Running With the Bulls
In my early flying days we stopped frequently at Lajes AB in the Azores to refuel and head further east to Europe or the mid-east. We rarely left the base…
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April 4, 2024
Lajes AB, Azores
I've mentioned before that one thing I loved about the C-130 Hercules ( Herk) was its short legs. It needed to land and get fuel frequently. Ergo. I got to…
April 2, 2024
The Longest Day
Not D-Day, June 6, 1944 ; but rather March 5, 1967. Marjorie and I, married about 2 1/2 years earlier, were still in Charleston, where I was assigned to Charleston…
March 26, 2024
Real Heroes
During my Air Force career, I had the great fortune to work with some real Air Force heroes. These are the Combat Control Teams (CCT). These are the folks who…
March 18, 2024
How to avoid close shaves – part deux
1. Do not accept “Flight Plan Fuel Load”. OK. Here’s my challenge. How to ‘splain this slightly complex factor in a simple, entertaining, accurate fashion.Well, here goes. In Military Airlift Command…
March 16, 2024
The Story of Us
First, how we met was totally controlled by fate, fortune and dumb luck. I was a rookie, Air force lieutenant, finishing Navigator Training in Texas. The system in place in…
March 14, 2024
Granddaddy, have you ever been in a parade?
Scott AFB, Illinois circa 1986 Scott AFB in the cornfields of southern Illinois was not our favorite Air Force location. No beach, freeze in winter, bake in summer, no mountains,…
March 14, 2024
A Tribute to St Louis circa 1976
For better or worse, the centerpiece of the latter part of my Air Force career was Scott AFB in southern Illinois, near St Louis, Missouri ( 19 miles). I had…
March 12, 2024
Dumb vs Smart
How the hell did we survive to age 30?Here are some dumb ass things I did from pre teen til 30 (maybe 50). 1. Riding on my buddy’s handlebar. There’s…
March 9, 2024
The Shoji Screen
In a dark, recessed corner of our living room, with many doo dads sitting in front of it, so you can hardly see it, sets a lovely wooden shoji screen…
February 23, 2024