Tagged: Blue

air force / demo teams / military / navy

April 5, 2013

Thunderbirds and Blue Angels: 2013 the Stealth Season

For all the people in Congress in Washington DC…. THANKS…. You are screwing up an American tradition. If any of you read this, please drop me a note. I’d love to chat. Now that I got that out of...

demo teams / fighters / military / navy / post

December 2, 2011

Blue Angels 2011

Every year 11,000,000 people look into the skies at airshows and see six blue and gold F-18s performing precision aerobatics representing the best the United States as well as the Navy and Marines have to offer. The Blue Angels...

air racing / featured / friends / warbirds

September 17, 2011

Jimmy Leeward – Blue Skies and Tailwinds Forever

As Dave and I sit in our hotel room in Reno, Nevada and reflect on the events of yesterday, we have decided to write this tribute to Jimmy Leeward. Dave arrived last Saturday and spent a lot of time...

assignments / Marines / military / post

March 27, 2011

UH-1N Retirement – Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton

On March 18, 2011, a ceremonial event was held at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton to celebrate the final flight of the Marine Corps’ workhorse for the last 40 years – The UH-1N Huey. The UH-1N entered service...

assignments / fighters / friends / navy

November 21, 2010

2010 Blue Angels Homecoming Airshow

The old English proverb that “all [good] things must come to an end…” sums up what occurs every November at NAS Pensacola Florida. The 2010 Blue Angels Homecoming Airshow was the latest of a long line of grand finales...