8am came very early on Day 4. As you may have noticed, I didn’t post a blog on my last night at Whiteman AFB. I gave myself the night off and decided to have a little fun. But more on that later on. This Friday was a special day for a lot of […]

“FAST 31, Whiteman Tower, Cleared for take off Runway 19. REAPR 21 is 10 miles initial for Runway 19.” And so the adventure of a lifetime began.

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When you have the most expensive bomber in the world on your base, security is beyond impressive. Whiteman AFB is a base within a base. Early this morning, I was allowed by the flight line maintenance crews to come out and take some pictures of the B-2 Stealth Bomber in it’s “Dock”, or hanger, as […]

BAILOUT! BAILOUT! BAILOUT! 10-13 G’s later and just like that the canopy of my T-38 was gone.  Plummeting towards the earth at an alarming speed, I saw our T-38 from the 394th Combat Training Squadron at Whiteman AFB arc towards the Earth. Or at least that is what would happen if I ever had to […]

Hello everyone.  Warm weather and blue skies can only mean one thing; it’s airshow season once again.  And here in the Bay Area, the first major airshow of the year is Vertical Challenge at the Hiller Aviation Museum.  The largest all helicopter airshow in the United States bring some serious rotor power with it each […]

The workhorse of the Air Force has gotten a fresh start in Afghanistan and Iraq. The once-discarded A-10 Thunderbolt II is proving its worthiness once again as a powerful asset to the JTAC (Joint Terminal Attack Controllers) community. Offering eyes and lethal strike capability, the A-10 is a key player at Atlantic Strike VII.

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Day 2 started out with the opportunity to learn more about the scope of Atlantic Strike VII as well as view some of the technology being used out in the exercise. I had a chance to sit down with Maj. Raymond Brennan, the Atlantic Strike exercise director, and have him give me some insight […]

It was musty and humid after the rains stopped. But we drove on anyways down that narrow dirt road headed towards some small town. Nothing but bush and trees as far as the eye could see. Nothing except the Humvee in front of us; just watching the rocks and dirt being kicked up. […]

Hey Guys and Gals,
Just a quick heads up, my article on my trip to Chile to cover FIDAE / NEWEN Exercise is now on the stands at a store near you! It’s in the June issue of World Airshow News.

Let me know what you think!
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The safety light next to the helipad turned from green to red and the HH-60G from the 129th Rescue Wing based at Moffett Field, CA circled in a tight left hand orbit overhead. JOLLY 96 and her crew were checking the landing zone for any signs of wires, poles, people or anything that would […]