This administration has totally lost the bubble… First, the decide to ‘downgrade’ the Army Apache helo program… Then they decide the reserves don’t need their Apache Helos, those need to be ‘only’ with the active force due to ‘limited’ availability. … Continue reading
Category Archives: military aviation
To all those who are flying, maintaining, and supporting the search efforts out of RAAF Pearce for MH370… HERE is a report from BBC World as they tagged along on one event. This is truly a multi-national effort, with US, … Continue reading
There are just some mornings that chewing through the straps/falling out of bed is just NOT worth it… Ran into an old shipmate (now retired Rear Admiral) in the elevator last night at the hotel, he was on his way … Continue reading
They’re called Nuggets until they hit the boat and qualify… Interesting little video from four perspectives, two Navy, two Marine on their first trip to the boat. They used to do this in TA-4s, I think from what I’ve heard … Continue reading
This one courtesy of JP, and too good not to share… Here’s a personal story of an F-18 Hornet’s set up for an o’dark thirty barricade recovery . . on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific’s middle. [ Note : … Continue reading
The old vs. bold pilots thingie has been around for a lot longer that we thought… Apparently Gen Hap Arnold didn’t want his old pilots getting killed by recruits or flying fighters, or dogfighting, or flying at night… Needless to … Continue reading
Oops, gotta hate it when facts actually support us… Amid calls nationwide for stricter gun control laws, Virginia is experiencing a unique trend: the state’s gun-related crime is declining but firearms sales are increasing. Firearms sales rose 16 percent to … Continue reading
On Tuesday, in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, the surviving Doolittle Raiders gathered publicly for the last time. They once were among the most universally admired and revered men in the United States. There were 80 of the Raiders in April … Continue reading
This one goes out to Ex-Bootneck, and all the other Brits I’ve worked with over the years… We used to do R&R runs from Iceland and other places to Holland and they were known as “Beer Jug” events in tribute… … Continue reading
I DO miss going out and doing ‘fun’ flying… He’s 200ish feet up 🙂 And flying up a fjord in Norway. Did that a few times tracking ‘various’ things in that part of the world. A couple of pics from … Continue reading