01/01/2008 - 02/01/2008 - Wisdom of the Warrior

Thursday, January 31, 2008

1/31/2008

Thursday January 31, 2008 - Four Keys to Optimal Health

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Now that I am comfortably back in the US, my BLOG will focus more on Health and the philosophy surrounding health and leadership - though yo...

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

1/30/2008

Wednesday January 30, 2008 - The Art of the Home Gym

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Truth be told - - I enjoy going to the gym! The gym in Balad was a great physical and social experience for me. While I hold memberships to ...

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

1/29/2008 -2

Tuesday January 29, 2008 - Punisher Video from Balad

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Here is portion of the famous Punisher performed earlier in January featuring General Burt Field, Col Steve Shepro, some of their staff, Rob...

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Tuesday January 29, 2008 - Some videos from Balad

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Our internet connection speed in the desert made a Commodore 64 on dial up look fast; consequently I couldn't upload videos to the blog...

1/29/2008

Tuesday January 29, 2008 - Home + sticking with it

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We managed to get Brett and Robby on airliners yesterday and Weed is visiting friends in DC. So I will be joined by 5 Lieutenant Colonels i...

Monday, January 28, 2008

1/28/2008

Monday January 28, 2008 - Leaving Spain

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Six of us donned our Exposure suits (in case you eject into the icy Atlantic) and headed West this morning! It will be great to be back on A...

Sunday, January 27, 2008

1/27/2008 -1

Sunday January 27, 2008 - Out in Seville

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Technically these pictures are from very early on Sunday morning. Seville is indeed a beautiful city. Learn more about Seville at this link:...

1/27/2008

Sunday January 27, 2008 - Relaxing in Moron

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Today's Wisdom of the Warrior principle comes from UCLA basketball coach John Wooden: " Don't mistake activity for excellence ...

Friday, January 25, 2008

1/26/2008

Saturday January 26, 2008 - Headed to Moron, Spain

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It was a close call this morning as we delayed one hour for the fog to move out! Though it has felt like the deck was stacked against us som...

1/25/2008

Friday January 25, 2008 - Last Day at Balad (maybe)

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The past week has tested our patience a bit as each day we prepare to fly our F16's Westward only to be informed of "another" ...

Thursday, January 24, 2008

1/24/2008

Thursday January 24, 2008 - Empowering Others!

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After a seriously rainy day and messy MUDCON ops in Balad , we were greeted with SUNSHINE today. Still no tanker, but at least SUNSHINE! ...

1/23/2008

Wednesday January 23, 2008 - Yes.... Still here.

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You recall on an earlier Blog post I mentioned air to air refueling? Without tanker support the final six Redeyes don't leave Balad ...

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

1/22/2008

Tuesday January 22, 2008 - Enjoy the Journey!

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Pictured: 60 days before/after photos of CROSSFIT adventure! Okay, I admit it. I was (am) a fan of the 80's band Journey. The term...

Monday, January 21, 2008

1/21/2008

Monday January 21, 2008 - and then there were 6!

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Yes, six of us are still here - - smiling in Balad . All other Colorado Guardsmen are at least somewhere en route to home. Willy O, TA, K...

Sunday, January 20, 2008

1/20/2008

Sunday January 20, 2008 - Passing the Torch

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Sincerely enjoyed a Bonus day of church in Balad today (we were supposed to have departed this morning :-) followed by some Crossfit with ...

1/19/2008

Saturday January 19, 2008 - You Choose

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Reflecting on lessons learned as we prepare to leave Balad. When faced with challenges, we have but two options to embrace... Faith or Fea...

1/18/2008 -1

Friday January 18, 2008 - Our replacements arrive... Almost

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I sat SOF (Supervisor of Flying) once again today as we help the Wisconsin Guard Pilots transition into our spots. Half of their airplan...

Friday, January 18, 2008

1/18/2008

Friday January 18, 2008 - My 14 year old

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Early this morning Kojak, Coma, TA and Kubla continued the Redeyes excellent employment of precise weaponry and later tonight VooDoo and Lob...

Thursday, January 17, 2008

1/17/2008

Thursday January 17, 2008 - The Last "Punisher" - Movie Clip!

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Pictured BG Burt Field As we wind down here at Balad the intensity at Crossfit has actually picked up. I was inspired today as a pretty s...

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

1/16/2008

Wednesday January 16, 2007 - wrapping it up!

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Landed early this morning from my last mission in Balad - 5 hours in the night sky. Pictured are me and Willy O just prior to the mission...

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

1/15/2008

Tuesday January 15, 2008 - Slow to Judge.

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Our last Tuesday in Iraq and I will my fly my last combat sortie tonight with Willy O'. Willy O is one of my favorite fighter pilots of...

Monday, January 14, 2008

1/14/2008

Monday January 14, 2008 - How do to 300!

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What an unbelievable workout today! I am so proud and impressed with the way all the modern warriors that did 300 today. Here is an ins...

Sunday, January 13, 2008

1/13/2008

Sunday January 13, 2008 - One Week to go!

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Particularly enjoyed what will probably be my last Sunday Church Service at Balad . Pictured is one of our leaders from maintenance, Kevin ...

Saturday, January 12, 2008

1/12/2008

Saturday January 12, 2008 - The Entrepreneurial Spirit

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As we begin to make preparations for our return to Colorado my mind once again begins to work on business ventures already in progress and n...

Friday, January 11, 2008

1/11/2008

Friday January 11, 2008 - Are you kidding me?

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Yes it snowed here this morning! Homey and TA landed in a sleet storm. I managed to catch a little snow accumulation on the sand bags outsi...

1/10/2008

Thursday January 10, 2008 - Tower Crew

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Spent another day in the tower "supervising" the flying operation and decided to take a picture with some of the professional to...

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

1/9/2008

Wednesday January 9, 2008 - Alert Mission

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Much like when we are at home at Buckley - we always have 2 pilots on ALERT here. The big difference is that we scramble much more often!...

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

1/8/2008

Tuesday January 8, 2008 - Where's your limit?

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Sometimes I want to know . I mentioned this to Ringer this evening following one of my first "solo" workouts - he immediately...

Monday, January 7, 2008

1/7/2008

Monday January 7, 2008 - Juan tried to kill us today!

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Spent most of the day today in the control tower pulling SOF (Supervisor of Flying) duty - my hats off to all the Redeyes that have prece...

Sunday, January 6, 2008

1/6/2007

Sunday January 6, 2007 - Yoga and worship

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Starting to get much colder here in Balad - but we leave in just 2 weeks from today! Sat some Alert with Brian "TA" Patterson to...

Saturday, January 5, 2008

1/5/2008 - 1

Saturday January 5, 2008 - The CAOC

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Got to brief up a mission today with my long time buddy Tim "Conk" Conklin . Conk is one of the main reasons I am in the Colorado...

1/5/2008

Saturday January 5, 2008 - As a Man Thinketh

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Today was one of the first bad weather days we have had here at Balad - what a blessing. Leads me to one of my Wisdom of the Warrior Princ...

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