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/2009/03/arrivals_and_de.html Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:21:20 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/03/arrivals_and_de.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/03/arrivals_and_de.html Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:22:23 -0600 ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/03/arrivals_and_de.html#comment-85966 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/03/arrivals_and_de.html#comment-85966 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:54:25 -0600
There are a few Mi-17 operators around, mostly flying Polish-built aircraft -- those engines *don't* have to be thrown away at 300 hours.
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Oddly enough, I saw about half a dozen of them today.  They seemed out of place, as if they were a long way from home...
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Ummmm -- looks like I'll need to put the decision to shave the 'stache come warmer weather up for a vote...
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You are a lucky man to have the results of your hard work show up on your doorstep and thank you for teaching them to survive...
BTW, your mustache is better :o)

Warrior Princess,
Welcome home!]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/03/arrivals_and_de.html#comment-85792 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/03/arrivals_and_de.html#comment-85792 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:06:15 -0600 Whinge, observation, tomayto, tomahto, I got what I wanted... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/03/arrivals_and_de.html#comment-85770 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/03/arrivals_and_de.html#comment-85770 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:58:40 -0600 Lots of 'em to go around today, Bill.
Welcome Home, Warrior Princess!!]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/03/arrivals_and_de.html#comment-85767 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/03/arrivals_and_de.html#comment-85767 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:09:31 -0600 Hey, I've got 9 years before I even qualify to be the greeter at Wal-Mart (assuming the minimum age is 62...). http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/03/arrivals_and_de.html#comment-85766 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/03/arrivals_and_de.html#comment-85766 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:08:53 -0600
So, the average age of our readership is that of a retirement home.

Izzat why we have a high-res pic of a helo, and not the Warrior Princess, or izzat *because* we have a high-res pic of a helo, and not the Warrior Princess...?]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/03/arrivals_and_de.html#comment-85763 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/03/arrivals_and_de.html#comment-85763 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 06:20:42 -0600
Welcome home Warrior Princess.

Our winter/summer cycle is the same green/dirt.  At least we don't get sandstorms too often.
]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/03/arrivals_and_de.html#comment-85759 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/03/arrivals_and_de.html#comment-85759 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:05:34 -0600 (I know - she'll be around to read that in a week or two)]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/03/arrivals_and_de.html#comment-85758 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/03/arrivals_and_de.html#comment-85758 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:33:47 -0600