USAF’s Oldest Aircraft Still Getting the Job Done! 

My boy is back!! Even though I see him almost everyday love when he does these. Makes his ole Mom n Dad proud! 😘

Glad to see your back. You are a great ambassador for the air force and the ANG. Glad they let you continue showing that part.

Thank you for your videos. Happy note … My neighbor grandson couldn’t decide what military branch to go with. Our close knit neighbors of 3 families got together and shared with this young man the different branches in the military (Retired Army, Marines, Navy)(all were in Vietnam). I shared with him your videos. Well, he is two weeks into boot camp with the … Air Force!! Your videos help this young man to make is decision. Thank you! 🇺🇸

Welcome back. Thank you all for your service!

I see you had to put a DISCLAIMER at the beginning of the video. That’s SO MILITARY !!!!! I know, I was in the U S Navy 50 years ago. I was an A-6 Intruder plane captain in VA-42, NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach, Va. I’m from (farm country)SW Minnesota.

Welcome back! I am delighted to see more flying videos, and delighted to see you showcasing the ANG. I am a retired Air Force Reservist MSGT with 10 years active duty and 20 "good years" with a Reserve Unit and I think the USAF Reserve Forces, both the USAFR and all the ANG units are (for some reason) one of the USAF's "best-kept secrets". We need more real-world videos from real people like you and your crew-mates to tell the real story. Fly On!

Missed you Col. glad your back from an old tanker crew chief!

Missed you Rod, glad your back online.

You might not put out many videos but everyone is the best on youtube. I am so glad you're back. The wait was worth it

Welcome back!! Another fantastic video showcasing the mission of the KC-135! Hopefully another video is right around the corner. 🇺🇸

Glad to see your return, Col. We all missed you.

great video guys. Love the camera position. You get a real feel like you are there.

The last Buff I refueled was in 2009 out of Grand Forks AFB. I flew with the XP crew. Then, Captain D was our AC. He was a phenomenal IP. Good times.

Nice to see you back…👍. Your flying and your farming are both very interesting. America!!

Welcome Back Sir!👍👍🧑🏻‍🌾👨‍✈️

Welcome back, my friend. You were missed.

Great ride! Thanks! Still can''t believe the number of mammoth warehouses that have taken over that area. That was all corn and bean fields when I grew up there. Looking forward to the next video.

So glad to see y’all back Rod. It was worth the wait. Maybe you can put the videos out now without any fuss being stirred up. Thank y’all for your service.See you next time.

Glad to see you back Sir ! Thank you and your crew for there service! How was that Big Red Machine to run this fall? Hope your crops had some good yield!

As always, thanks for posting.

Glad to see you back Rod.

Thank you for your service sir! When I was a cadet in civil air patrol, I got to fly in a KC-135 while our encampment. It was an awesome experience to fly in a military aircraft. We got to refuel a C-5.

Welcome Back! Giad to see the AF brass came to their senses... BTW, what is that white box behind the cockpit windows?

Glad that's sorted out. Missed your eye. Welcome back and you didn't disappoint.

You always do a good job Rod on the farm and in the cockpit from the Wards

I’ve sat in that same bird at the Columbus airshow! It was a ground display and I got the opportunity to talk to a few guys that work in it!

It's awesome that you're able to make videos again. Great video.

great to see the jets again. Always enjoy seeing my old unit

I've got an old VHS tape I've got to get transfered over. I took some video on a few flights at Eielson AFB in Alaska during the summer of 1993 when the Cope Thunder exercises were going on. I've got a unique video from the back of a KC-135R Tanker during takeoff. The boom operator and myself were laying down on mats in the back. I remember he opened the window cover as we started the takeoff roll. I remember holding onto the camera with one hand filming and the other hand pressed against the rear bulkhead trying to keep myself from sliding rearward. Watching the tail drop close to the runway as the nose went up was a very unique experience to say the least.

Glad to see you're back. Hope you and the critters survive the snow on it's way today. Stay safe

Welcome back and thank you so much!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍

Happy to see you back! Brings back a lot of good memories! Say Hi to all the crew chiefs for me!

Good to see you back. 6 months for the DoD and State of Ohio to get something sorted out, sounds like a record.

Great to have you back Rod. Sure enjoy all your videos. Thanks for your dedication and that great opportunity to let us see your life both as a pilot and farmer.

Thank You for your service ! And Thank You for getting footage of the Columbus Crew Badged plane ! As a Season ticket member, member of the Nordecke, co-founder of Pirate Tailgate and Black Flag Social Club, this makes me very happy to see this plane flying ! Thank You !

Glad to see You are back ! Thought we were going to mabe send out a search party for you but I saw you on Brians video at Cargill !

Welcome back Rod! It's good to see you in an aircraft again but, being retired Army, I miss seeing you on the ground chasing your cattle. 😀

I'm really grateful that you're back and able to still bring us along for portions of the flights. I hope you and your family had a very blessed holidays . As always thanks for taking the time to bring us along with you guys . These videos are incredible!

Another superb video nice to see you back

Just watched the other video, I don’t know why this one didn’t show up when you put it out. Thanks for all that you guys do!

From Jackson Co. we are glad you could work out the details and are back. Looking forward to many more new videos.

Glad to see you back Love to watch your military flying as well as the farming

Wow it has been 60 years since I had a ride in a KC 135 thanks I was in the army in defense of Eielson AFB caught a hop to Travis very cool Thanks for the memory

Good to see you back. Looked like you wanted to fall asleep when you were in the back. LOL. Were you the ranking officer on the flight. Looking forward to the next videos. The views and camera angles with the fish eye lens are great. AMERICA

Glad to see your videos have returned! They’re always interesting and you’re doing a great service promoting the military!

Great to see you back have really enjoyed your videos. Being retired from the Colorado ANG and had the great experience of flying to Germany and back on KC-135s in early 90s for a Creek cousair exercise. America

Good to see your videos again. I think these are not only well done and interesting but also a great recruitment tool for the ANG and Air Force… MERICA!

Saw the 8013 bird and had to share and point out the tail number to my mom. My mom and I share the same day of the month for our birthday, 13 and her birthday is in August, 8, hence why the 8013 is cool to us. We were able to get a picture together by this exact bird at the Columbus Airshow last summer! Maybe not a massive military significance, but definitely cool to see that bird on here! Nice videos! I enjoy the channel!

Great to see you back. The videos, Keep'em comin'. Army proud.

Your best vid ever Rod! Great camera work. Great crew. Thank you for your service. Cows in the next one?

Thanks for working to get this sort of content back to us, as well as for your service. Would be an absolute dream for me to be in the right seat in one of those cockpits.

Good to see ya again.

Welcome back, always look forward to your videos .

Outstanding to see you back!!!

great to see they have let you continue,

Glad to see you back making videos. I enjoyed the content and waiting for more. Thanks

Glad to see you back, just so you know we like ag content too. Man, I miss seeing all the F4s doing touch and goes at the 33rd at Eglin back in the 70s. I watched from the munitions revetment on the flight line. Again, every time Brian put out a video I wondered about your channel.

Welcome back, sir. Missed your videos a lot.

Glad to see you are alive and well Rod and back to making videos. Always cool to watch your videos! I lived at Lockbourne AFB in the 70s when the name was changed to Rickenbacker. I now live in Louisiana and I am guessing that B-52 you refueled was out of Barksdale. I have a 50-50 chance of being right, since only two bases have B-52s. I think during the cold war in the 60s and 70s, B-52 were stationed at over 20 different bases.

Glad to see you are active, again. RU-vid algorithm did not alert me!!!😡

Missed your videos. First. Thank You For Your Service To Our Country. Second. Thank you for your time that share with us and your thoughts and views on farming. Wonderful to have you back. 👍🤗👍

As an old KC-135Q navigator, I would like to see how rendezvous with heavies and fighters are done these days. It is a big sky out there, receivers don' t just show up in pre-contact position.

Good to see you back. Your video looked more professional this morning.

Welcome BACK! 👍👍👍

Welcome back, missed your videos!!

Glad you are back but keep your cold weather in Ohio to cold here last week between San Antonio and Austin

Nice to have you back.

So glad to see you back

Glad to see you back!

Glad you are back

Soon you will be refueling the b52j, when they start coming off the mod line in 2027-2028. Glad to have you back!

HE’S BACK!!!

Aren't your fellow pilots supposed to name you? Sean, since his first one named in the hello's. Sean should be Hen Pecked. I had to say it you know. Today being 1-18-2024, I see Eddie 61 is up again.

Missed ya!!

Glad your back enjoy your content

Welcome back👊

Love these vids! Glad you’re back! WV corn and soybean farmer

Welcome back Sir! V/R Chuck

Thank You!!!

Merica!👊

The guy doing the refueling looks like “Goose’s” son from the movie Maverick

Welcome Back

Made my week.

Good stuff!! 👊🏻 🇺🇸

Glad you’re back in the saddle! What’s the transition time look for the 46?

All information contained in this video promotes farming and the Air National Guard.

Glad to see you back. I hope political junk about your videos is over.

Feeding cattle or bombers, I am not sure which I think is more dangerous. ;-)

Does a Buff weight close to a million lbs fully loaded?

Boomers are the bomb!

Good to see you back, sir!

Glad you are back!

Glad you are back!