European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 07, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse A stairs and stripes mij4i/ine november 1993 pilots get a lift in fighter Squadron bars by Kevin Dougherty Kaiserslautern it Bureau the camaraderie within the hallowed Walls of a Squadron fighter bar has t diminished Over the years. If anything the fraternal Bond in today s leaner meaner air Force is As tight if not tighter than those bygone Days when Many pilots left the fast Lane in the sky for the fast Lane on the ground. Today s pilots still enjoy themselves but the Competition for a cockpit seat is so acute that fliers can ill afford to embrace for very Long Hollywood s romantic notion of pilots As part barfly part Playboy. Mark Bukky Stephens and Chris scratch Young at Zuburg 3rd fighter so bar.7 is. Jonn the old adage of Candy bar and soda for breakfast for fighter pilots 20 years ago does t Hack it anymore said air Force u. Col Bob. Tooey Turner commander of he 53rd fighter so at Pitburg a b Germany. Fighter Squadron bars Are changing too. The bars captured so Well in the movie twelve o clock High about a world War ii bomber Squadron Are no longer the focal Point they once were. For Many 120-Pound Barbel curls have replaced 12-ounce barroom curls. You Are More Likely to find Guys m Here than you Are in the bar Turner said As he walked past the Squadron s weightlifting room. Did someone say bar air Force officialdom Ever flinching at hints of drinking Calls the bars break the air Force does not refer to them As bars because they serve a multitude of purposes said Doug Moore a spokesman for . Air forces in Europe. Despite the change women Are not commonly seen in Squadron bars. However that May not last because of the lifting of the ban on women fighter pilots. First it. Jeannie Flynn the leading candidate to break the Burner is due to finish her training in an f-15e strike Eagle in february. While Many male fighter pilots privately question whether women Are up to the task the fact remains that Flynn and other females will join the continued on Page 4
