Air-Minded: End of an Era (Updated)
F-15s flew for the active-duty USAF for 51 years, from 1974 to 2025. F-15s were based at Kadena for 46 of those years, from 1979 to 2025. The last flight marked the end of an era.
Kill Switch
Our son and daughter are March babies. Gregory turned 59 last week. Polly, bless her, is 50 today. Happy birthday, kids!
Dark Times
With the sacking of General Brown and the planned appointment of a yes-man Trump loyalist replacement, Lt Gen Caine, the likelihood that military leadership will go along with whatever Trump tells them to do is, well, pretty much a sure thing.
An Opinionated Ignoramus with a Captive Audience
Archie Bunker. That’s who’s in the White House.
Drinking Age
It’s 2025 … and so begins the 21st year of Paul’s Thing.
Lap (as Seen from a Drone)
It’s a crock, all of it. Settle down, all right?
Air-Minded: Paying the Piper (G Forces & Long-Term Damage)
My friend Burt, a regular Paul’s Thing reader, alerted me to a New York Times article on potential long-term physical and mental health effects of flying fighter aircraft.
Putting on the Dog
Take it from here, eagle-eyed aviation fans!