Hello VA Joe Bloggers
I have the distinct honor of being VA Joe’s “Guest Blogger” for the next couple of weeks. I’ll be posting the best of “Duty in the Desert” from the past and present; including the bizarre, crazy, and completely absurd.
A little bit of background to explain my fixation on the Four Fans of Freedom. I’m an active-duty U.S. Air Force pilot and flown mostly C-130s during my career at numerous locations, to include a tour as instructor pilot at the C-130 schoolhouse at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas, teaching new pilots how to fly the Hercules. Did a stint as Director of Operations, Chief Pilot, and Chief of Stan-Eval at a rapid-response C-130 unit specializing in high-priority, sensitive projects and test flights. Also served as an advance agent for Air Force One directly supporting the President of the United States.
I do, however, first need to throw all the JAG (sorry Army Lawyer) and Department of Defense leadership a bone in order to keep them off my flight path: The comments, opinions, viewpoints, alibis, misspellings, poor or incorrect use of words, and attempts at humor expressed on VA Joe are mine, and mine alone (don’t blame Lane!). They do not reflect the opinions, viewpoints, or sense of humor of the United States Air Force, Defense Department, or any other U.S. government agency or foreign country.
Whew. I feel better now. Let’s go. Gear up!
Patrick
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