Have a great time in the air, TC. Last week The Guy and I went to the Detroit River to try to see Selfridge AFB's flyover of A-10 Thunderbolts as they finished a counterclockwise flyover of the Lower Peninsula and headed back to base. But we could only hear them because of the wildfire haze our kindly Canadian neighbors shared with us. T…
Have a great time in the air, TC. Last week The Guy and I went to the Detroit River to try to see Selfridge AFB's flyover of A-10 Thunderbolts as they finished a counterclockwise flyover of the Lower Peninsula and headed back to base. But we could only hear them because of the wildfire haze our kindly Canadian neighbors shared with us. The fishermen also complained that nothing was biting. And Channel 7's TV crew shrugged and departed the scene.
I've lived near air bases most of my life: Grosse Ile Naval Air, long deactivated (Don't miss the old sound-barrier blasts.); Kincheloe, outside Sault Ste. Marie; Wurtsmith AFB in Oscoda, where Conniie Coletta is now refitting defunct AF jets for commercial use. For decades the B-52s at Wurtsmith were on alert , loaded with nuclear bombs. During the USAF re-alignment in the '90.s, Wurtsmith was closed. K.I. Sawyer in Marquette, UP, is down too. All we have left in MI is Detroit TACOM/Selfridge where the A-10s are based and it's on political shaky ground.
I worry about the lack of bases here now because MI is a key water source for the Midwest, and the climate scientists are saying that over the long haul the most livable part of the US will be the Upper Midwest. The water must be protected. But I guess we'll have to depend on the various screwball militias across the state to get the job done. Lord, help us.
Thanks for letting me vent a personal anxiety here, and enjoy your day in the the wild blue yonder.
Have a great time in the air, TC. Last week The Guy and I went to the Detroit River to try to see Selfridge AFB's flyover of A-10 Thunderbolts as they finished a counterclockwise flyover of the Lower Peninsula and headed back to base. But we could only hear them because of the wildfire haze our kindly Canadian neighbors shared with us. The fishermen also complained that nothing was biting. And Channel 7's TV crew shrugged and departed the scene.
I've lived near air bases most of my life: Grosse Ile Naval Air, long deactivated (Don't miss the old sound-barrier blasts.); Kincheloe, outside Sault Ste. Marie; Wurtsmith AFB in Oscoda, where Conniie Coletta is now refitting defunct AF jets for commercial use. For decades the B-52s at Wurtsmith were on alert , loaded with nuclear bombs. During the USAF re-alignment in the '90.s, Wurtsmith was closed. K.I. Sawyer in Marquette, UP, is down too. All we have left in MI is Detroit TACOM/Selfridge where the A-10s are based and it's on political shaky ground.
I worry about the lack of bases here now because MI is a key water source for the Midwest, and the climate scientists are saying that over the long haul the most livable part of the US will be the Upper Midwest. The water must be protected. But I guess we'll have to depend on the various screwball militias across the state to get the job done. Lord, help us.
Thanks for letting me vent a personal anxiety here, and enjoy your day in the the wild blue yonder.