Kevin forwarded this next story which is interesting to me because the man who is the subject of it, George Hobson, was an acquaintance of the Auld Soldier, and attended his funeral. George has his own ghosts to wrestle with from his time in the fire. This is a good story of Leave No Man Behind.
And here, with a lede designed to catch Dusty's eye - Air Combat Command Converting Actual Pilots Into Drones. Courtesy the ever-surfing CAPT H.
Lastly, there's this picture...
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Chris Lalonde, center, holds his military working dog, Sgt. Maj. Fosco, while jumpmaster Kirby Rodriguez, behind them, deploys his parachute during the military’s first tandem airborne jump from an altitude of 12,500 feet onto Gammon Parade Field on Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., Sept. 18, 2009. Lalonde is assigned to Company D, 701st Military Police Battalion. Members of the Army’s Golden Knights watched the historic jump during Military Police Warfighter Week. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Vince Vander Maarel
Whattaya think the *dog* is thinking?]]>