It’s been a while since the last post… I know, right? With the holidays, a new kid, a new job, moving and everything else going on, I’ve kinda let this site drop out as I continue to try and tackle the more demanding aspects of life. I seem [...]

You know you’ve been in an assignment too long when everyone else (Army guys, in my case) has moved onto bigger and better stuff and you’re the last man standing. 
Well, I think I can finally say that I can see the light at the end of the tunnel… and [...]

Before I left for my last overseas trip, I got to shoot some 105mm rounds from a Gunship (covered in The Big Guns).  Most pilots know that rounds from big guns can be turned into drinking containers; hell, the 20mm shells from the F-16 can be seen in the form [...]

My Old Man was at a Texas A&M Alumni barbeque back in August. He ended up bumping into Jackie Sherrill, the Aggies’ head football coach from 1982 to 1988. Ironically, he was the head coach of Mississippi State from 1991 until his retirement in 2003. I say [...]

This past week, I got the opportunity to go up in a Gunship and see what that’s all about.  Aside from interacting with Air Force peers (something a rarely get to do in this job), the guys in the back let me load and “shoot” the guns.
Sure, I bet [...]

A lesson in patience or unfairness?  Maybe.  Life isn’t always fair, and at least what I’ve been presented isn’t that bad of a deal.
I can’t tell you how much I’m ready to get back to flying.  I’ve learned a lot in my current non-flying assignment, much of which I never [...]

… in reference to a previous post here.  I’ve been on leave for the past week with little to no internet access.  So over the next few days, I’ll be catching up on all the happenings.
While I was on leave, I’ve been in touch with the assignments guys in an [...]

Almost 6 months ago, one of the JTACs in my squadron left to another job.  When someone goes away, every squadron usually has a unique plaque or lithograph that they give out for a job well-done.  For most flying squadrons, that usually involves a print of the squadron’s aircraft with signatures.  With [...]

With about 9 months to go before I’m due up for a new job (read: go back and fly F-16s again), I’ve had some decisions to make. To get a feel for the current situation, I called the people in charge of new assignments. One of the decision points they [...]

I never thought the day would come… Jump School is finally behind me for good.  It’s funny because I thought the last week would be the most enjoyable and easiest week of the three.  Boy was I wrong… Jump Week ended up being a “Greatest Hits” compilation of the first [...]