Air Force
The folks we give thanks for – LTC Stirm
First off – a Happy Thanksgiving to all you turkeys (you just knew some one of we smartasses just had to say it, didn’t you?) Now, if you’re more than, say, 50 or so, try to hear the word “turkey” used like that without hearing it in Jerry Reed’s voice. If you can – if […]
It “Just went off!”
Sig Sauer M18 What Really Happened With That SIG M18 at FE Warren Air Force Base By Dan Zimmerman Two airmen at a Wyoming U.S. Air Force base have pleaded guilty to making false statements about the deadly shooting of a third that prompted the suspension of Sig Sauer M18 pistol use at nuclear weapons […]
Tuesday shorties AMENDED
I know you will be shocked – SHOCKED – to learn to the following. Please try to control yourselves. Americans for Public Trust released a detailed, 31-page report with receipts tracking money from foreign charities to U.S. groups. It notes that while contributing directly to political candidates is not permitted under federal law, election-related activities […]
Valor Friday
Born in 1912 in Portland, Oregon, Hazel Ying Lee was the child of Chinese immigrants. The family owned a Chinese restaurant, and Hazel was one of eight kids. As a kid she played ball, swam, and was an avid card player. After high school in 1929 she took a job as an elevator operator at […]
Qatari Emiri Air Force facility to be hosted on a US Air Force base
The Pentagon agreed to host a Qatari Emiri Air Force facility on a U.S. Air Force Base in Idaho. Qatar played a role with securing the Gaza peace deal. The facility will be for Qatari F-15 aircraft and their pilots. The Qatari Emiri Air Force facility will be located at the Mountain Home Air Force […]
Valor Friday
It’s June 1987. An American Air Force SR-71 Blackbird is flying a routine Cold War surveillance mission near Soviet airspace in the Baltic. Just a few seconds away from their turnaround point, while flying at 75,000 feet and about Mach 3, the right engine suddenly explodes. While the aircrew manages the emergency, they are now […]
Last? Tuskegee Airman dies
George Hardy, one of the last World War II ‘Tuskegee Airman’ pilots has died at the age of 100, it was announced Friday. Mr. Hardy was the youngest of the 932 pilots commissioned. Hardy was 19 when he flew his first combat sortie over Europe, the office said. He was the youngest Red Tail fighter […]
More service members being investigated for Kirk-related posts
The Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard are receiving more information regarding their service members’ comments regarding Charlie Kirk’s assassination. The Army said that over a dozen Soldiers have been relieved of their duties pending investigation of their posts. The numbers of service members being investigated for their Charlie Kirk comments is […]
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