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Saturday, November 14, 2015

My First Flight in a UH72 Lakota Helicopter

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Today I got my first ride in the very plush UH72 Lakota helicopter.  I was at Mid State Airport near Phillipsburg, Pa. on Army training....
Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Cat Lover in Iraq: Chased Out of Briefing Tent

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During our deployment to Iraq in 2009 - 10, fuelers from Echo Company, 2-104th GASB were dispersed to bases all across the southern ha...
Friday, November 6, 2015

Aviation Week Magazine Writes About Army Aviation in PA National Guard

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Last drill weekend I spent the day with a reporter and photographer from Aviation Week magazine.  Today they published a blog post about th...
Thursday, November 5, 2015

Defense.gov Put CW2 Sara Christensen Story on its Home Page.

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Today I got a message that my story about Chief Warrant Officer 2 Sara is featured today on the hone page of the Defense Department.  I'...
Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Still Haven't Found What I'm Lookin' For

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I started listening to Still Haven't Found What I'm Lookin' For (1987), and to U2 just over a year ago.  Okay, I know that ...
Monday, November 2, 2015

My Last 12 Days in the Army

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My last official day in the Army will be May 3, 2016, but I only have 12 days left of actual service.  Those 12 days will be over six w...
Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Cut Benefits! Except Mine!

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Soldiers are bureaucrats.  We are employees of the government.  In the National Guard we are state employees.  When we deploy we are fed...