Lone Survivor
On June 6, 1944, Bob Sales–and many other soldiers from central Virginia–were on landing craft heading for the beaches of Normandy and an appointment with destiny. They already knew their…
Hollywood's Forgotten Hero
Lt Wayne Morris in the cockpit of his F6F Hellcat during World War II. The Hollywood actor served as a Navy fighter pilot in the Pacific, shooting down seven Japanese…
Hillary's E-mail Problem
The final act in David Petraeus’s fall from grace played out yesterday, when the retired four-star general agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of removing and retaining classified…
The Hollow Shoot-Down Threat
As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to Washington–and his speech to a joint session of Congress–the charges and recriminations between the U.S. and Israel are flying fast and furious. It’s…
Serenade to the Iron Horse
Above, the HC-130P Iron Horse, tail number #62-1863, begins its final flight to retirement at the boneyard at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ; below, the same aircraft in its previous configuration as…
Does Mrs. Clinton Have Another "Missing" Form?
Despite the hopes–and fumbling efforts–of Hillary Clinton and her supporters, the e-mail scandal isn’t going away anytime soon. In the latest wrinkle, hapless State Department flack Jen Psaki admitted yesterday…
What's Wrong With This Picture?
An apparent military phony marches in Selma, AL on the 50th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday.” Photo posted at Military Times Rally Point (registration required) It was bound to happen. Take…
Today's Reading Assignment (Fort Hood Edition)
…from clinical psychologist (and retired Army Colonel) Kathy Platoni, a suvivor of the Fort Hood massacre five years ago. As she writes in The Wall Street Journal, the victims of…
The Kingdom's Nukes
By some accounts, the “crowning achievement” of the Obama Administration’s foreign policy may be just hours away. According to Reuters (and other media outlets), the U.S. and key European allies,…
Concrete Charlie, R.I.P.
Before he became an All-American football player at Penn and a legend in the NFL, Chuck Bednarik (circle) flew 30 combat missions as a B-24 gunner over Europe during World…
Death by Moonlight
RAF Squadron Leader Peter Hill briefs bomber crews from Number 51 Squadron before the planned mission against Nuremberg, Germany on the evening on 30/31 March 1944. Hill was among more…
Sealing the Deal
The expected deal between Iran and the U.S. has been widely condemned as “paving the road” for Tehran to get the bomb. And rightfully so. Talks that began years ago…
Being Curt
The man with the toughest job in the USAF: General Robin Rand, recently nominated to be the first four-star commander of Air Force Global Strike Command and fix problems in…
Missing Man
The “Missing Man Table”–complete with the offending Bible–that was recently removed from the dining facility at Patrick AFB, FL (Photo by Lt Col Steve Hyle, Ret, and posted at the…
Along the Border
For the second time in less than a year, there are reports of an ISIS presence along the U.S. border with Mexico. The latest claims come from Judicial Watch, which…