Chris Penningroth’s Weltanschauung

     Today Huck, Boat, Gilligan, and I went all-out to try to make life miserable for Kane, Topper, Bosco, and Rost.  We threw ‘em the kitchen sink and they handled us pretty well. 

     The interesting thing was we were fighting near the leading edge of a blizzard that was approaching the airspace and was due to hit our base late that evening.  The oceans below were unusually calm for this time of year.  The serene scenes below of snow-capped islands reflected in the calm seas beneath gentle bands of clouds certainly made a nice backdrop for the main event!

     The first shot in the arm was a really fun SEAD mission.  Gilligan, Lt Col Z, Scooter, and I flew out to the training area with my old friend Cash and his wingman Motor playing Red Air.  We shot our way in, shot our way out, took a couple extra shots at some theoretical SAMs for good measure. 

     The second shot in the arm was a no-kidding immunization.  Maybe it’s just me, but I really don’t mind getting shots.  I like the idea of being immune to any and every disease possible.  I’ve got antibodies for everything from anthrax to yellow fever!     

     Stalker, Stiffler, Gilligan, and I all went out today to knock out some ACM.  Stalker and I kept the Blue role all day.  We knocked out two defensive perch sets, two intercepts, and a handful of "Tap the CAP" sets in before we all ran out of gas.  We pulled a lot of G’s and had a lot of fun, plus we learned (or re-learned) one or two items.  It was good training!