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Air-Minded: End of an Era (Updated)

Posted on March 30, 2025April 2, 2025 by Paul Woodford

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.

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Air-Minded: Kadena Memories

Posted on September 20, 2024 by Paul Woodford

I’m tickled to see my own name still on the wall, alongside those of fondly-remembered squadronmates.

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Air-Minded: Getting It Wrong

Posted on August 28, 2024August 28, 2024 by Paul Woodford

What did I get wrong this time? Believing something I read about F-15 Eagles and reposting it to Twitter, that’s what.

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NASA PR Flacks, Whatever You Say, Don’t Say “Marooned”

Posted on August 25, 2024 by Paul Woodford

And I’ll tell you what, those two astronauts better be getting some kind of voucher from Boeing!

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Air-Minded: Action in the ADIZ

Posted on July 28, 2024August 18, 2024 by Paul Woodford

In my day, intercepting potential enemy aircraft in the Alaska ADIZ, the potential enemy was Russia. China was not a factor.

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The All-Purpose Dog

Posted on June 24, 2024June 24, 2024 by Paul Woodford

Fritzi doubles as lap warmer and comfy headrest.

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Air-Minded: We Have Met the Enemy (and He Is Us)

Posted on April 24, 2024 by Paul Woodford

I posted a photo of USAF aggressor aircraft to Facebook. Friends were intrigued.

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Air-Minded: Additional Shades of Gray

Posted on February 18, 2024February 20, 2024 by Paul Woodford

The average F-15 Eagle pilot (and me for sure) sees the two-seat pilot/WSO Eagle II as a step backward to F-4 Phantom/F-111 Aardvark days. Still a fighter, no doubt more capable than the single-seat Eagle, but …

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