Category Archives: USAF

“Throw a Nickel on the Grass…”

Posted on 08/01/2013 by Bobo

When I was a kid, my folks had an album of “risque” Air Force songs by Oscar Brand.  (He used the word “ass.”  Oh, Horrors!)   It was a 78 rpm record.  Remember those?  Anyway, we weren’t allowed to listen … Continue reading →

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Colonel Ralph S. Parr

Posted on 08/01/2013 by Bobo

I received an email yesterday from a dear friend.  He in turn related a story about Col. Ralph S. Parr, Fighter Pilot that (absolutely) needs to be told, and preserved. Col. Parr was a Fighter Pilot.  He recently passed away: … Continue reading →

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Col. Hadley N. Thompson

Posted on 01/01/2013 by Bobo

Every so often I see a name ‘from the past’ listed in one of the various publications I receive – the name of someone who has flown his “Final Flight West.”  The other day I saw the name: Colonel Hadley … Continue reading →

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Why I Don’t Play Golf in Retiirement…

Posted on 27/12/2012 by Bobo

I have been ‘around’ golf ever since I was a kid.  Growing up on Air Force bases I had a great opportunity to play the game virtually at any time I wanted to.  However my interests lay elsewhere and I … Continue reading →

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My Turn to Speak…

Posted on 13/12/2012 by Bobo

A few years ago I was invited to speak at a Dining Out at a Reserve Unit in Colorado. (For those of you who do not know what a ‘Dining Out’ is, it is a formal military dinner, with a … Continue reading →

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Ever Been Thrown Out of a Tailor Shop?

Posted on 11/12/2012 by Bobo

Have you ever been thrown out of a tailor shop?  I have; but it wasn’t my fault… In 1981 I was stationed at Canberra, Australia – as a Flight Safety Officer for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF.)   That … Continue reading →

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I’d Like To, But My DO Won’t Let Me…

Posted on 10/12/2012 by Bobo

In the mid-eighties we were experiencing a higher than normal rate of T-38 wheel brake wear.  The T-38 typically lands at 130 knots, about 150 mph.  That’s if you are actually “on speed.”  Without anti-skid, and operating at high ambient … Continue reading →

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The Randolph AFB Menudo Cookoff

Posted on 07/12/2012 by Bobo

The Randolph AFB “Daily Bulletin” (DB) was published three times a week to let folks know what was going on around base. It had two sections: an “Official” and the “Unofficial” sections.  The Official section was used to announce “official” … Continue reading →

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Chief of Check Section

Posted on 07/12/2012 by Bobo

I was the Chief of Check Section in the 560th FTS from 9 Jun 1983 through 27 Dec 1984.  The function of Check Section was to administer quality control check rides to our ‘trainees.’  (We couldn’t call the trainees ‘students’ … Continue reading →

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Chief Edwards

Posted on 03/12/2012 by Bobo

Of the two “Chiefs” I had in my shop, Chief Edwards was the oldest – or at least, he looked the oldest.   I think he may have been… A great guy, he was. One morning we were sitting around in … Continue reading →

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