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	<title>God and Country &#187; Tradition</title>
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		<title>Marine Crusaders Become Werewolves, Again</title>
		<link>http://christianfighterpilot.com/blog/2012/05/29/marine-crusaders-become-werewolves-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 </pubDate>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://christianfighterpilot.com/blog/?p=17922</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to MSNBC, the VMFA-122 Crusaders were &#8220;ordered to reverse&#8221; their decision to return to the &#8220;Crusaders&#8221; moniker. &#8220;The deputy commandant for aviation [Lt. Gen. Terry Robling] directed VMFA 122 to maintain the unit identification as the Werewolves,&#8221; said Marines public information officer Lt. Col. Joseph Plenzler. &#8220;I called down there to confirm that they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Air Force Solves Rapid Capabilities Office Patch Controversy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 </pubDate>

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		<description><![CDATA[The US Air Force was previously taken to task by Congress when it removed the Latin word for &#8220;god&#8221; from the Rapid Capabilities Office patch &#8212; because an atheist complained.  (In fact, Rep Randy Forbes went so far as to say Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz &#8220;has been as bad as I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Atheists Demand Removal of Cross from War Memorial. Again.</title>
		<link>http://christianfighterpilot.com/blog/2012/04/26/atheists-demand-removal-of-cross-from-war-memorial-again/</link>
		<comments>http://christianfighterpilot.com/blog/2012/04/26/atheists-demand-removal-of-cross-from-war-memorial-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 </pubDate>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://christianfighterpilot.com/blog/?p=17491</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Update: Liberty Counsel has agreed to defend the town of Woonsocket for free. The awkwardly named Freedom From Religion Foundation has apparently demanded that a war memorial in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, be removed because it has a cross on it.  The memorial was erected nearly a century ago to honor the city&#8217;s war dead, including [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Weinstein: US Marines are Threat to National Security</title>
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		<comments>http://christianfighterpilot.com/blog/2012/04/24/michael-weinstein-us-marines-are-threat-to-national-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 </pubDate>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://christianfighterpilot.com/blog/?p=17357</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As predicted, it didn&#8217;t take long for Chris Rodda to read last week&#8217;s write-up on the VMFA-122 Crusaders and manufacture some outrage.  She called the renaming of the unit from the recent &#8220;Werewolves&#8221; back to the &#8220;Crusaders&#8221; &#8220;sheer stupidity&#8221; and a &#8220;constitutional issue.&#8221;  Of course, everyone is aware of the clause in the Constitution that prohibits [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update: Air Force Inns and Bibles</title>
		<link>http://christianfighterpilot.com/blog/2012/04/20/update-air-force-inns-and-bibles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 </pubDate>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://christianfighterpilot.com/blog/?p=17396</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Air Force Public Affairs took &#8220;strong exception&#8221; with the Warner-Robins Patriot&#8217;s characterization of the Air Force reaction to the atheist complaint about Bibles in lodging rooms. Michael Dickerson, Air Force Services Agency spokesman, has taken strong exception to a Tuesday morning story [that] said &#8220;Air Force officials have agreed in principle to remove Bibles … [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Air Force May Remove Bibles from Military Hotel Rooms</title>
		<link>http://christianfighterpilot.com/blog/2012/04/17/air-force-may-remove-bibles-from-military-hotel-rooms/</link>
		<comments>http://christianfighterpilot.com/blog/2012/04/17/air-force-may-remove-bibles-from-military-hotel-rooms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 </pubDate>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://christianfighterpilot.com/blog/?p=17308</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When the Air Force directs its members to travel on official business, it attempts to provide them lodging facilities &#8220;similar to US mid-level, limited service commercial hotels&#8221; even on Air Force bases spread around the globe.  As of October 1, 2012, those attempts will no longer include the traditional Bible in the nightstand. According to atheist Jason Torpy, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marine Fighter Pilots Become Crusaders Once Again</title>
		<link>http://christianfighterpilot.com/blog/2012/04/17/marine-fighter-pilots-become-crusaders-once-again/</link>
		<comments>http://christianfighterpilot.com/blog/2012/04/17/marine-fighter-pilots-become-crusaders-once-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 </pubDate>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://christianfighterpilot.com/blog/?p=17327</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The &#8220;Werewolves&#8221; have become the &#8220;Crusaders&#8221; once again. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 (VMFA-122) is returning to its traditional name, reverting to the &#8220;Crusaders&#8221; by which it was known for 50 years. During a 70th anniversary party last month, officials from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 announced that the unit would be again known as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fighter Pilot Tradition Maximizes Manliness</title>
		<link>http://christianfighterpilot.com/blog/2012/03/28/fighter-pilot-tradition-maximizes-manliness/</link>
		<comments>http://christianfighterpilot.com/blog/2012/03/28/fighter-pilot-tradition-maximizes-manliness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 </pubDate>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://christianfighterpilot.com/blog/?p=17018</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Another US Air Force article highlights the tradition of Mustache March, which is rapidly coming to an end. From the master of the T-top Trans Am, Burt Reynolds, to the bad boy of breakfast buffets, Ron Swanson, powerful males around the world share one feature that is the universal symbol of manhood: the mustache.   [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Did Army Haze Airmen in Spur Ride?</title>
		<link>http://christianfighterpilot.com/blog/2012/03/23/did-army-haze-airmen-in-spur-ride/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 </pubDate>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://christianfighterpilot.com/blog/?p=16833</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An official military article notes three US Air Force Airmen went through the trials necessary to receive their &#8220;cavalry gold spurs.&#8221;  To do so, they had to complete a &#8220;spur ride.&#8221; The participants formed up outside the Bagram [MWR] and performed a 12-mile ruck march throughout the base. Upon returning&#8230;, they dropped their gear and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mustache March: Grow Big or Go Home</title>
		<link>http://christianfighterpilot.com/blog/2012/03/22/mustache-march-grow-big-or-go-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 </pubDate>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://christianfighterpilot.com/blog/?p=16934</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An official DoD article notes the fighter pilot tradition of Mustache March: It happens every March like clockwork—men from all across the Air Force, who may otherwise normally be clean-shaven, grow out their cookie dusters, much to the amusement of many around them. As noted here, the tradition is linked to BrigGen Robin Olds, Olds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mustache March has a Website</title>
		<link>http://christianfighterpilot.com/blog/2012/03/05/mustache-march-has-a-website/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 </pubDate>

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		<description><![CDATA[The fighter pilot tradition of Mustache March has a website.  Who knew?  Of course, it&#8217;s a charity awareness website that seems to be unaware of its use of the military tradition most often attributed to USAF fighter pilot Gen Robin Olds. Of course, the fact it&#8217;s a fighter pilot tradition doesn&#8217;t stop others from joining in &#8212; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Air Force Names Fightin&#8217; Cocks Top Fighter Squadron</title>
		<link>http://christianfighterpilot.com/blog/2012/02/27/air-force-names-fightin-cocks-top-fighter-squadron/</link>
		<comments>http://christianfighterpilot.com/blog/2012/02/27/air-force-names-fightin-cocks-top-fighter-squadron/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 </pubDate>

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		<description><![CDATA[The US Air Force chose its top fighter squadron, naming the 67th Fighter Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, as the 2011 Raytheon Trophy winner. The annual award, originally started by the Hughes Aircraft Company in 1953, is now sponsored by Raytheon Systems Corporation and is given to the top air superiority or air defense [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Graduating Navy Pilot Training: Blessing of the Wings</title>
		<link>http://christianfighterpilot.com/blog/2012/02/21/graduating-navy-pilot-training-blessing-of-the-wings/</link>
		<comments>http://christianfighterpilot.com/blog/2012/02/21/graduating-navy-pilot-training-blessing-of-the-wings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 </pubDate>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Naval flight training class graduation included a ceremony at their base chapel in which the chaplains performed a &#8220;blessing of the wings:&#8221; This is a completely voluntary program, but one that is rather popular among many of the new aviators. While it is billed as a non-denominational ceremony, it is clearly a Christian program [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Marines Honor Patron Saint of Artillery</title>
		<link>http://christianfighterpilot.com/blog/2012/02/14/us-marines-honor-patron-saint-of-artillery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 </pubDate>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Quartermasters have Saint Martin, but Marine artillery has Saint Barbara, whom they honored in a ceremony in Afghanistan: Marines&#8230;smiled as all in attendance lifted their cups in a toast to honor the patron saint of artillery, Saint Barbara. According to legend, the tyrant Dioscorus, a pagan, kept his daughter Barbara secluded in a tower [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Military Brings End to Birth Control Glasses</title>
		<link>http://christianfighterpilot.com/blog/2012/02/09/military-brings-end-to-birth-control-glasses/</link>
		<comments>http://christianfighterpilot.com/blog/2012/02/09/military-brings-end-to-birth-control-glasses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 </pubDate>

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		<description><![CDATA[The famous Basic Training-issued BCGs, once the brown-rimmed, awkward-looking but sturdily-built hallmark of basic trainees, are officially dead. Military recruits who wear glasses no longer will have to endure the embarrassment of sporting BCGs — those beloved standard-issue specs, technically called S9s, which are universally known as “Birth Control Glasses” because they’re supposedly so unattractive. Yet another [...]]]></description>
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