Photo Credit: Virgin Galactic Col. Keith Colmer has logged 5,100 flight hours in 74 different aircraft! He was chosen one of the first test pilots for the Virgin Galactic spacecraft.
The pilot and co-pilot of the para-rescue team that pulled "Lone Survivor" Marcus Luttrell off that mountainside in Afghanistan share their first person recollections about the mission in a two part series. In the summer of 2005, a four man team of Navy SEALS were sent on a mission to photograph or possibly capture a high level Taliban leader. The mission went horribly wrong and three members of the SEALs team were killed. The fourth team member, Marcus Luttrell was [...]
Command Chief Master Sergeant Gerardo Tapia retired as the top enlisted airman at Air Education and Training Command, responsible for the training of over 293,000 students per year. Chief Tapia discusses the "Wingman" concept and how those principals can apply to civilian lives as well.
He flew missions in Korea, Vietnam and over the Soviet Union during the Cold War, eventually achieving the rank of four star General. General Earl T. O’Loughlin shares some interesting stories of his time in service to our nation.
The Joint Enabling Capabilities Command is a unit of the United States Transportation Command. JECC provides mission- tailored packages on short notice to Combatant Commanders. They are a great example of military capabilities used to assist in humanitarian missions. They bring unique capabilities to areas that have been devastated. Major Stacie Shafran and her 12 person team were dispatched to the Philippines to assist after super typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda, one of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever recorded. 6,352 persons were [...]
President Roosevelt called it "A date which will live in infamy". Award winning author and leading expert on the War in the Pacific, Robert Cressman