This one is probably going to lose me a few readers, but I really don’t care. I’m pissed at what I’ve seen over the last three days, and I need to get this off my chest. I gave this oath- … Continue reading
OldNFO
Some people have commented about the family resemblance between myself and Jace… So here ya go… Me at age 3 (mumble years ago) with my grandfather and grandmother on my mother’s side. And Jace at 2 1/2 last month… You … Continue reading
Sigh… h/t JD … Continue reading
And no basket, at least as far as the USAF is concerned… First it was getting rid of the A-10 back around 2000 (nope), then it was the A-10 in 2006 (nope), then it was the F-117 in 2008 (partial, … Continue reading
The first video is from an S-3 back in the late 90’s doing Carrier Quals (CQs) off San Diego… The same landing pattern merged to show a day trap and a night trap, flown by the same pilot in good … Continue reading
Mist and fog swirled eerily over the Eder Lake on the night of 16/17 May 1943 as four specially modified Lancasters of 617 Squadron, under the leadership of Wing Commander Guy Gibson, circled overhead. Their target, the mighty Eder Dam, … Continue reading
Thanks to Miguel for posting this on the book of face… Talk about getting pwned… If you’ve got an hour and a half to kill, then entire video of The Triggering is available HERE. I do find it ironic that … Continue reading
Is new again! The flash on the left is the new (old Vietnam era) one. The 5th Special Forces Group honored its past by reverting to its Vietnam-era beret flash. That flash is black with yellow and red stripes. It replaces the … Continue reading
Strange things one finds in attics and shoeboxes… I cannot imagine being able to watch my own bailout sixty years later! Kudos to those brave men who flew into harms way, and the sailors who saved those they could… Video … Continue reading
PPP and Jace are back home, and I’m sure Vito is in dog heaven about now… But, as with most boys, regardless of age, he’s enamoured by trains. Sadly, we didn’t read the fine print, and found out the little … Continue reading