tag:www.thedonovan.com,2012://1/tag:www.thedonovan.com,2005://1.4216- Comments for Even Warthogs can be technically agile... We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 Movable Type 4.12 tag:www.thedonovan.com,2005://1.4216 2005-06-29T21:11:49Z 2006-11-11T16:53:05Z Even Warthogs can be technically agile... Glenn Reynolds significantly increased the level of class on his world-famous blog with this post. The quality is terrible, but the end reveals something about the American fighting man that is the direct result of living in a free society--initiative and creativity. Drove the Russians/Chinese nuts, it did/does. In this case, it may have been a maintainer who thought of it, the squadron weapons officer, or maybe even a line pogue. (Really. One of my former charges used to build black boxes for the Voyager space probe but he wanted to fly. So he did--on a 5-year sabbatical from Motorola.)... Attila of Argghhh!)]]> http://www.thedonovan.com Glenn Reynolds significantly increased the level of class on his world-famous blog with this post.

The quality is terrible, but the end reveals something about the American fighting man that is the direct result of living in a free society--initiative and creativity.

Drove the Russians/Chinese nuts, it did/does.

In this case, it may have been a maintainer who thought of it, the squadron weapons officer, or maybe even a line pogue. (Really. One of my former charges used to build black boxes for the Voyager space probe but he wanted to fly. So he did--on a 5-year sabbatical from Motorola.)

Anyway, when you take an ACMI pod (the thingie you hang on your jet that collects and transmits flight data to a range ground station for training purposes) and turn it into a radio range extender, that's just, well, very, very cool.

...and we wonder why the American people take pride in their soldiers...

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