Early morning arrival

On a rainy morning comes a Kalita B747-100 devoide of it's usual Kalitta colors of black gold and red. This flight is arriving from LAX.

Awaiting its fate

All alone on the south ramp infront of our hanger sits N808WP. A Dash-8-103, serial #26 and built in 1986, has come to an end of its life as the airframe has timed out. Removed of it's engines and other vital parts it awaits it's fate to come.

RWY 8L Departure

With runway 8R (Reef Runway) closed for monthly maintenance, 8L now is busy with "heavy" departures. Here is a shot of a Hawaii Air National Guard C-17 departing and flying directly over my office.

Serving in Far Off Distant Places

When you get a chance, click on the attached link and read two great reports from Michael Yon.
Michael Yon is a freelance journalist who has spent more time imbedded with our soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines out in the field and writing about them and brings a real no BS sense of reporting.

The two stories are titled Special Delivery and SEVEN. Please take a moment to read them and to view his site. Here's the link: http://www.michaelyon-online.com/

Photo courtesy of: Michael Yon

Happy New Year

Here's wishing you all a very healthy and prosperous new year in 2010!!

Look for more updates this year.