Iroquois Point to Pearl Harbor Grey Boat Schedule

Originally, I was a little reluctant to post this due to possible security concerns. But over the past couple of months, I’ve had quite a few requests for the Grey Boat Schedule. And, since it’s readily available to civilians at the Iroquois Point Island Club resident services office, I figure it can’t hurt […]

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UH-60 Bucket Drop

UH-60 Bucket Drop

Working up at Wheeler Army Airfield, there’s always something interesting going on. All of our helicopters do a wide variety of training every day. In this photo, a UH-60 Blackhawk is practicing buck drops near the approach end of the runway.
The Waianae mountain range is in the background.
Stay tuned for more […]

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Marine Corps CH-53 Sea Stallion

For people who’ve spent any amount of time on the windward side of Oahu, the image above may be a familiar sight. It’s a CH-53 Sea Stallion flying out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kaneohe Bay.
I took this picture from a pontoon boat out on the bay (which can be rented from the […]

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Wheeler Battlefield Weather Team

I had to bring my camera and tripod to work today … apparently I’m the unit’s “camera guy”.
We needed to have a flight picture to celebrate our recent award as the Air Force Weather small unit of the year. This is a pretty big deal actually … for a unit to win […]

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On just about any Saturday or Sunday afternoon, the parking lot between Burger King and the Commissary on Hickam AFB is the place to go to get your car washed. Each unit on the base is allowed to hold two fundraisers per quarter, and washing cars is by far the most profitable method many […]

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Riding the Iroquios Point to Pearl Harbor Grey Boat

All this week, I’m attending a computer class at Hickam AFB. Seeing as how I live in Iroquois Point, all the way at the end of Ewa Beach, this presents me with the possibility of getting stuck in traffic jams and “enjoying” the comfort of my car for at least an hour each way.
Fortunately, […]

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