Missouri Civil Air Patrol pilots were given unprecedented access during a tour of the B-2 at Whiteman AFB. Of course no cameras were allowed so these are stock photos from the DoD media website. That bird is huge!
Sorry Maverick, but the most exhilarating and demanding flight program in the military is Air Force pilot training.
After enduring unimaginable perils as an ICBM missileer, Captain Cyndi Stafford has finally achieved her dream—a coveted slot in the next Air Force pilot training class. But on day one she learns that the Air Force has completely transformed pilot training, catapulting it from the Stone age to the Space Age. Cyndi’s body, mind, and spirit are tested to their limits as she navigates a challenging year of triumphs and heart breaks. Author Dan Stratman’s deft writing skills transport you inside the cockpit as you ride along with Cyndi throughout her quest to pin on the silver wings.
Lethal Wings is the second book in the Capt. Cyndi Stafford series, following the wildly successful novel Deadly Dilemma. Strap in tight and prepare for the ride of your life!
My visits to two Air Force pilot training bases in Texas to do research for my next book were a once in a lifetime opportunity. I was given unprecedented behind the scenes access so I could experience every step a student takes on their path to earning the coveted silver pilot wings. Pass it on to anyone you know who’s ever dreamed of being an Air Force pilot. Enjoy this guided tour of one of the coolest experiences in aviation!
The surge in flying now that Covid has started to recede has also brought about some crazy situations with passengers. Check out this radio interview I did with Brian Mudd on WIOD in Miami recently.
Check out this hilarious and very well done Top Gun parody video from a science perspective.
As the top ICBM crew commander in the Air Force, Capt. Cyndi Stafford has the most lethal job on earth. She goes to work every day carrying the fate of the world on her shoulders.
Stafford and her deputy, boyfriend Lance Garcia, are isolated and alone, buried sixty feet under the frozen Wyoming prairie in a nuclear missile launch control center. Then the unthinkable happens.
Torn between love and duty, they face a deadly dilemma that could bring about the annihilation of civilization as we know it.
In this first installment of his new series, Dan Stratman takes you where the public is never allowed—inside the highly classified and frightening world of nuclear weapons.
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