Thread: Why is your Username/Nickname?

Multi factorial really. I'm a physician and was a Naval Flight Surgeon for many years before transitioning to the ANG. Hence the Doc. Mo are the first letters of my surname. Also, while a flight surgeon I qualified to function as a ECMO on the EA-6B Prowler. Hence the real beginning of the name by contracting Doctor and ECMO or Docmo.

Originally Posted by Docmo

Multi factorial really. I'm a physician and was a Naval Flight Surgeon for many years before transitioning to the ANG. Hence the Doc. Mo are the first letters of my surname. Also, while a flight surgeon I qualified to function as a ECMO on the EA-6B Prowler. Hence the real beginning of the name by contracting Doctor and ECMO or Docmo.

That is one incredible bird. Thank you for serving. SF

I was lucky enough to be a USMC regulation flight surgeon and served with VMAQ-4 and also flew with VMAQ-1, VMAQ-2 and VMAQ-3 as well. I have now gone over to the dark side and wear a USAF uniform now (they actually have airconditioned tents! Can you believe that?).

She may have been the flying drumstick but she was a damn fine aircraft. I think I shed a tear or two as they retired her airframe recently. The FA-18G's have taken over her watch now.

The Growler may be sexier, but man was that Prowler a rugged and reliable airframe!

Thanks to you as well sir, and to all those who have served and those currently serving.

I was a COM/NAV/ECM tech for VMA (AW) 224 ,225, 533 and, 121. RVN '69-'70.

Cool thread. Love to know folks 'handles' lineage. Been a great read. Throw in my own,
MikeB, my name, and when I graduated college in 89 my favourite aircraft was (and still is) the B-52 stratofortress,, so the rest was fate. Been my handle as long as the internet has existed, and actually before, on Bulletin Boards..
I too hope to be around for an estimated 95 years of active service..albeit on a ridiculously reduced scale..

Mike, you ever tour the Big Stick? Years ago at an Air Show in Trenton, my friends and I got to snoop around in an "H" variant. That is one BIG bird, with lots of cool buttons and gauges.

Yessir I did, but not wheels up..;(
When in the business I was fortunate to be able to climb on some of them when they were parked at Lester B. for air shows as well. Got to peak in a Nimrod too, very cool, also a Concord, loved the sheepskin cockpit interior in that one..and the centre hinge across the floor that allowed the nose to tilt during final approach!! Bigger buckles on that piano hinge than Mack Davis' beltbuckle..

But they all seemed tiny compared to the Strat..

Trenton Airshow always seemed more exciting than the TO one. I also loved hitting Hamilton for the Father's Day show. My uncle ran the Warplane Heritage out of Mount Hope, and during that show we used to have access to the hangar roof and sat with all the pilot's and their families. Were such awesome memories.