THE GRIFFINS -- F-15C -- 194TH FIGHTER SQUADRON

Mach 2 Mavericks
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May 7, 2025
About 10 months of filming and editing together, this is what I came up with for the Griffin Christmas party 2022-23.
This being my first video, I wanted to tell a story of what it's like to be a fighter pilot in Fresno while showcasing those who may not normally get the recognition they deserve to get our butts in the sky.
-Ragin’
There's a bullet with your name on
I'm a storm on the horizon
Shattering the silence
You can run but you can't hide
Cause you're a dead man
Walking
The reaper's got you now
You're a dead man
Believe when you're alive
Said you're a dead man
Tomcat, the devil's in your mind
And you're sinful so we won't see another night
You're a dead man
Two ship will be standard, dogs one
Dogs one roger, cleared to the
R25-08 via the Foxshot Tango 2508 Alpha route
Maintain 1-0-10-thousand
Squawk 3-6-1-3-2 squawk 4-thousand until joined
Dogs one Foxshot Tango 2508 Alpha routing
Runway heading 10-thousand, squawk 3-6-1-3-2
Squawk 4-thousand until joined
Dogs one roger
Ground, squawk 2-0-15 squawk
2-0-1-2-0 ground, good morning
Clear to the R25-08 via the Foxshot Tango 2508 Alpha route
Maintain 1-0-10-thousand
Squawk 1-7-5-7-2
Squawk 4-thousand until joined
Dogs one Foxshot Tango 2508 up to 10-thousand
1-7-5-7-4-thousand until joined
Good one, thanks, Rebecca
Kuznaps, Razor is ready, crosswords
Roger, crosswords, direct to you, George
There's one runway turn right, taxi via
Bravo and just confirm you send a bender
There's one via Bravo turn right, with no back up, thanks
There's one via Fresno Tower, good morning, stand by, good
There's one
There's one via Fresno Tower, K-1 to K-7, runway 2-9-0, cleared for takeoff
Change to departure, have a good flight, guys
There's one, cleared for takeoff, 2-9-0, push forward, good day
We do it one by one, put your hands up and run
We're a deadly hater
It's a challenge for all mankind
Preacher man is warning of the end times
The Vatican
But I can't seem to stay awake anymore
What a time to be alive
Such a waste of ******* time
Oh, give me something to take the edge off
Something to kick the night off
Something to keep my mind up
It's so cold
Oh, give me something to take the edge off
Something to kick the night off
Something to keep my
What a time to be alive
Such a waste of ******* time
Feels like I wanna jump, wanna scream, wanna run
Wanna put a chainsaw through
Give me something to take the edge off
Something
I see you when you're down and depressed
Just a mess
I see you when you cry, when you shy, when you wanna die
I see you
It takes a while, at least you're here
I see you
Yes, I see you
Even when you lie, it's no surprise
I see you when you run from the light within your eyes
I see you
When you think that I don't notice all those scars
I see you
Yes, I see you
If you were alone with me
Would I miss you?
Made of everything
I'm alone with you
You're alone with me
And I'm hoping
That you will see yourself
Like I see you
2
2 targeted north group 45,000, print Hornet
Razor 4 targeted middle group 25,000, strength 2
Razor 3 targeted north group 20,000
3
Razor 3 targeted north group 20,000
Razor 2, Fox 3 short, 2 ship north group 45,000
Razor 2, Hammer
2
Razor 4, Fox 3, 2 ship middle group 25,000
Razor 3, Fox 3, medium, 2 ship north group 20,000
Razor 1, Fox 3, short, north group 20,000
Sorted northern, Razor's crank south
Razor 2, additional Fox 3 north group 45,000, 2's pitbull
Razor 3, north group maneuver, beam north
Middle group maneuver, flank north
Update, reference 2-8-0
Razor, middle group turning hot
Razor 2, kill 2 ship north group, bullseye 2-9-0, 55, 45,000
RA1, copy, kill 2 ship, 45,000
Razor 4, kill middle group, 23,000
Fox 3, point A, middle group, radar, copy, 4
Razor 4, Fox 3, middle group, 23,000
Razor 1, gate 1
Razor 1 and 2, out right, reference 0-9-0
Razor 3, kill 2 ship, bullseye 2-8-5, 47, 20,000
2 ship, 20,000
Razor 3 and 4, out right, reference 1-0-0
Razor 1, time out, short, pitbull, single, north group, 20,000, no sort
Time out, short, pitbull, single, 20,000
Razor 1, big foot, south group, shaded, cross, bullseye, 2-6-0, pitch, 3,000
Razor 1
Razor 2, spike, 2-7-0, medium
Spike raised, 27
Big foot, Razor 1, picture
Razor 1, big foot, two groups, azimuth, track, east, north group, bullseye, 3-0-0, 39, 20,000
Single contact, middle group, bullseye, 2-8-5, 41, 23,000
Two contacts, south group, shaded, blast them, bullseye, 2-6-0, 50, 3,000
Razor 2, target, middle group, Razor 3 and 4, look for south group, 3,000
2, 3, 4
Razor 1 and 2, 40 scope, short scape
2, out right, reference, 3-3-0
Razor 3 and 4, 40 scope, short scape, look low
4, hard left, reference, 2-8-0
Razor 2, targeted, middle group, 23,000, Fox 3, 2-ship
Razor 1, targeted, north group, 20,000, Fox 3, short
Razor 1, gate, 2
Razor 4, targeted, south group, bullseye, 2-6-5, 35, 1,000, Fox 3, 2-ship
Razor 4, three contacts there
Razor 2, spike, notch, north
Razor 1, kill north group, 20,000
Razor 2's exit
Razor 2, timeout short, pitfall, middle group, 23,000
Update there
Kill, 2-ship, south group, 1,000
Razor 2's naked in
Razor, bonfire
2, 3, 4
Razor 1 and 2, reference, south
Razor 3, snap block, rock, 2-5-0, 15, 1,000, Fox 2, kill, bullseye, 2-4-5, 28, 1,000, track east
Stryker 3, copy, 2
Razor, reference, bullseye, big foot, Razor 1, picture
Someone asked me once in an interview
What was growing up like, where'd you go to school and what would you do
If you weren't doing this
I'd be driving my first car in a worn out Dodge
Trying to make rent with a dead-end jock, just making do
Tips in a jar, my guitar in an old Barstow
I'd have a Friday night crowd in the palm of my hand
A cup of brand liquor, a couple buddies and a band
Singing them same damn songs like I am now
I'd be feeling on fire on a hardwood stage
Bright lights like lightning running through my veins
At the Grand Ole Opry or a show in some no-name town
Still, if I wasn't doing this
I'd still be the same guy they knew back in the day
Who was burning CDs just to give away, paying his dues
If I wasn't doing this
Five deep in a van, head full of steam
Hot on the heels of my neon dreams may be coming true
Living this life just like I was born to do
I'd have a Friday night crowd in the palm of my hand
A cup of brand liquor, a couple buddies and a band
Singing them same damn songs like I am now
I'd be feeling on fire on a hardwood stage
Bright lights like lightning running through my veins
At the Grand Ole Opry or a show in some no-name town
Still, if I wasn't doing this
Fame, fortune, yes I'm saying it's always been about
I'd have a Friday night crowd in the palm of my hand
A cup of brand liquor, a couple buddies and a band
Singing them same damn songs like I am now
Hardwood stage, bright lights like lightning running through my veins
At the Grand Ole Opry or a show in some no-name town
I'd still be doing this if I wasn't doing this
Someone asked me once in an interview
What was growing up like, where'd you go to school and what would you do?
And why do?
