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Merrill’s Marauders: We Few, We Happy Few
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US Army photo Eight surviving members of Merrill’s Marauders will get a Congressional Gold Medal. It took some work and time, and it has paid off. The photo is from one of those jungle treks. Note the soldier on the bamboo bridge, leading the horse: the man is so skinny that you wonder how short […]
Trump Presents Distinguished Flying Cross to 7 Guardsmen
President Trump honored seven members of California’s National Guard with the Distinguished Flying Cross, Sept. 14, 2020. Eggs sends. …for Wildfire Rescues By Bing Xiao President Donald Trump awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross on Monday to two California Army National Guard aircrews who flew repeatedly into a raging wildfire in two separate endeavors to rescue […]
The US Air Force has built and flown a mysterious full-scale prototype of its future fighter jet
The Air Force’s top acquisition official told Defense News they’ve built and flown a full scale demonstrator for the next generation fighter. The U.S. Air Force has secretly designed, built and flown at least one prototype of its enigmatic next-generation fighter jet, the service’s top acquisition official confirmed to Defense News on Sept. 14. The development […]
Airline Pilots Landing At LAX Report “A Guy In Jetpack”
Flying Alongside Them Skippy sends. TYLER ROGOWAY As if 2020 couldn’t get any weirder, airline pilots landing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Sunday, August 30th, reported seeing “a guy in a jetpack” flying about 300 yards off their wing while on final approach to the bustling airport. What makes the reports even stranger […]
Hawkeye Crew Bails Out
A Navy E-2C Hawkeye crashed near Virginia Monday, officials said. A Hawkeye is shown here. Four E-2C Hawkeye crew members were forced to bail out from their aircraft during a training evolution near Wallops Island on the Atlantic coast. All were rescued with no “major” injuries. Jeff LPH 3 and ChipNASA send. Navy E-2 Hawkeye […]
Space Force Was Set to Announce Its New Rank Structure
Lt. Gen. Nina M. Armagno watches as her new three-star flag is unfurled during her promotion ceremony at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Aug. 17, 2020. Armagno transferred from the Air Force to Space Force during the ceremony. (U.S Air Force/Eric Dietrich) Err, shouldn’t that be “Vice Admiral” Nina M. Armagno? *grin* AW1 Rod sends. Then, […]
Blue Skies Ahead
Airships again? With the weather getting rougher and more difficult, and more damaging than it used to be (partly due to urban and suburban construction), is it something we should consider here, to “save climate” instead of using jet aircraft? The Guardian (UK newspaper) is agog in airship worship these days. Non-polluting, no carbon emissions […]
Another of the Finest Generation Has Left Us
Pearl Harbor survivor, US Navy veteran Floyd Welch passes at 99 According to the report, Mr. Welch was at Pearl Harbor when Battleship Row was bombed by the Japanese. Without hesitation, he helped rescue crewmembers trapped on USS Maryland. From the article: The USS Oklahoma was tied up next to the USS Maryland when they were hit with at […]
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