The Secret War: Spies, Ciphers, and Guerrillas, 1939-1945 by Max Hastings My rating: 5 of 5 stars If you’re looking for some different to read about World War II, this is definitely a good choice. Hastings has written a wonderful… Read More ›
Month: March 2017
2017 Wings Over the Golden Isles Airshow (Brunswick, GA) Frequencies
Update 26 March 2017: 118.650 is indeed “Tower” for the airshow. Brunswick, GA – Due to my work schedule, I’m not able to attend or do any attended listening of this weekend’s Wings Over the Golden Isles Airshow at the… Read More ›
Photos from the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge; 21 March 2017
Tuesday was the second day of Spring and I thought the beginning of a new season might be a good time to visit the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge. It was a warm beautiful day and the signs of spring were… Read More ›
Photos from the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge; 14 March 2017
It was an overcast day but it still turned out to be a pretty good day for a refuge visit. Highlights of the visit were relatively up-close encounters with a Wilson’s Snipe, a Snowy Egret, and a Little Blue Heron…. Read More ›
Photos from the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge; 5/6 March 2017
Spring might be near, but there’s still some overcast and chill in the air every now and then to remind you that it’s still Winter. Egrets and Herons are congregating in some pools that the Refuge is already draining with… Read More ›
Review: The Mantle of Command: FDR at War, 1941–1942
The Mantle of Command: FDR at War, 1941–1942 by Nigel Hamilton My rating: 2 of 5 stars I picked up Mantle of Command at the Little White House gift shop while visiting the Historic Site on vacation this year. It… Read More ›
Military Monitoring Recap; February 2017
The shortest month of the year, February was an interesting one. As has been customary the last few years, February saw both a Marine Division Tactics Course (MDTC) at MCAS Beaufort and a Sentry Savannah exercise at the Air Dominance… Read More ›
Coastal Georgia Mode-S Logs
Mode-S hits from Military, Government, and Public Safety related aircraft as well as various other aircraft that catch my attention from attended monitoring of my RadarBox in Savannah and RadarBox Micro in Brunswick, GA. In February, I started seeing what… Read More ›