"...do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic..."

"For the good of the Air Force, for the good of the armed services and for the good of our country, I urge you to reject convention and careerism..."
- Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Maxwell AFB, April 21, 2008

"You will need to challenge conventional wisdom and call things like you see them to subordinates and superiors alike."
- Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, United States Air Force Academy, March 4, 2011

Friday, January 9, 2015

Spooky Vietnam History on YouTube


The video above is amazing footage of the radio chatter of a Spooky gunship providing fire support to a Special Forces fire base in Vietnam.  The technology changes, some of the vernacular, but one thing that has not changed is the Air Commando commitment to provide the very best close air support to our guys on the ground.  This lineage continues to this day.

Amazing piece of history, and more can be found here.

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