We’re reaching into the archives and digging up an article I wrote years ago but never published. Since I’m busy traveling and hoping to harvest a new rug, I thought now was a good time to polish this article up and toss it in front of your eyeballs. “The problem, as I see it, Lieutenant,Continue reading “WAR Stories: Tribal”
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WAR Stories: The Red Wheel
Welcome back! On this somewhere-around-ten-year anniversary of my return from my first deployment to Al Udeid, I present to you a vignette about temptation, a caution against haste, and a warning to listen to your Contracting Officer. I hope you enjoy, and please remember this tale is a decade old. The lines between fact andContinue reading “The Red Wheel”
WAR(?) Stories: Cheatin’
We are wrapping up our set of WAR stories covering various Honor Code Violations with a story about cheatin’! This time, I take you back in the day to a USAFA training course. We were not supposed to have cameras or phones during this training event, so I don’t have any photos from this exactContinueContinue reading “WAR(?) Stories: Cheatin’”
WAR(?) Stories: Stealin’
Welcome back! It’s been a few weeks, as I am posting every first and third Wednesday of the month and April had five Wednesdays. Anyway, we are back with another tall tale from “the War.” This one harkens back to my time in the 332d. You may have noticed the (virtual) shelves in the shopContinueContinue reading “WAR(?) Stories: Stealin’”
WAR(?) Stories: Lyin’
Jumping in the Way Back machine to tell you a story from a long time ago, in the BC (Before COVID) times. This might be the start of a new series I’m calling “WAR(?)” but I haven’t decided yet. So this is either number one of a couple or this is a flash in theContinueContinue reading “WAR(?) Stories: Lyin’”