Thanks to photographer and all around good guy Rick Vasquez at Stars & Stripes. He let me know that a photo of me holding up a child from the Make-A-Wish foundation. The Air Force did a number of charity events while in Santiago, Chile, and this was one I was involved in as the photographer. Here's the link:
http://www.stripes.com/08/apr08/SOUTHCOM/index.html
On a side note, S&S has really transformed it's operations over the last 10 years. And it's still a great read.
Thanks, Rick!
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SANTIAGO, Chile -- Santiago is like Los Angeles or perhaps Mexico City. There's a lot of smog here and it's trapped (not like Smaug the dragon from the Hobbit, either). As the city lies in a valley surrounded by high peaks, the smog generated by the millions of cars here gets trapped. So, the only thing that could allieviate that is a good rain. And there's none due. The smog is hell on my lungs right now, especially after the bout with the illness. So, I've got the persistant cough going every day. I need a humdifer and 7,213 Halls cough drops.
FIDAE 2008 rolls on with the US Air Force! Our B-1 bombers have rolled overhead twice in demonstration flights. Our F-15E Strike Eagles, too. Today, the F-16 soared and did it's thing. All great stuff. Our people have shown off their jets and taken them around every airplane we've bought. They are fantastic, especially under the conditions, which are dry and hot. And the air show, really, hasn't started. Usually, the weekdays for any airshow are for press, and other special groups, (like Make-A-Wish, who we hosted Tuesday). The actual show days are expected to bring hundreds of thousands and that will be a big win for us.
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