Story and Photos by Scott Wolff

The Patch: USAF Weapons School

Trans­form­ing and Inspir­ing our Nation’s Com­bat Power Part 1: Hum­ble. Approach­able. Credible.  In every elite orga­ni­za­tion, there is the per­son who we all refer to as “that guy” or “that girl.” They are the ones with the answers—even to ques­tions we’ve not y
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Lee Lauderback: The Horse Whisperer

In tam­ing the mighty P-51, none have done it bet­ter than Lee Lauderback If it is said the best feel­ings are the ones unable to be described with words. I agree with that state­ment, not just because its truth res­onates some­where deep within me, but because I’ve seen
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Danger Close!

Green Flag West: Close Air Sup­port Train­ing for Today’s Battlefield he pilot of the lead A-10 Thun­der­bolt II raised his visor for a moment, rub­bing his eyes. He and his wingman—WARLORD flight—had been air­borne for three hours. Near­ing the end of their mis­sion, he shot a
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Mustang Mayhem

ith a his­tory tra­vers­ing more than seven decades, includ­ing par­tic­i­pa­tion in every major con­flict since World War II, the 4th Fighter Wing is one of the most dis­tin­guished com­bat avi­a­tion units in history—not just in the United States, but includ­ing all of the
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Airshow Safety

Its no secret with recent events that the safety of air­borne dis­plays today is under more scrutiny than pos­si­bly ever before. With more than three hun­dred exhi­bi­tions in front a total of ten to twelve mil­lion spec­ta­tors a year, safety is no small under­tak­ing. From the
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