Air Force
Recent awards
I see a couple of recent awards in the news. Harriet Tubman was named a Brigadier General in the Maryland National Guard this Veteran’s Day for actions during the Civil War. Tubman escaped slavery herself in 1849 and settled in Philadelphia. Intent on helping others achieve freedom, she established the Underground Railroad network and led […]
Thursday closures
Closure, as in resolution. Today we have three: Monday, Captain Ronald Forrester was laid to rest in Arlington Cemetery. He was originally listed as missing in action in Vietnam. “When daddy was shot down we were told not to give up hope,” said Karoni Forrester. But after years of waiting, Karoni’s hope was shattered […]
New toys
MBDA, the European defense contractor (part of their MIC, in other words) just announced a new variant on the venerable Exocet anti-ship missile. Sounds like a winner on paper. “It features a doubled range in the class of 120km with a new turbojet engine, to regain the stand-off distance in anti-submarine warfare,” Pierre-Marie Bealleau, head […]
Army pranks Air Force
The ongoing rivalry between services… the stuff from which legends are made. And between the academies? Even better. This week, the focus moved from stealing Bill the Goat or Army academy mules to the Air Force. There isn’t as much history to work with there, partially because they just haven’t been around that long, […]
Valor Friday
As I spent all yesterday going between doctor’s appointments (would you believe I slipped a disc in my back from playing pickleball?) and dealing with trick or treaters, this week’s article will be a repeat. Robert Femoyer’s incredible act of gallantry is worth repeating. There’s even a nexus to Halloween, as yesterday would be his […]
Boeing again
I realized that I really am old when I was telling one of my kids that Boeing and McDonnell-Douglas ruled the skies. Why? Because they pretty much made GREAT product, led the way in aviation (especially commercial aviation) and generally whatever they made, one of those two was the best in class. Nowadays the old […]
Drones over Washington military bases – but not ours
Seems someone is taking an unhealthy interest in Langley Air Force base. A mysterious fleet of drones entered restricted airspace and swarmed a U.S. military base along the Virginia coast for 17 days late last year, stumping the Pentagon, according to a new report. My first thought was a stream of Amazon-purchased jobbies…nope, this is […]
Air Force Lieutenant Colonel accused of lewdness with a child under 18
Lieutenant Colonel Kevin DiFalco faced arrest in the wake of accusations of grooming and raping a child. DiFalco continues to serve on active duty as a special projects officer for the 57th Wing. DiFalco is reported to have been a unit commander at the time of the arrest. DiFalco is accused of committing this act […]
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