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At McConnell, the Future of Airpower Is Being Built One Problem at a Time
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There is something fitting about finding the future of American airpower in Wichita, Kansas. For more than a century, this city has called itself the Air Capital of the World. Aircraft have been designed, manufactured, tested and maintained here through successive generations of aviation. Today, at McConnell Air Force Base and across the extraordinary…
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Dyess AFB: The Quiet Machinery of American Power
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Military power is often measured in aircraft, weapons and numbers. A visit to Dyess Air Force Base suggests a more complicated equation. Dyess is America’s only “lift and strike” base, home to the 317th Airlift Wing and its C-130Js alongside the 7th Bomb Wing and its B-1 bombers. It is, in that sense, a…
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The Quiet Power Behind American Diplomacy: The 89th Airlift Wing
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In late April, I had the privilege of visiting the 89th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Andrews, led by my friend, Colonel Chris Robinson. I first came to know Chris during his time as Wing Commander of the 375th Air Mobility Wing at Scott Air Force Base, home of Air Mobility Command (AMC), and…
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A British Military Heritage
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On June 25, the UK will celebrate Armed Forces Day. This year’s central event will take place in Edinburgh, Scotland, and my older brother and the other Royal British Legion Scotland Riders Branch members will lead the parade. Throughout the day fly-overs, parades, concerts and more will take place in honor of the men…