Category Archives: Military Affairs

This category contains information relevant to or about military affairs. The host’s bias favors the US Armed Forces and the F-16 in particular.

The Legacy

Posted on Sun, 14 January 2007 by Chris Penningroth

    I ran across this article in Stars & Stripes today.  It’s nice to see Travis Patriquin’s famous slideshow being vindicated in al Anbar.  (The link is to another page of this blog where you can click to view the … Continue reading →

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Wild Walrus

Posted on Fri, 12 January 2007 by Chris Penningroth

    According to this story, the DoD is going to try to see if it can equip F-15Cs with an air-launched version of our most advanced surface-to-air missile, the PAC-3 (Patriot Advanced Capability-3).  This is a sort of spin-off idea … Continue reading →

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You Know You’re Truly Successful When. . .

Posted on Wed, 10 January 2007 by Chris Penningroth

    . . . your name is on the building.  It’s the last part of an old adage, you’re least successful when your name is on your shirt, moderately successful when your name is on a parking space, and truly … Continue reading →

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Honoring the Fallen

Posted on Fri, 05 January 2007 by Chris Penningroth

    Tomorrow (Sat, 6 Jan 2007), the State of Illinois will fly flags at half-staff in honor of Travis Patriquin.       Thanks!  *************** Click here for info on how to make a donation to Travis’ kids’ trust fund.   

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Let There be (a) Flight!

Posted on Sun, 31 December 2006 by Chris Penningroth

    Back on 21 Dec, I got to fly for the first time in six months.  "Ski" and I hopped into a pair of Yellowtail F-16CJs with the primary mission to regain my long-lost landing currency, and also to familiarize … Continue reading →

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The Fabled PowerPoint Presentation

Posted on Sat, 30 December 2006 by Chris Penningroth

    Travis’ PowerPoint Presentation, for those of you who missed it at the more popular blogs. . . . How to Win in Anbar     Thanks again, Jim! 

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The Travis Patriquin Family Trust Fund

Posted on Sat, 30 December 2006 by Chris Penningroth

    I have a mailing address for the trust fund for Travis Patriquin’s family established by Travis’ father Gary Patriquin: Travis Patriquin Family Memorial Trust Fund Harris Bank 111 West Monroe-111/1C Chicago, IL 60603     Mr Patriquin is also trying … Continue reading →

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Explanation Deferral

Posted on Sat, 23 December 2006 by Chris Penningroth

    I think I owe my buddy Jim a longer explanation regarding what I think about Operation IRAQI FREEDOM and its place in the overall GWOT.  It’s going to take an essay-length explanation (maybe more).  The essay would only be … Continue reading →

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Lest We Forget

Posted on Tue, 19 December 2006 by Chris Penningroth

    Lately, Weltanschauung has been posting lots of bad news from Downrangeland.       Although it’s been a rough couple weeks personally, all is not lost! Here is the Airpower Summary.  Strong! Here’s some Army news, too! Not to mention … Continue reading →

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Jason M West, RIP

Posted on Tue, 19 December 2006 by Chris Penningroth

    I was passing along the bad news about Travis Patriquin to a mutual friend, and he told me another of our mutual friends, Capt Jason West, had also been killed in Ramadi.  This happened on 24 July this year.  … Continue reading →

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