great stencil that basically meant "stay away". Loved it, good times and I lived off post as a single guy. Some of the best times of my life, looking back (the next few years back in College were better, but that was also the company you kept...half of which was female).
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
M9ACE
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 29, 2006
Posts: 4

PostPosted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 3:23 am
Post subject: Re: M8 ACEs at Ft Bliss

Thanks for the pictures!

Razz
Back to top
View user's profile
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board
Page 1 of 1
All times are GMT - 6 Hours



Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum