After publishing 13 posts during the past two years about the battle over the contract to produce new inflight refueling aircraft for the U.S. Air Force, today I’m pleased to report good good news in the form of a statement from Wes Bush, chief executive officer and president of Northrop Grumman Corporation [Editor's Note: [...]
Northrop Grumman Ends Bid for Tanker Contract
March 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment
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Illegal Immigrants Granted Passes to USAF Base (Update)
February 14th, 2010 · No Comments
In the wake of the Fort Hood shootings Nov. 5, a disturbing story has surfaced in this blogger’s childhood hometown, Enid, Okla. At least three illegal immigrants received long-term contractor passes to Vance Air Force Base, according to a former security chief at the pilot training base who spoke with The Oklahoman newspaper. Below is [...]
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Video: Air Force Jet Cruises Thru Grand Canyon
December 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments
I woke up to find a friend had forwarded a link to the Air & Space Magazine video below which shows an Air Force pilot tearing through the Grand Canyon at 300 knots in his Lockheed T-33 trainer back in 1959 — before modern flight restrictions came into play. Having not had a cup [...]
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Sugarcoating Truth Won’t Prevent Next Attack
November 8th, 2009 · No Comments
As an Air Force officer for almost seven years, I became familiar with a document used to both assess how some event, activity or operation turned out and offer recommendations about what could be done to improve the same next time it took place. We called it an “After-Action Report.”
Three days after Army Maj. Malik [...]
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Updated Lyrics Offered for Beloved Patriotic Song
October 9th, 2009 · No Comments
While serving as an Air Force officer in Japan 20 years ago, I had the privilege of seeing Lee Greenwood perform his hit song, “God Bless the USA,” at Kadena Air Base on the island of Okinawa. Though I will always appreciate the original lyrics to the song, I recently concluded that they needed an [...]
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