I'm off today, and just wanted to post a couple of pics that I got last night at work. We had two F-16's from Lackland AFB, Texas on the ramp. They were used as the fly-over birds to open the Martinsville Nascar Race on Sunday afternoon. Their Squadron is evidently named the "Lone Star Gunslingers". Apparently one of the pilots had family in the Blountville area, so they remained over-night at the Tri.

I couldn't believe the drop tank on this bird. Dale Earnhart. What a trip.

It brought back a lot of memories from my days at Incirlik, Air Base, Turkey, when I was younger. We were the forward operating base for the 401st Tactical Fighter Wing, based at Torrejon Air Base, Spain. The 401st operated F-16's, so we had them on the base constantly.

Anyway, all is still going well at the Tri. I'm loving my new job, but I feel bad for the good guys left at the Sheriff's Department, under that 'management team'. Some of the guys there have evidently embraced the 'dark side', and I hope they get all that they wished for.

More later.