JAMES Brown is Dead!

It is with deep sadness that I remember the GodFather of Soul...
Having lived in Augusta, GA for a better part of 7 years I actually had two personal encounters with the legend and several sightings (at the airport, when his radio station burned down, Word of Mouth Cafe, his limo on I-20, at the mall, etc.) His acts of kindness and goodwill towards the garden city of the south will never be forgotten. Those recipients of his generosity will always have kind words for the myth that is James Brown. How can we honor someone who has done and meant so much for music, civil rights, etc.?
Personally, I believe I'll have a cold brew and turn up some some loud, really loud "Get Up Sex Machine" & "Make it Funky."
Thanks for everything Godfather!

Marathon Man?

So, recently I've been watching a television show on Discovery Channel "Everest: Beyond the Limit." I've actually seen all episodes. Although it's not something that Alicia enjoys, I'm a bit hooked. I'm intrigued by the motivation of others as they risk their lives to attain something that's truly amazing; the summit of Everest. I don't have the fortitude to ever do something like that myself. It's selfish of me to consider it especially as a father and husband, plus I'm not getting any younger.

There is something else however that intrigues me, something that is more easily attainable and less high-risk: San Francisco Marathon 29-July-2007. The training will soon begin...

Contingency Wartime Planning Course (Summer 2005)

"The CWPC educates war fighters in the fundamentals of deliberate and crisis-action planning with emphasis on developing and executing contingency plans in all functional areas. This course has the overall objective of preparing planners to serve on planning staffs at every level. It provides an overview of the joint operational-planning processes (deliberate, crisis-action, and campaign planning), national strategy and war, command relationships, and strategic mobility, as well as training in functional-area management."

"In addition, amongst the 38 topics covered, the CWPC provides basic knowledge about the Joint -Operation Planning and Execution System, force planning, USAF doctrine, base-level deployment, readiness-assessment systems, time-phased force and deployment data, and base-support planning."---Air & Space Power Journal - Fall 2006

Ronald Reagan Memorialized (June 2004)

Former President Ronald Reagan died on June 5, 2004 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 93. Six days later on June 11th, I led members of the High Frontier Honor Guard in a detail memorializing our 40th President.

In front of HQ 21 SW, Peterson AFB, CO.

From left to right"

Chief McCloskey, A1C Soto, A1C Nelly, A1C Cotton, SSgt Vera, Myself

4 SOPS Crew of the Year 2003

I came across this picture recently. Due to our significant accomplishments at DOOM during the 2003 calendar year, we were able to secure "Crew of the Year" honors. My comrades are listed below.

From left to right:

Jim Davis, Adolfo Montero, Rick Kreit, Clifton Ames, Myself, Scott McKenzie, Chris Ryder, Chris Bendig, Kenneth "Rolo" Lancaster