View from the base:
The Officer Club:
Plane used to get commandos in and out of Burma:
Used to transport in and out of Burma with precision shooting:
Search and rescue helicopter used in Desert Storm. Notice the owl on top to keep the birds away:
Another search and rescue helicopter:
Bomber used in Vietnam to drop supplies:
A1E sued by Bernie Fisher to rescue someone in Vietnam. Fisher earned the Medal of Honor for that.
Used in Vietnam. Jackson saved fighters under a lot of gun fire and won the Medal of Honor. He said: "Under fire, I felt back in training and I was brought up to what's right. Otherwise, it's sin."
In 69, Levitow saved crew from fire tha went off inside the plane in Vietnam.
A group is paying homage to special ops memorial.
Nose of seaspray has radar capacity and can fly low in support.
AC-130 Spectre. Explanation on the second picture.
Lighter aircraft. Jenny thought Kol would like this one.
A "pink splotchy plane" according to Jenny's note.
B25 used for Doolittle strike over Japan during World War II.
The five stripes represent the Burmese theater. FYI seven stripes represent European theater.
Great motto:
Nice sunset.
The next day, the group paid a visit to the dog training center and made a new friend:
What a beautiful view from the base! Quite a hardship post! :) It's quite fascinating seeing all the planes; I hope they don't have to memorize them, though. And the motto was quite inspiring!
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