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/2008/03/taptaptap_is_th.html Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:59:12 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 19 Feb: Departed Philly for Atlanta, hooked up at ATL with the newbies I was to Father Goose into Iraq. Amused myself with fruitless attempts to access the "free" wireless net service. 20 Feb: Arrived Amsterdam, had a boring layover (terminal renovation in progress). Eight hours and four Time Zones later, arrived in Kuwait, got 90-day visa and hooked up with the LSA reps at 1830. Sent us to the USAF side to sit on concrete T-barriers for four hours, then got the bus for Ali al-Salem, which we could have caught from the terminal on the civilian side... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/03/taptaptap_is_th.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/03/taptaptap_is_th.html Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:56:18 -0600 Iraqi toilet Nope. I still have *some* standards. Not a whole lot, I'll grant you -- but *some*... ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/03/taptaptap_is_th.html#comment-70939 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/03/taptaptap_is_th.html#comment-70939 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:16:36 -0600 ...it could be a left-handed frammitz mount for the jeeberfloogle. Nope. The jeeberfloogle on this model sits abaft the nomalie fitting. ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/03/taptaptap_is_th.html#comment-70938 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/03/taptaptap_is_th.html#comment-70938 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:13:31 -0600 Today, my Google-fu is weak. I've got some working hypotheses, but thus far, with the limited googling I've been able to do - no one has pics that show the part of the gizmo I'm looking for! Of course, it could be a left-handed frammitz mount for the jeeberfloogle. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/03/taptaptap_is_th.html#comment-70922 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/03/taptaptap_is_th.html#comment-70922 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:57:39 -0600 Iraqi toilet http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/03/taptaptap_is_th.html#comment-70918 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/03/taptaptap_is_th.html#comment-70918 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:58:44 -0600 Bill, Isn't that one of those "I stuck my head in the sand so long the sand turned to concrete" Code Pink/George Soros anti-American holes to hide in? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/03/taptaptap_is_th.html#comment-70917 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/03/taptaptap_is_th.html#comment-70917 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:23:31 -0600 History of the B Co and the 123 Avn Bn is here From Aug 68 until Dec 71 A/123 flew 69,713 hours total. 473 remained with A/123 until November 1971, flying 2033 hours in RVN with no major incidents recorded that I can find. She returned Stateside in January 1972 and went through ARADMAC for repair/upgrades. August 1972 assigned to 6th Army at Ft. Carson and remained there with various units through 1975. In Jan 1976 she had flown a total of 2659 hours........last known duty station I can find is the 4th Inf Div at Ft. Carson, but she likely ended up with a Guard unit somewhere. Gotta love a well seasoned airframe.....she's already cracked everywhere she's gonna.... ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/03/taptaptap_is_th.html#comment-70911 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/03/taptaptap_is_th.html#comment-70911 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:02:16 -0600 Mounted on a pintle just forward of the crew well. In non-Aviator terms, sticking in front of the crewchief's bench seat (the area with all the kewl gear piled on it). Easiest way to find it is in the Hi-Rez pic -- go straight down from the rotor head, then hang a slight left when you hit the opening the cargo door *isn't* covering because it's open. Durn thumbnails turned out 'way smaller than I'd planned... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/03/taptaptap_is_th.html#comment-70904 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/03/taptaptap_is_th.html#comment-70904 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:14:57 -0600 Nice wire cutters. Where are the armaments? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/03/taptaptap_is_th.html#comment-70903 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/03/taptaptap_is_th.html#comment-70903 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:18:11 -0600