Tuesday Bag o’ Dispatches
Speaking of AI, artificial intelligence, isn’t AS, artificial stupidity, a far greater and more prevalent danger?
Air-Minded: A Fitting Tribute, but Will It Last?
The U.S. Air Force is finally introducing its new advanced jet trainer to the fleet, the T-7A Red Hawk.
Getting His Way
The last line of defense — the only defense we have remaining, now that checks and balances to executive power are gone — is our vote.
Have You Ever Seen a Grown Man Naked?
Reminding service members they swore an oath to the Constitution, not to any particular president and commander-in-chief, and that they shouldn’t obey illegal orders, can get a little tricky.
Veterans Day 2025
For Veterans Day 2025, I’m updating and recycling a post from 2017.
Darth Vader, RIP
My memory may be faulty, but wasn’t Dick Cheney a decent enough guy before he went to work as George W. Bush’s VP in 2001?
Air-MInded: The Podcast
I recently sat for a three-hour Zoom interview with Robert Hoeting, a Dutch friend who follows my blog. He’s starting a podcast featuring pilot interviews and our talk is the first installment: the subject being my experiences in the U.S. Air Force and flying the F-15 Eagle. We covered a bit of my personal history as well, stories I haven’t shared with anyone in ages.
Air-Minded: (Pod) Casting Call
I recently sat for a three-hour Zoom interview with a Dutch friend who follows my blog, Robert Hoeting.