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Monthly Archives: September 2018
USS John F Kennedy, CV-67
Nice shot of my old carrier, USS JOHN F KENNEDY as she turns into the wind to launch and recover aircraft. I took this from what we called high-holding, about 2,000 feet above the carrier as we waited for our … Continue reading
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Blue Angel Knife Edge Pass
Was down at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach over the past 4 days for their annual air show. As usual, it was a great time and the Blue Angels were the headliners, shared with the Canadian Snowbirds. One … Continue reading
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The Last Tomcat
Oceana Air Show, 2006. This was the last appearance of the Tomcat at the Oceana show. The aircraft was on her last legs by now, down to only a few squadrons as she was being phased out of service. Size, … Continue reading
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McRaven Resigns from Defence Innovation Board
I haven’t gotten really political much – or at all – on the Instapinch 2 during this reboot. That may change, depending on if I can wean myself away from that vacuous and vapid sucker-of-life-force Facebook. This particular tidbit pretty … Continue reading
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Orange Selfie
Some orange flight suit lovin’! Selfie in an F-14D during an acceptance flight during duty at the Grumman facility in Calverton. As part of equipment issue while assigned to the Defense Plant Rep Office, we were given a couple of … Continue reading
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