Wednesday’s Child

… as the Scribe will get his “in the end”… as it were…

… as the Scribe will get his “in the end”… as it were…
Green deck – post your trackbacks here…
For many folks, it’s almost a toss-off to say “I support the troops…” You know, slap a yellow magnetic sticker on the ol’ minivan and you’re done. Others actually put forth real effort, not to prove themselves, but in genuine support for our folks. Case in point — FbL has a track record where it…
(2 Nov Update) Check it out — over 10% of the way there. Thanks folks, but we still have a long way to go as yet. And you know what? It needn’t be a huge contribution (though those would certainly be welcomed too!). Five dollars, ten – even twenty will go a long way…
Hitting the Big Silver-Winged bird for a part of the country without ready access to the UNCLAS ‘net. Fear not – we’ve some articles queued up for the next few days, including a Flightdeck Friday, until we return a few days hence. …and no, sigh, not *that* kind of silver-winged bird, alas…
Red Flag has always been a varsity exercise and in recent years, it has seen increased participation from allies and friends. This year has been no exception with Brazil (F-5s), Sweden (JAS-39 Grippens), France (Rafales) and Turkey F-16s) among the many participants. This was in addition to the usual USAF, USN and USMC participants. Notable…
Little steps… • 2004 – meet and fight (under albeit very favorable terms for the home team) “vanilla” USAF F-15’s (non-AESA birds) with your new SU-30’s; • 2006 – do it again, but this time against F-16’s; • 2008 - Join up in RED FLAG flying with 4th and 5th gen fighters against adversary air (but never going beak-to-beak…