Monthly Archives: December 2006

A Fighter Pilot Christmas

Posted on Fri, 15 December 2006 by Chris Penningroth

    Tonight was the 14 FS Christmas Party at the Co-located Club.  Lt Col T gave a benediction that was rather more patriotic and warlike than I normally hear, which is exactly what we need to hear these days.  The … Continue reading →

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Miss Veedol

Posted on Wed, 13 December 2006 by Chris Penningroth

     The Misawa AB Chapter of the Air Force Association is officially back in business.  If anyone from Misawa AB reads this blog, I’d like to encourage you to join AFA and start helping us out with our service … Continue reading →

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A Short Memorial to Two Fallen Brothers

Posted on Fri, 08 December 2006 by Chris Penningroth

     This has been a rough couple of weeks.  A week ago Tuesday, we got word that an F-16CG had crashed in Iraq, and the pilot, Maj Troy Gilbert, was officially listed as "Duty Status – Whereabouts Unknown."  As I … Continue reading →

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Mission Impossible

Posted on Mon, 04 December 2006 by Chris Penningroth

    It was nearly impossible to get any work today.  The LAN was down at the office.  I didn’t have an IEEE cable to connect to my printer, so I couldn’t even print documents.  I managed to get around to … Continue reading →

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Voluntarism

Posted on Fri, 01 December 2006 by Chris Penningroth

    Voluntarism (from Merriam-Websters’ Online Dictionary, http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/voluntarism+):   Main Entry: vol·un·ta·rism Pronunciation: ‘vä-l&n-t&-"ri-z&m Function: noun 1 : the principle or system of doing something by or relying on voluntary action or volunteers     Have you ever noticed that in many volunteer … Continue reading →

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