Author Archives: Chris Penningroth

Another Famous E-mail

Posted on Sat, 28 July 2007 by Chris Penningroth

     Earlier this week, my friend Jeff forwarded me an e-mail that’s made its way around the ‘Net a few times.  I believe it started in 2004.  I’ll let the text speak for itself: Subject: Reply from Lt. Col. Scott … Continue reading →

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I Need a Better Metatag

Posted on Wed, 25 July 2007 by Chris Penningroth

     Distaint Cousin Dylan almost always comes up first when we Google the name ‘Penningroth.’  I guess I need to start writing books for publication if I want to catch up!      I wonder who the Penningroth.com folks are? They … Continue reading →

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Eight Habits of Highly Effective Fighter Pilots

Posted on Mon, 23 July 2007 by Chris Penningroth

     My new friend Anwyn passed along this tag that asks us to list eight of our habits (and then ‘tag’ eight other bloggers, which I’m not going to be able to do because I’ve only got three other friends … Continue reading →

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Whether or Not There’s Weather

Posted on Fri, 20 July 2007 by Chris Penningroth

     Today was the final day of our bilateral exercise.  The game plan for today was for our F-15Cs to join up with a four-ship of F-15Js from Chitose to play Red Air for another large-force employment exercise.  It was … Continue reading →

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A Need for SEAD

Posted on Thu, 19 July 2007 by Chris Penningroth

     Scrappy and I got paired up again today to help a strike package perform a simulated attack on a surface-to-air missile site.  The plan was for a four ship of USAF F-15s and our two-ship of F-16CJs to take … Continue reading →

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Counter Air – The Best Defense

Posted on Tue, 17 July 2007 by Chris Penningroth

     I learned today that sometimes the best defense is your opponents’ defense.      Scrappy, Cash, Bender, and I all went out to defend an imaginary lane in the sky today.  Four F-15Js from Chitose were to play our adversaries.  … Continue reading →

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B, F, and M

Posted on Mon, 16 July 2007 by Chris Penningroth

     Upon return from our journey to the summit of Mt Fuji, Paul and I RTB’d to the home-drome to discover that we were scheduled to fly a BFM hop together! Could life possibly be any better?      We decided … Continue reading →

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If the Mountain Won’t Go to You

Posted on Sun, 15 July 2007 by Chris Penningroth

     Last Thursday our friends Paul, Andrea, and their kids, plus my wife and I all took a nine-hour bus ride to Tokyo.  The next day we all got up really, really early (that would be early as in "What does the ‘O’ … Continue reading →

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Rabid Fox on FoxNews

Posted on Fri, 06 July 2007 by Chris Penningroth

     From FoxNews.com (who else!?):  A five-year old took down a rabid fox and kept it from attacking six other kids.  Nice going, Rayshun!

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Another Legend Gone

Posted on Thu, 05 July 2007 by Chris Penningroth

     Weltanschauung joins QandO in saying a final farewell to Adm Eugene B. Fluckey.  He was perhaps the most successful WWII submarine skipper.  His book Thunder Below was totally inspiring (even for an aspiring Air Force fighter pilot).  [Hat tip … Continue reading →

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