National Security: DOGE

Fifty years ago, I was on temporary duty to Northern Italy from my base of assignment in England. My fighter squadron, the 92nd Avengers, had traveled south to requalify in our bombing events. The weather was so rotten in Northern Europe this time of year that we traveled to warmer climes in Italy, Spain and Turkey so we could see the ground to requalify every six months. We flew from Aviano to nearby Maniago Range twice daily, five days a week to practice bombing and strafing. We were free o