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A calm Baltic Sea and weather out there. The light was constantly changing, it was wonderful to be on the beach that day
"Last Lancer" got its name for being the last B-1B built. Here it is seen on approach to RWY 21L at Nellis Air Force Base after a Red Flag 16-1 sortie.
The imposing and (in the west) notorious Tiananmen square in Beijing. Taken on tour of China and Hong Kong in 2017.
In Halong Bay, day-tour boats, large cruise ships, sampans, and Vietnamese fishing boats come to and from ports, islands, caves, floating villages, and fishing grounds — all at once and in multiple directions. Cruises follow set paths assigned by the port authority and departures are staggered to help avoid congestion. It seems chaotic but every vessel follows key navigation rules to keep traffic flowing safely.
Red flag in morning, swimmers take warning... or something like that :). The owner of this kite should have taken heed. Our beaches have been under red flags almost every day for the past three or four weeks. The high wind is getting tedious.
Reader note: adult memoir themes, desire, memory, relationships, and emotional consequence.
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هذه ذكريات امرأة أمريكية عن وجود القوات الجوية المصرية في قاعدة جورج الجوية في كاليفورنيا خلال سنوات برنامج Peace Pharaoh.
These are the memories of an American woman about the Egyptian Air Force presence at George Air Force Base in California during the Peace Pharaoh years.
This is a personal memoir drawn from memory, surviving context, and later reflection.
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Soap Opera with Afterburners.
Cold War bases. Foreign officers. Old photographs. Beautiful trouble.
My side of the story.
I’ve seen some things at Air Force bases.
Some of them are finally getting names.
One almost crushed my soul.
I survived.
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Khamis' charm
could be dangerous
— you'll want him anyway.
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I Put Something in Your Drink
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The Shallaras
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The Royal Air Force also had a contingent present at Nellis AFB For Red Flag 07-2.
Tornado GR4s were joined by an E-3D Sentry and a C-130K Hercules.
This 14 Sqn Tornado passes in front of one of many scenic backdrops presented at the base.
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This Langley-based "Fighting First" Raptor is pictured getting airborne from Nellis AFB 12 years ago today at the start of a Red Flag mission.
Jean Smith
Age 71
Department of Unauthorized Emotional Flyovers
George AFB Division
EAF, Peace Pharaoh
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Please take a seat and answer several questions.
Ma'am, records indicate repeated unauthorized emotional flyovers involving EAF personnel training at George AFB.
We're also seeing evidence of unresolved attachment extending across multiple decades.
Would you care to explain?
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Jean:
Back in 1979, I looked fully at
him.
He was older than I was.
Uh-oh.
I had to take three good
swallows.
And the world tilted.
My system said:
Him.
Who is this man?
Why does he feel familiar
and impossible
at the same time?
Why does my whole system react when he comes near?
Why does he settle me
and disturb me
at once?
I did not expect to still be
on
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride in 2026.
Had I known then,
I would have gone home and read
the Encyclopaedia Britannica twice.
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She met the man before she
knew
there was a myth attached.
She survived long enough
to tell the story.
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A young woman arrives in California in 1977.
A flower bloomed once, but
the honey remained.
A woman who became
many things
retired in 2026
with San Diego
still ahead.
My roots are Smith, Scottish Clan Chattan.
A clan who did not shave legs.
My people include Khamis and Ali.
Their tribe did shave legs.
My roots taught me where I started.
My people taught me to look farther.
And suddenly, leg shaving began.
Khamis played soccer.
Ali played piano.
I played backgammon.
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The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
youtu.be/uSrKff0w6CU?si=6FUd0v1CY_p78pq6
Performed by Roberta Flack
Original by Peggy Seeger
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Some dishes are best served cold.
On Day Five.
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Red Flag 07-2 saw the final appearance of the fascinating F-117A Nighthawk, better known as the Stealth Fighter.
This 8th FS "Black Sheep" jet taxies out to Runway 03L at Nellis AFB as another example rolls down 03R.
Las Vegas! Backdrop with Nellis afb in foreground. Redflag had just launched. From the far left is Mandalay Bay Hotel to the far right Stratosphere Hotel.
Canon 5D3, EF 100-400 mkll
Royal Air Force No.31 Squadron PANAVIA Tornado GR.1 ZD850/DR seen recovering to Nellis AFB, Nevada during Exercise 'Red Flag' in October 1996
Scanned Kodak 35mm Transparency taken with a Yashica/100-300mm lens
Boeing (MDC) EF-18M C.15-59 12-17 (840/A581) of Ala12 Spanish Air Force at Red Flag 16-4 Nellis AFB.
George AFB during the F-4 Phantom years brought together foreign military training, international students, and U.S. Air Force personnel in the High Desert communities of Victorville, Apple Valley, Hesperia, and Adelanto.
I remember those passing through,
and the laughter they carried.
Some people pass through our lives briefly
and leave architecture behind.
Life sends us all
on different headings.
I hope yours were long and honorable.
I remember the aircraft,
but I love the people.
When the Egyptians came to the Mojave Desert in 1979,
some of us never saw the desert quite the same again.
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القوات الجوية المصرية — الفانتوم F-4 — اللواء 222 — خميس — حازم حفني
US Air Force McDonnell-Douglas F-15C Eagle 79-0077/ EG from the 59thFS recovers to Nellis AFB during a 1996 'Red Flag' exercise
Scanned Kodak 35mm Transparency
A time lapse, of the sky around Area 51 during a Red Flag exercise, that I made for The Aviationist, earlier this year. For the full story:
theaviationist.com/2015/08/17/timelapse-video-of-red-flag...
I am the force that keeps giving, especially when you don't want no more
This picture is part of a new series of portraits, each featuring a different person, entitled “Second Selves" (SS)
SS II: RedFlag, Ron
'cause we don't like your face: Peter and the Test Tube Babies - Banned from the Pubs
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A grey old day between the runways at Nellis AFB for Red Flag 07-2 12 years ago today.
This VAQ-133 "Wizards" Prowler is pictured on recovery.
Photo prise sur la plage de Porto en Corse un jour de baignade interdite..
picture taken by the sea side in Corsica, swimming was prohibited this day..
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12 years since my best ever day on base. Something I doubt will ever be bettered, TBH. EOR during a Red Flag mission launch that included F-111s, F-117s, EA-6s, B-2, F-22s when they were still new and exciting, and plenty of colourful stuff, too.
The 65th AGRS operated the F-15C/D in the Aggressor role from Nellis AFB until its inactivation in September 2014.
Tragically, this aeroplane, along with its pilot, Lt. Col. Thomas "Moses" Bouley (one of two on board; a RAF exchange pilot ejected and survived), were lost in an accident on 30th July 2008. While executing a planned manoeuvre during a Red Flag 08-3 mission, the aeroplane departed from controlled flight and entered a spin from which recovery proved impossible. Lt Col Bouley ejected late and his parachute failed to inflate fully before he impacted the terrain.