Body Recovered from T-34 Wreckage
The Navy has recovered a body from the wreckage of a crashed T-34, which is likely that of the remaining missing pilot.
Category Archives: Fighter Pilot
T-34 Wreckage Found off Texas Coast
The US Navy says it has located the wreckage from the T-34C that vanished from radar three weeks ago. The body of one pilot, Lt. Bret Travis Miller, was previously found in the gulf. The Navy is not able to immediately raise the wreckage, so it is unclear if the body of the second pilot, Lt. John Joseph Houston, is on board.
Schwarzenegger Returns to Visit Troops in Iraq
For the second time since the war in Iraq began, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger visited with US troops in the region. He landed in Baghdad, spoke for a few minutes, posed for photographs with soldiers, and handed out autographs and cigars. He also reportedly worked out with the troops at Camp Victory.
Schwarzenegger has long been a military favorite, both for his machismo and for his support of the military. In what may be a little known fact, Read more
Controversy Over UAV Flight Pay
An interesting commentary from Military.com describes an alleged controversy over the decision to give UAV “pilots” flight pay.
The “controversy” is largely speculative, as there has been no public example of the outcry the author describes:
Will we have to come up with new decorations? For the Distinguished Flying Cross shall we create the Distinguished Sitting Cross for Read more
Air Force Fighter Pilot Joins Marine Aviation
There are a variety of “non-standard” flying jobs in the US Air Force. Air Force pilots fly the 747 that is most recognizable as Air Force One; they fly tours with a variety of foreign nations, and they also participate in exchange tours with the sister services.
The Air Force Times covers one F-15 pilot who was competitively selected to fly with the US Marines. He will be flying Read more
Remember American Troops on Veterans’ Day
Take a moment to thank a member of the American military for the sacrifices they make that ensure American freedoms. Take a moment, too, to thank God for them, and to pray for their continued safety, as well as the safety of their loved ones.
While this should be a continuing endeavor, Veterans’ Day–which coincides with Armistice Day in the rest of the world, celebrating the end of the Great War–provides an excellent reminder of the cost of liberty not just in America, but around the world.
Combat, Orders, and Pizza Hut
Though it is engaged in conflict across two regions, the US military makes an admirable effort to provide troops with the comforts of home. Many bases across the region have banking facilities, military exchanges, and recognizable fast food restaurants; even Subway and Baskin Robbins grace US bases in the Middle Eastern desert. Notably, these facilities are normally confined to the larger bases. Forward operating bases and similar smaller locations often lack even basic facilities.
Apparently, General Stanley McChrystal, the American commander in Afghanistan, has decided that these facilities are detrimental to the warfighting spirit necessary for combat. Read more
Naval Academy Graduates to be Non-Volunteered to Subs
There is frequently a heated debate over which are better: Air Force or Navy pilots, with the corollary comparison of whether the US Air Force Academy or the Naval Academy is the better place to go to become a pilot.
There are legitimate arguments for each side, of course. One of the main points for those seeking to be fighter pilots is the obvious fact of numbers; there are simply more fighter aircraft in the Air Force than there are in the Navy.
Now there’s a new point: at least the Air Force doesn’t force its new officers into submarine duty. Read more