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Sharing with LEO colleagues. One of whom related this about his 8 or 9 y/o daughter quite some time ago. She was enrolled in an introductory martial arts class mainly for mental conditioning with an introduction to self defense. After one memorable class the sweet little girl asked, "Daddy why...

Chinooks are way cool. But then everybody knows that! Years ago--I think for the Dillon Blue Press--I wrote an article about military gear still used after 50 years. Of course, it included the timeless Browning firearms, the B-52, C-130, Huey and CH-47 among others. "The only replacement for...

Thanks for the inquiry. I'm late returning to the party! "MiG Master" from Naval Institute Press. It'll come up if you search for my name and "F-8 Crusader" online.

The F-8 was subject of my fourth book, written when Photo Crusaders remained in the fleet. The community had stratospheric morale partly based on a perverse pride in the accident rate. There was sort of a rivalry between Crusaders and RA-5 Vigilantes for the worst safety record among carrier...

Nicely done, as always. My hometown National Guard unit has flown 47s approximately forever. "When you're out of Chinooks...you're out of Chinooks" beause "The only replacement for a Chinook is another Chinook!