Was an ‘interesting’ month in WWII… Two of the biggest battles of the entire war took place in June. One in the Pacific, and one in the Atlantic. In 1942, June 4-7, it was the Battle of Midway, starting on … Continue reading
Category Archives: honoring our military
These facts are very interesting for those of us who were in Vietnam as opposed to the lying politicians who continue to claim they were there. For most Americans who read this they will only see the numbers that the … Continue reading
To save at least 3 F-14s… Four decades after Tom Cruise’s Pete “Maverick” Mitchell first felt the need for speed in the cockpit of an F-14 Tomcat, new legislation is keeping hope alive that the iconic swept-wing fighter could someday … Continue reading
It appears the Balikatan joint exercise got interesting this year… Japan didn’t fire those Type 88 anti-ship missiles in the Philippines because Tokyo needed target practice; they fired them because China needed to see the smoke. The physical target was a … Continue reading
And probably long overdue… Surface warfare officers will soon assume command of all amphibious warships, bumping naval aviators from their previous positions as commanding officers, according to a Navy memo. The April 24 directive, seen on Reddit and confirmed by the U.S. … Continue reading
Not saying this is necessarily wrong… 1 And it doesn’t even get into ‘work day’ length… For the Navy, 23 hours a day is ‘allowed’, with 18 hours considered a ‘normal day’. Of course when the bean counters get involved, … Continue reading
Welp, they made it back 1707 PDT! I think a lot of us holding our breath can now breathe! Now comes the debrief and the technical look at the systems… Whew… … Continue reading
Hard to believe this was 51 years ago… sigh… Digging WAY back in the vault… Of memories, and the few operating brain cells that remember… Setting the way back machine to 1974-5 thanks to a conversation last night with an … Continue reading
Warthogs are back in action!!! Three months after Congress put the brakes on Air Force plans to retire its fleet of 162 A-10s this year, the versatile Warthog is back in the fight, this time in a maritime mission chasing … Continue reading
42 years ago… We were deployed to Keflavik, IC and it was one of the worst winters on record. This was just another day for us to go flying. The ones that had it the worst were the maintainers that … Continue reading