North Korea's dictator Kim Jong Un has threatened to send four mid-range ballistic missiles over Japan and drop them within 18 to 24 miles of Guam. This development takes me back to the days of my youth. After joining the Air Force at 19 and attending electronic warfare systems tech school, I was ... > Continue Reading
Guam
The Maryland summer is hotter than Satan’s armpit
Why do I live somewhere that gets so unbearably hot? I've lived here in Maryland for 22 years. Summers in western Maryland are sweltering. It' a point of fact I'm more than acutely aware of, yet I choose to live here. I don't get it. I don't like being hot. If I had to make a choice between ... > Continue Reading
B-52 getting fuel on the way to Australia
I was going through some photos this weekend and found some pics I took during a deployment to Australia, back when I was in the Air Force. It was from when I was stationed on Guam at Andersen Air Force Base. I was assigned to the 43rd OMS squadron. Around once a month, they would send three ... > Continue Reading
In Harms Way
This is an illustration of aircraft B-52G 0248. It’s too small to see, but the nose art shows that this aircraft had the nickname of “In Harms Way”. There is a story that goes along with the nickname. Then again, don’t most nicknames have a story? This is the B-52G that was accidentally hit with ... > Continue Reading
