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• Dr Sky interviews Lt. Col. Michael Ebner

  In Interviews, military, post / 18 February 2014 / Comments are Disabled

  

    Recently, I had the high honor of interviewing  Lt. Col. Michael Ebner/ Commander of the 61st Fighter Squadron, one of the oldest squadrons at Luke and one that will soon get the new F-35A fighter. Here is the interview   about  the F-35A  and the  many exciting things that are happening at Luke AFB, as they prepare to become the

  

• 2013 COPPERSTATE Fly-In & Aviation Expo a Big (Non-Towered) Hit!

  In post / 22 November 2013 / 4 comments

  

  More than 6,000 attendees, volunteers, vendors and pilots enjoyed a wide variety of aircraft at the 2013 COPPERSTATE Fly-In & Aviation Expo — the 41st annual event’s first year as a non-towered operation.   CASA GRANDE, ARIZ. (Nov. 20, 2013) — More than 500 aircraft and 6,100 attendees from 12 countries and 37 U.S. states converged on the 41st-annual COPPERSTATE

  

• Steven Hinton wins Reno Gold Number Five in 5……

  In air racing, news, POF, Reno / 19 September 2013 / 3 comments

  

  Steven Hinton captured his 5th consecutive National Air Race Championship win on Sunday September 15th, 2013. Piloting the highly modified P-51 Mustang Race #5 “Voodoo”, Hinton completed all 8 laps of the Breitling Gold race with an average lap time of 07:59.313 and an average speed of 482.074 mph. The win was a bitter sweet moment for team owner Bob

  

• Ole Griffith “The Fascination Of Flight”

  In air force, meetings / 6 July 2013 / 5 comments

  

  Our very own Drsky  conducted an audio interview with Col Ole C. Griffith USAF (Ret).  The story of a life in the air and a fascination with flight. Please visit the links below to find out more about this world class aviator.     www.seniorcorrespondent.com/articles?xtags=ole-griffith http://prescottenews.com/index.php/community/prescott/item/14792-ole-griffith-an-aviators-story#axzz2YMwpqU3u www.facebook.com/ole.griffith

• Patriot Guard Riders – Standing For Those Who Stood for US

  In featured, friends, military / 4 July 2013 / 1 comment

  

  As we celebrate the 237th birthday of our nation we must never forget the sacrifices of those brave individuals who have served and continue to serve the greatest nation on the face of the earth. Every American should find a special way to remember and celebrate our freedom and honor the individuals who keep us free. For me it was

  

• Cross-Country Trek Honoring Our Fallen

  In Marines, military, post / 27 May 2013 / 2 comments

  

  While I was attending the F-35B media day at MCAS Yuma on 5-9-2013, Photorecon had the distinct honor to meet  Joe “Tiger” Patrick II. Patrick is a veteran of Desert Storm and he has embarked on a journey to honor the men and women who have lost their lives during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. His trek started on April 27th 2013