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 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/postcards_from.html Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:21:03 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Pity the poor Guardian Angels... Between the weather, aircraft availability and mechanical problems, this week's training program has been a bust. Aircraft availability because they pulled everything that could fly and sent it into North Waziristan last week. *Huge* op going on there. [Anybody told Senator Obama 'bout that? -the Armorer] Tuesday, forty terrs bailed out of three trucks approaching a Pak checkpoint and assaulted -- fifteen killed, two captured after the Cobras and checkpoint troops were finished with them. Eight more KBA when two carloads zipping away from a foiled IED-planting expedition tried to outrun a pair of AH-1s... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/postcards_from.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/postcards_from.html Fri, 03 Aug 2007 07:52:48 -0600 Thankee kindly, Pogue -- but all we're doing is sitting in the sand, soaking up the sun and watching the palm trees grow. Officially, anyway. It's not like we're flying in body armor and survival vest (don't tell Uncle, but we think they're still stashed in the embassy mail room) -- or need to, despite how the RFP reads. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/postcards_from.html#comment-62950 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/postcards_from.html#comment-62950 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 10:25:22 -0600 ... and Bill, thanks for doing what you're doing yet again. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/postcards_from.html#comment-62925 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/postcards_from.html#comment-62925 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 16:41:06 -0600