Five NCAA Head Football Coaches play flag football games with US Military troops overseas and meet with President Bush in the Oval Office.

1. NCAA Coaches Tour
May 2008
Organized by:
Morale Entertainment
in Association with
Armed Forces Entertainment

2. Col. Al Hunt, Scott Air
Force Base Wing
Commander, with
Coach Randy Shannon
(University of Miami)
&
Coach Tommy Tuberville
(Auburn University)

3. Scott AFB Personnel Lining Up for our
First “Meet and Greet” Autograph Signing
and Picture Taking Ceremony

6. The Entire Coaches Tour
Mission is flown on a KC-135
Aerial Tanker Refueling Aircraft

7. We Board the
Aircraft in Great
Spirits Ready to
Visit the Troops

8. While Airborne, Boom Operator Our KC135 Tanker Holds
Norris Demonstrates How the Air 190,000 Pounds of Fuel
Force “Passes Gas”
We can Download 1,000 What a Wonderful Surprise for Our
Gallons of Gas Per Minute Coaches. The Receiving Plane Showed
the School Colors on the Dashboard

9. Coach Mark Richt
(University of Georgia)
Learns all about
Flying from our
Air Force Crew of
Nine, All Exceptional
Young Men

10. Our First Stop is Ramstein
Air Base In Germany.
Charlie Weis (University of
Notre Dame) is Warmly
Greeted at the Base.

11. At Breakfast, the Troops Can’t Wait to Begin
Talking with Each Coach. Here Randy Shannon
(University of Miami) Discusses Football. Coach Jack Siedlecki (Yale University) with Mike
Whalen (Morale Entertainment)
And They Get a
Signed Football
Georgia Fans are Excited
to Meet Coach Richt

12. The Coaches Pose for a Group
Photo with Colonel Cotter
The Coaches All
Sign a
Commemorative
Book
Each Coach Receives a
Certification Thanking Them for
Taking the Time to Visit These
Remote Bases

13. Die Hard Fans Can’t Believe They Charlie Weis Hands This Young Airman
are Meeting Their Heroes his Personal Telephone and has him Call
his Dad in Ohio who is a Huge
Notre Dame Fan
After Waking Up His Dad at 4:00
AM, his Groggy Father Thinks
this Call is a Hoax. Charlie
Quickly Convinced Him This was
for Real!

14. We are Driven
Across the Air Base
to a B-1 Bomber
They Walk the Coaches Over to Four 2,000
Pound Bombs and Request They Write Some
Words to be Delivered to the Enemy

15. While Visiting Some Bases, Certain
Troops Were on Duty and Could Not
Join Events. A Special Request was
Made for Coach Richt to Visit These
Men at their Post.
They were Thrilled
Beyond Belief

16. There Were Several
Q&A Sessions Along
Our Tour. Some
Troops Were
Genuinely Emotional
about the Opportunity
to Meet their Heroes.
At this Gathering, One
Said, “You are My Tom
Cruise and Brad Pitt” to
the Assembled
Coaches.

17. There Were Skills Competitions.
Shown here is a Quarterback
Challenge Run By Coach
Siedlecki (Yale University)

18. An Injured Army Soldier was Led to the Signing Table by a Caring
Nurse.
Coach Weis Stopped the Signing Process and Insisted that Three
Coaches at that Table Join this Hero for the Only Group Picture
that Evening.

19. There was Great
Camaraderie
Amongst All Trip
Participants. We were
Joined by Ivan Maisel
(at right), an ESPN
Reporter.

20. While on the Ground in Bahrain, our Air
Force Crew Wants to Take a Group Photo
with the Coaches and Their KC135. These
Airmen are the Greatest Guys.

21. Auburn Team Photographer Todd Van
Emst gets into Position for a Great Shot
of this Navy CH-53 Helicopter that will
Fly us out to a Ship in the Persian Gulf.

22. The Navy Invited us to Spend a Day with Them at Sea aboard
the USS Nassau, a Multi-Purpose Assault Ship. Our CH-53
Landed on their Deck about Five Miles off the Coast of Iran.

23. Our Coaches Tour
2008 was
Sponsored by
“Under Armour”
Bryan Offutt (center)
Represented
Under Armour
Col. Ed Shock (left),
Chief of Armed
Forces
Entertainment
&
Col. Billy Francis
(right and brother-in-
law of Coach Richt)
display their
“Big Guns” and
Under Armour Gear

24. Every Place we Visited, the Military The Coaches Conducted a Combine on the Deck of the USS
Personnel were Really Happy to Meet Nassau. Here Coach Tuberville is Working on the Starting
the Coaches and Have a Few Positions with this Young Naval Athlete
Moments to Chat with Them.
Crowds Gathered to Watch the Competition Coaches Weis and Shannon Timed the
and Cheer for their Fellow Ship Mates Competitions and Announced the Winners

25. The Coaches Met with Each and
Every Person Waiting in Line
Meticulously Taking Individual Photos
and Signing Anything Requested

26. We were Driven to the Flight-Line.
Under Cover was a U-2 Surveillance
Aircraft. Nose Art (at left) was Colored
in Chalk.
The Lockheed U-2, nicknamed Dragon Lady, is a single-engine, high-altitude aircraft flown by the United States
Air Force and previously flown by the Central Intelligence Agency. It provides day and night, high-altitude
(70,000 ft, 21,000 m plus), all-weather surveillance. The aircraft is also used for electronic sensor research
and development, satellite calibration, and satellite data validation.

27. She is Rolled Out of the Hangar. The Pilot Suit The Small Wheels Under Each Wing Will Drop Off
has been Pressurized and he is Breathing Pure After Take Off. This Lowers Weight and Eliminates
Oxygen for Several Hours to Become Acclimated any Stowage Location Requirements for the Wheels.
for the Mission Requirements. The Pilot Lands on the Single Wheel under the
Center of the Fuselage Until the Plane Slows and
Tips Over on One of the Wingtips.
The U-2 Pilot Cannot See Over the Extended Nose of With the Coaches in the Chase Vehicles,
the Aircraft. Chase Cars are Required to Provide the U-2 and Surrounding Cars Race Down
“Eyes on the Runway” while Taking Off and Landing. the Runway Until She Gently Lifts Off

28. We are then Taken to an Air
Conditioned Hangar to See the
Current State-of-the-Art:
The Global Hawk

29. The Northrop Grumman Global Hawk is an unmanned aerial
vehicle (UAV) used by the United States Air Force as a surveillance
aircraft. The Global Hawk air vehicle is able to provide high
resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)—that can penetrate
cloud-cover and sandstorms—and Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR)
imagery at long range with long loiter times over target areas. It can
survey as much as 100,000 square kilometers (40,000 square miles)
of terrain a day.

30. We are Given the Opportunity to Board an AWACS Early
Warning and Control Aircraft

31. Mission
Specialists
Sit at
Consoles to
Control the
Airspace
During
Extended
Operations

32. The Coaches have a Few Minutes to Prepare Their
A Flag Football Game has been Scheduled at 6:00 PM so Teams for the Game
the Intense Heat will have Partially Subsided. Here
Charlie Weis and Tommy Tuberville are Going Over the
Rules of this Game with Seven Men per Team.
Charlie Weis will be the Lead Referee. Here he is Randy Shannon Goes Over Plays
Coordinating Game Rules and Plans for this Game. with his Squad.

33. Let the Games Begin!

34. These Military Teams are
Comprised of Great
Athletes. The Competition
is Fierce!

35. Under Armour Gear is Given to
Every Person Involved in the Game

36. After a 16 Hour Flight Home with Intense Headwinds, we Land at Andrews Air
Force Base and Drive Directly to the White House

37. President George W. Bush
is Waiting for us in the Oval
Office.
We Sit Down on the
Couches for a 30 Minute
Conversation with
The President.
(Only White House Photographers were
Allowed in the Oval Office.)

41. President George W. Bush Leads
our Five Coaches to the South
Lawn Where he and Charlie Weis
Make Statements to the Press

43. The Final Group Picture
Taken of the Coaches in
the Roosevelt Room Next
to the Oval Office

44. The MIA-POW Flag Flew Over the
White House on Memorial Day.
After 20,000+ Flight Miles,
5 Military Bases, a Naval Ship in
the Persian Gulf, 11,000+ Troops
Met, 15,000 Items Given Away,
We are Honored to Have Had this
Extraordinary Experience.
Everywhere we Visited, the Military
Leaders were Thanking us for our
Time to Visit Them.
We Cannot Possibly Thank Each
and Every Service Member for the
Exceptional Commitment,
Professionalism, Courage and
Service Given to Our Thankful
Country.
We are All Changed Forever!!