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.
Air-Minded: Kadena Memories
I’m tickled to see my own name still on the wall, alongside those of fondly-remembered squadronmates.
Air-Minded: Getting It Wrong
What did I get wrong this time? Believing something I read about F-15 Eagles and reposting it to Twitter, that’s what.
NASA PR Flacks, Whatever You Say, Don’t Say “Marooned”
And I’ll tell you what, those two astronauts better be getting some kind of voucher from Boeing!
Air-Minded: Action in the ADIZ
In my day, intercepting potential enemy aircraft in the Alaska ADIZ, the potential enemy was Russia. China was not a factor.
The All-Purpose Dog
Fritzi doubles as lap warmer and comfy headrest.
Air-Minded: We Have Met the Enemy (and He Is Us)
I posted a photo of USAF aggressor aircraft to Facebook. Friends were intrigued.
Air-Minded: Additional Shades of Gray
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 …