On Oct. 3, 2019, three P-3C Orions belonging to VP-40, coming from Souda Bay, Crete, landed at Lajes Field. The aircraft were the first P-3s belonging to the “Fighting Marlins” to perform a stopover in the Azores, on their way … Continue reading
Category Archives: honoring our military
And he learns all kind of new skills, and how to dress ‘properly’ for work… And he learns about staying healthy, how to exercise, and a number of other things! AND gets paid for it! … Continue reading
Oops, the scheduler didn’t… Sorry… General Dunford has turned over the mantle of CJCS, and moves into retirement. This is his farewell message. General Mark Milley replaced him yesterday. General Milley is a former Green Beret, and I believe that … Continue reading
There IS light at the end of the tunnel… The power of love and the human spirit. … Continue reading
One more on P-3s and I swear I’ll get off them… LOL This was done back in 2011, for the celebration of Naval aviation, one of a number of ‘throwback’ paint schemes. Now what makes this one interesting is that … Continue reading
GB’s post, HERE, brought back some bittersweet memories… Years ago I was with a good friend at his table at Wanenmacher’s gun show at Tulsa. I had on a Navy ballcap with a P-3 on it, and this guy wandered … Continue reading
57 years… And in a couple of months, the last active duty P-3 squadron will transition, ended an era. The reserve squadrons will keep flying them for a couple of more years, but sunset is here… When I first got … Continue reading
While not great, consider this a PSA for those who are disabled and on a very limited income. Some veterans and family members don’t know that all non-reimbursed medical costs are deductible in calculating their income. For veterans who served … Continue reading
He is engraved in stone in the National War Memorial in Washington, DC- back in a small alcove where very few people have seen it. (I actually have, it was pointed out to me at the military opening.) For the … Continue reading
The Department of Justice will drop its appeal of a federal court decision awarding disability benefits to tens of thousands of veterans who claim exposure to cancer- causing chemical defoliants while serving in the seas near Vietnam, handing advocates what appears … Continue reading