Air Force
Monday ‘splodeys
We know the GBU-57 Massive Ordinance Penetrator is a bunker buster you do NOT want to fall afoul of – 30,000 pounds of bananas explosive wrapped in a inch thick steel shell, it can penetrate far enough to ruin your day even if you think 200 feet is are far enough underground. But now it’s […]
Tuskegee Airman, 100, passes
Tuskegee airman Harry Stewart died at his home in Bloomfield Hills, MI on Sunday. Harry T. Stewart Jr. was born July 4, 1924, in Newport News, Virginia. His family moved to New York City two years later. Stewart told the National World War II Memorial he used to walk over to nearby North Beach […]
DEI fallout
As so often happens, good intentions lead to bad results. In this case, the administration’s de-emphasis on DEI is creating ancillary damage. Sort of a diversity version of throwing the baby out with the bathwater, eh? The Air Force has removed training courses with videos of its storied Tuskegee Airmen and the Women Airforce […]
Air Force Pilot, lost over Vietnam, identified
Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Donald Downing was flying a reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam September 5, 1967, when his wingman described a “large, bright fireball” after which Downing’s plane went silent. U.S. Air Force Captain Donald W. Downing was assigned to the 557th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 12th Tactical Fighter Wing, 7th Air Force in September […]
Stolen Valor and Service Dog Provider
Kudos to WLNS Channel 6 in Landsing Michigan who seem to regularly investigate stolen valor, even having a page of their website dedicated to it – Stolen Valor Investigations. To date, most of it centers around Kirk Lanam – who claimed *cough* that he was a Brigader General. On April 19, 2023, Lanam, in civilian clothing […]
Deep Army cuts to help support realigning towards Indo-Pacific region
Austin Dahmer and Alexander Velez-Green are among Donald Trump’s defense advisors. Both are hawkish when it comes to dealing with China. Dahmer previously generated a report on how to help accomplish the Indo-Pacific strategy. He proposed $70 billion less for the Army each year. Together with other cuts, the Navy and Air Force would each […]
Another WWII ace in the making?
I mentioned Saturday that there are only a few aces left from WWII – over the years, there have been a few certified post-war after reviewing their records. Here’s a case which is ongoing – and most likely to be the last ace to be certified from WWII. Think we’ve seen mention of James McCubbin […]
WWII Ace COL Perry Dahl dead at 101
Perry Dahl, who had a storied career flying for the US., died at the tender young age of 101. He is described as one of the last of 1297 air aces – I did not find a definitive list of survivors but did see a reference to him as one of four left – and […]
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