The two seat A-10 had a very short service life, brought to an end by rapid advances in technology, specifically the LANTIRN (Low Altitude Navigation Targeting Infrared Night) pod system.
It […] Continue Reading…
Idaho National Guard’s 124th Fighter Wing has been real busy this summer.
Idaho Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Mercedee Wilds, 19AUG2019.19AUG2019, the ‘hawgs’ shot-up the Orchard Combat Training Center (back when I was ‘in’ it was called the Orchard Training Area) south of Boise.
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At the end of August 2019, the 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, at Davis Monthan Air Force Base, began repainting an A-10 Thunderbolt-2. They claim it’s going to look like a World War-2 P-51 Mustang!
It’s part of preparations for the USAF 2020 air show season.
But wait, this isn’t the first A-10 to […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete (tip-o-the iceberg) list of main-stream-news links about global immigrant/border operations affecting the United States taxpayers, August 2019.
Following Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Hurricane Irma in Florida, both in 2017, more than 800 applicants were denied loans because they were “not a qualified alien.”
Mexico’s crackdown on illegal immigrants has trapped hundreds of illegals from African countries […] Continue Reading…
Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, 02APR2022.
Panchito = A derogatory name
New Jersey Air National Guard photo by Technical Sergeant Matt Hecht, 14MAY2016.Panchito is a North American B-25J-25-NC Mitchell built in the last year of World War Two. […] Continue Reading…
During the second week of September, 2019, California National Guard flew at least 290 firefighters to the Red Bank Fire and the South Fire, which are burning in rugged terrain.
Video California National Guard CH-47 Chinook ferries fire fighters to the Red Bank Fire in Tehama County:
Official video explainer of UH-60 and […] Continue Reading…
Video, folding UH-60 blades for loading […] Continue Reading…
14 September 2019 (15:05 UTC-07 Tango 06) 23 Shahrivar 1398/14 Muharram 1441/16 Gui-You 4717
California Army National Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Paul Mantiply, 25AUG2019.It might look like Afghanistan, but it’s not.
Photo via Inyo County SAR, 25AUG2019.On 25AUG2019 near Iceberg Lake, California, the National Guard’s […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of seismic/natural disaster reports from around the Pacific Ring of Fire, August 2019.
A Mega-Tsunami on Early Mars
Crack in Pacific seafloor caused volcanic chain to go dormant for 10-million years
What tourists/travelers need to do in after a disaster
AUSTRALIA: Oil industry seismic operations delayed
Hidden ‘Jurassic World’ of Volcanoes Uncovered
KitKat introduces rare volcanic chocolate
CANADA: Researchers discover why […] Continue Reading…
08 September 2019 (05:59 UTC-07 Tango 06) 17 Shahrivar 1398/08 Muharram 1441/10 Gui-You 4717
Taxpayer funded military veterinarians provide medical services for pets, 28AUG2019. Photo by Major Jeffrey Gruidl.In August, the U.S. military conducted the now annual Appalachian Care, started under President Obama when it became obvious that ObamaCare/ACA (Affordable Care […] Continue Reading…