[Soaring Feather]

World War II Veteran Marian Ditzler Powers Great-Grandmother Jumps From Airplane on 80th

Now here's a lady after my own heart, see Kathy there is nothing wrong with FLYING!!!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Huey time

KRTSANISI, Georgia -- UH-1H Huey helicopters flown by a combined aircrew from Georgia and the 6th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla., transport Georgian commando troops to an exercise area where they have been participating in live-fire exercises. The 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) is in Georgia conducting the Georgia Train and Equip Program, which will enhance Georgian soldiers' abilities in various battlefield techniques. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Justin D. Pyle)

Sporty nose art

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- Senior Airman Joe Mangino, a crew chief with 171st Air Refueling Wing, maintains communication with the pilot of a KC-135 Stratotanker prior to a refueling mission. The KC-135 sports handpainted nose art depicting Pittsburgh's professional football, baseball and hockey teams -- the Steelers, Pirates and Penguins, respectively. The 171st ARW, which belongs to the Pennsylvania National Guard, is deployed to refuel aircraft flying in and out of Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Dennis Henry)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Strong, mission ready

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- Airman Dallas Baxter, from the 320th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, signals directions to the pilot of a C-130 Hercules as the aircraft taxies to its final resting spot on the dirt ramp. The C-130 fleet is assigned to the 320th Air Expeditionary Wing supporting Operation Enduring Freedom and currently maintained by people deployed from the Idaho Air National Guard and Pope Air Force Base, N.C. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Mitch Gettle)

Nice brass

KRTSANISI, Georgia -- Staff Sgt. Sam Walden, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), fires the M-240B machine gun during weapons training at a firing range on the Advance Operational Base 060 here Dec. 11. The group is in Georgia conducting the Georgia Train and Equip Program, which will enhance Georgian soldiers' abilities in various battlefield techniques. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Justin D. Pyle)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Pongsona pounds Guam

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Typhoon Pongsona delivered extensive damage to several locations here Dec. 8 and caused wide-spread flooding. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Tyrone McDougald)

Smokin'

VASIANI, Georgia -- Through a haze of smoke from mortar fire, members of 2nd Company, Georgian Commando Battalion, move and attack the objective during a company-level daylight attack at a training range here. The 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) is in Georgia conducting the Georgia Train and Equip Program, which will enhance Georgian soldiers' abilities in various battlefield techniques. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Justin D. Pyle)

[Kathy in Alaska]

"see Kathy there is nothing wrong with FLYING!!!!

The operative word is FLYING, not jumping out of a perfectly good airplane!! LOL!!!!