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 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/some_hope_and_c.html Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:22:08 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification My friends -- ya say ya want somethin' ta give ya some *Hope*? Ya say yer ready to see some *Change*? Well, my friends, today is yer lucky day, 'cuz Ah got *both* Hope and Change for alla y'all!First, some Hope -- remember last year's post on Class 67 of the Iraqi Air Force's Flight School Graduation?Three cadets. The first new pilots in the New Iraqi Air Force.Yesterday, Class 68 graduated. There were twelve, originally...But only eight graduated. Nahh -- nobody washed out and nobody got killed. The other four became part of Class 09-01, the first IqAF Rotary Wing... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/some_hope_and_c.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/some_hope_and_c.html Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:38:08 -0600 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/some_hope_and_c.html#comment-84548 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/some_hope_and_c.html#comment-84548 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:00:30 -0600
Where's Two-niner, still snowbound in the Poconos?
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Oh don't worry, Air Force Pilots all across NATO had to do that for decades...
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Thanks for keeping us up to date on how they're all doing.  A day hasn't gone by when I didn't think about everyone out there making this happen.

Can't wait until the students that follow these guys get to hop into AT-6s. ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/some_hope_and_c.html#comment-84531 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/some_hope_and_c.html#comment-84531 Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:07:00 -0600 ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/some_hope_and_c.html#comment-84506 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/some_hope_and_c.html#comment-84506 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:31:40 -0600 ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/some_hope_and_c.html#comment-84485 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/some_hope_and_c.html#comment-84485 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:43:55 -0600 And Bill, LOVE your mustache :o) http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/some_hope_and_c.html#comment-84478 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/some_hope_and_c.html#comment-84478 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:46:15 -0600 Thank you for the great Hope and Change! Great event and great pictures!  Excellent work!]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/some_hope_and_c.html#comment-84476 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/some_hope_and_c.html#comment-84476 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:38:49 -0600 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/some_hope_and_c.html#comment-84471 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/some_hope_and_c.html#comment-84471 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:59:18 -0600
Well done, Twin!!]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/some_hope_and_c.html#comment-84469 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/some_hope_and_c.html#comment-84469 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:32:02 -0600 ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/some_hope_and_c.html#comment-84468 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/some_hope_and_c.html#comment-84468 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:29:09 -0600 Only a shillin'? G'arn, 'old out for th' full quid... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/some_hope_and_c.html#comment-84464 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/some_hope_and_c.html#comment-84464 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:29:53 -0600 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/some_hope_and_c.html#comment-84460 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/some_hope_and_c.html#comment-84460 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 07:59:38 -0600