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Posted on 05/14/2007 6:00:23 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe
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INDEED! Wow, you’re speedy!
WOW now being report on Hollywood reporter that Fred Thompson may be out at revamp Law and Order when come back this January after NBC show NFL Sunday night football
WOW now being report on Hollywood reporter that Fred Thompson may be out at revamp Law and Order when come back this January after NBC show NFL Sunday night football
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PERSIAN GULF (May 12, 2007) - Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Trevino Crowder directs flight deck personnel working together to rig the aircraft barricade aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The barricade is used to help recover aircraft during emergency situations. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations (MSO). MSO help set the conditions for security and stability, as well as aid counter-terrorism and security efforts to the regional nations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jon Hyde (RELEASED)
PERSIAN GULF (May 12, 2007) - Ensign Sarah Watson stands conning officer watch on the bridge of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS O'Kane (DDG 77). Conning officers provide course and speed changes for seaward navigation while the ship is underway. O'Kane is part of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations (MSO). MSO help set the conditions for security and stability, as well as aid counter-terrorism and security efforts to the regional nations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph R. Vincent (RELEASED)
INDIAN OCEAN (May 11, 2007) - Aviation Ordnancemen assigned to the "Sunliners" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81 load a AIM-9X "Sidewinder" missile onto an F/A-18C Hornet on the flight deck aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 are deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet, conducting Maritime Security Operations and supporting troops participating in Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice David L. Smart (RELEASED)
Families members await the return of 35 Airmen May 8 from the 366th Civil Engineer Squadron at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The base welcomed home the squadron members who served at forward operating locations in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past seven months to build new work centers and living quarters to accommodate additional forces arriving in the region as part of the military's ongoing troop surge. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Brian S. Orban)
Amy Barber welcomes home returning deployed member Staff Sgt. Stan Fossette May 8 at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The base greeted 35 members from the 366th Civil Engineer Squadron who helped to build new work centers and living quarters to accommodate additional forces serving at forward operating locations in Iraq and Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Brian S. Orban)
Staff Sgt. Brent Rice reunites with his baby daughter, Kayden, after the sergeant and other members of the 366th Civil Engineer Squadron returned May 8 to Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The returning 35 deployed members served the past seven months at forward operating locations in Iraq and Afghanistan building new work centers and living quarters to accommodate additional forces arriving in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Brian S. Orban)
The Web FR-Saints were watching over me for sure.
(((Lauren)))
Egad..you ask hard questions!
How are you this beautiful evening?
I am watching 24! :D
Ahhh...those beautiful military families! God bless them all and keep their loved ones safe and sound!
Wonderful pictures Sand, thank you!
We call 'em "BB Stackers" ;)
Howdy LUV! *HUGS*
Well, it’s Monday night for sure! How many episodes left, and then the re-runs star?
by Airman 1st Class Kali L. Gradishar
92nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs
5/14/2007 - FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. (AFPN) -- It isn't every day a 13-year-old boy gets to pilot a KC-135 Stratotanker destined from Washington for Hawaii, but one teen flew the mission May 3 as Fairchild Air Force Airmen helped one local youth become a Pilot for a Day.
Dylan Nickerson experienced a day in the life of a pilot with the coordination between the members of the 509th Weapons Squadron and the Candlelighters of the Inland Northwest, a chapter of the Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation that aids young cancer patients and their families.
Dylan was met at Fairchild AFB's gate by Col. Scott Hanson, the 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, and Maj. Brian Eberling, a 509th WPS instructor pilot and combined operations phase manager.
"This was the 509th's first ever Pilot for a Day event," Major Eberling said.
Dylan and his family had the opportunity to tour a number of base facilities during their visit including the flightline, control tower, tower control simulator, the flight safety simulator and a static display of the KC-135. The whole Nickerson family took part in the day including his father, Bruce; his mother, Merri; brothers Cody, 17, and Jacob, 8; and his 6-year-old sister, Shayna.
"He's really into these sorts of things," Dylan's mother said. "He's always watching the war and military movies."
During the simulated flight, Major Eberling showed Dylan the basics of flying the simulator while Dylan's family watched as he maneuvered the virtual plane.
The flight simulator was the best part, Dylan said.
Dylan flew over downtown Spokane and the Hawaiian islands, took off and landed the aircraft, performed a few barrel rolls, and flew in a variety of weather conditions on the virtual aircraft. He concluded his flying experience with a successful landing at the computer-generated Fairchild AFB runway, then gave his father and brother an opportunity to fly the simulator.
"I think this was one of the most personally satisfying days in my Air Force career," the major said.
After the flight simulator, Major Eberling led the Nickerson family to a KC-135 hangar to view an aircraft. The day ended as Dylan was given his own pilot wings.
Assuming you sleep horizontally, at night, this is true.
Your backbones stretch out at night.
As you walk around or sit all day, good old gravity squishes them together.
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