In July 2021, Sentimental Journey returned to the Pocatello Regional Airport, in Southeast Idaho. It seems I always cross paths with this ancient restored aircraft, from the two decades when it was flown by the Confederate Air Force, to today’s Commemorative Air Force (just call it CAF).
Topping off the tanks.
Old meets new as modern […] Continue Reading…
When the wildfire season officially starts in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, little used Pocatello Regional Airport becomes Pocatello Airtanker Base.
Idaho Wildfires 2012:
Photo by AAron B. Hutchins, 2012.CANADAIR CL 215
This year (despite the hype by main-stream national news), and the past few years, Pocatello Airtanker Base hasn’t been […] Continue Reading…
On 20JUL2021, an old F-4C Phantom-2 found a new home in front […] Continue Reading…
“As we were developing our enclosure, we realized there was likely the need to tailor it to military specifications, such as being able to attach it to a gurney and to develop portable vacuum pump. The need to adapt our technology to DoD needs aligned with the […] Continue Reading…
“To better protect our coastal communities we need to better model, understand and predict the complex and dynamic nearshore environment.”-Brittany Bruder, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
Duck, North Carolina, where a major weather research project has been ongoing since 2019.It has been more than 130 years since modern weather […] Continue Reading…
On 20-21 July 2021, U.S. Army soldiers taking part in wargame Forager 2021 on Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, scrambled but not for a possible enemy attack, for a possible typhoon/cyclone.
USA photo by Specialist Richard Carlisi.Turned out it was just […] Continue Reading…
On 21-22 July 2021, Southern Japan was hit by Typhoon In-Fa, in Philippines is was called Typhoon Fabian, whatever you call it the U.S. Marines in Southern Japan were ready.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Alex Fairchild.On Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, U.S. Marines dug in for the 2021 Typhoon […] Continue Reading…
“The arrival of Cannon’s first AC-130J Ghostrider represents a significant expansion of force generation capacity as AFSOC structures for the reemergence of great power competition, tightening fiscal constraints, and the accelerating rate of technological change, demanding significant transformation to ensure Air Commandos are ready to successfully operate in this new environment.”-27th Special Operations Wing […] Continue Reading…
“We are shifting to a mindset of ‘Allied by Design’ as we look at how we acquire future space systems to build out a robust and resilient space architecture. We know our commercial partners are moving […] Continue Reading…
“The survival of NATO and the success or failure in combat in a future war in Europe, will largely depend on the success or failure of this command.”-General Mark Milley, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff (sounding a little paranoid)
In 2018, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, which has become a global military since the […] Continue Reading…