Archive for April, 2009

  • Learning to Fly

    Learning to Fly

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  • Partnerships Hold Key to Success in Europe, Beyond, General Says

    Partnerships Hold Key to Success in Europe, Beyond, General Says

    Share (Originally published by DefenseLink.mil April 15, 2009) GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany, April 15, 2009 – Rare will be the occasion when the U.S. military will operate by itself. Instead, it will rely on partnerships with other nations going forward, the U.S. Army in Europe’s top officer...

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  • ‘Galleons’ CD available

    ‘Galleons’ CD available

    Share Galleons of Mauritania is the 6-song EP written and produced by Jason Tudor. The CD is one continuous piece of music with six distinct tracks.  You can get it at Lulu.com You can also hear the music free on Acid Planet.

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  • Poetry on sale now

    Poetry on sale now

    Share Vibrating Moonlight is a collection of poetry written and edited between 2005-2007.  Includes poetry from the Absolute Write Forum’s “Blue Rock” collection and more.  You can get your full color copy at Lulu.com

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  • Seek, Attack, Destroy

    Seek, Attack, Destroy

    Share (Originally published July 2002) The quote is stuck to a sheet of steel the size of a TV tray. Few people notice the sign, now on the floor of the squadron’s break room, adorned with its cartoonish-looking Soviet mobile rocket launcher and large, all-capital...

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  • Second Wind

    Second Wind

    Share (Originally published August 2002) Every time someone even says the word “closure” around here, someone else giggles. Maybe it’s denial. Maybe the date scratched on everyone’s desk calendars is erased more than an answer on an enlisted promotion test. Or it could be that...

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  • Storm Watch

    Storm Watch

    Share (Originally published October 2002 by Airman magazine) Forget the mission. Everyone talks about Iceland’s weather. It’s like some Shakespearean character inspiring defiance, tragedy and romance in one sitting. Winds rage across the Reykjanes peninsula’s black pumice-crusted skin providing commercial airline passengers landing there the...

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  • Man, This is Genius …

    Man, This is Genius …

    Share Disclaimer: I’ve known this guy for a while, and he’s one of the big-brained people in the Air Force.  Very smart.  And this struck a chord for me today, cutting through what social media’s bedrock claim to fame emphasizes: What is meaningful about social...

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  • Advice on writing #1: It all relates

    Advice on writing #1: It all relates

    Share I have friends who would tell you they are better at some parts of the story than others.  For instance, one friend says he’s fantastic with the opening act.  Another says he’s great with dialogue.  Another says he’s got the finale nailed. The key...

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  • Pentagon Closes Office Accused of Issuing Propaganda

    Pentagon Closes Office Accused of Issuing Propaganda

    Share From NY Times.  Hits on some subtle military public affairs points and probably explains why many of us felt like the rudder had been broken for almost a decade. I liked this part of the article especially: Even in a supporting role, the Defense...

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