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/2007/09/mail_call.html Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:17:57 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification And this'll probably be my last postcard from this edge of the Edge, so it'll be a bit eclectic. * * * * * * * * * * * * * In no particular order and for no particular reason... We spent the day on CSMO at the base; tomorrow (today, rather -- I'm still tryin' to figure out if I'm ten hours ahead of you guys or if you're ten hours behind), we finish the equipment transfer -- it's "Defense of Pakistan Day" (commemorating the 17-day Indo-Pak war of 1965) and the troops will be primed for their... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/mail_call.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/mail_call.html Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:21:01 -0600 Bill, RE: Wing-sitting. There's a lot of 5606 on the ground under that old bird. No, not the one on the stub-wing, I'm talking about the aircraft. Is that an 'E' model(no air-data probe)? I note it's got intake mods, as the front-facing turtle-shells are gone. Particle-separator? BTW: I've done a wing-ride on an 'F' Model at Ft. Lewis, WA. Feb '91 and 10 degrees F. With the part-power-stop in place, the air was so thick that the bird wouldn't stay on the snow-covered ramp. Someone came up with the brilliant idea that they could get a bunch of us 'wrenches' to hang on the wings while they reached for torque. The bird lifted-off anyway and the wind-chill in the rotor-wash sucked 'big-time'. We rebuilt a bunch of P, E, and F models for foreign sales and the guard units that still flew Cobras(the 'F' mods). As I recall, Turkey got the 'P' models(hydraulic turret, 40mm Chunker, and mini-gun). We put a half-tank of gas and a new ni-cad battery in 'em, loaded them into a C-5, and delivered them. They put the flippers back on, topped off the tanks, and the ammo-drums, and went off to show 'em off to their neighbors. Fun times! Be careful out there! Chris - Ex-Pilot, A&P, Old Guy http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/mail_call.html#comment-64097 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/mail_call.html#comment-64097 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:33:13 -0600 Umm, I shoulda wrote, "or" it's for real. Sorry. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/mail_call.html#comment-64096 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/mail_call.html#comment-64096 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:48:01 -0600 My attempted comment didn't seem to show up, so I'll try again. That white hemispherical dome in that cityscape pic, with the eyeballs, is that for real? Of course, there's definitely no tellin' about when Chief Bill is funnin' us, and it's for real. Pffppvvfgghh!!!eleven! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/mail_call.html#comment-64095 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/mail_call.html#comment-64095 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:23:47 -0600 A couple of shiny items that caught my eye ** Well then, if I caught your eye.......it was a successful post. ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/mail_call.html#comment-64027 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/mail_call.html#comment-64027 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:36:01 -0600 I could use a good monsoon. Cincinnati's had .55 inches of rain in the past 50 days. Lovely living in the Midwest Desert these days. NOT http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/mail_call.html#comment-64020 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/mail_call.html#comment-64020 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:19:05 -0600 Web Reconnaissance for 09/06/2007 A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention, updated throughout the day...so check back often.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/mail_call.html#comment-64018 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/mail_call.html#comment-64018 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 10:22:59 -0600 Oh, like *that* was ever a secret? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/mail_call.html#comment-64015 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/mail_call.html#comment-64015 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 10:04:52 -0600 Bray and Good swear this was 2nd platoon. So one for sure was Scottish. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/mail_call.html#comment-64012 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/mail_call.html#comment-64012 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 08:55:50 -0600