Away Mission: Alliance Air Show, Fort Worth, TX The landing party to the Air Show consisted of the Captain, BDR Clark, and the ship's CMO, CDR Clark. We arrived on site around 0900 local time, and quickly blended in with the crowd. There were a wide variety of aircraft on static display, ranging from small private planes (including a very small glider) and large cargo ships (like a FedEx 757), to WW2 vintage aircraft (including 8 Zeros, a B-24, a B-29, several Cargo aircraft, a P-40 Warhawk, a Mustang, and many others). There was an old Soviet MiG-17, too. There were also ground vehicles: several WW2-vintage jeeps, trucks, and half-tracks; quite a few motorcycles -- most with sidecars -- from that era; an assault gun (self-propelled artillery); and a M50 Super Sherman tank. A part of an old Air Force One was on display, with the interior decorated as it was when President L. B. Johnson was sworn in. Several T-38s were on-site as well, both as static displays and as part of the airshow. Food was moderately priced, for this type of event. Very few vendors took anything but cash. In the future, we'll also make sure we wear & bring sun-screen, as our faces became very burnt. The air show itself was very enjoyable, although each of the propeller-driven aircraft seemed to do the same tricks that the one before did. As the military demonstration squadrons were shut down by the current U.S. President's government, none of them were in attendance, but a civilian team called the Black Diamonds performed in T-38s -- a beautiful aircraft, and an awesome show. Perhaps the best part of the show was when the Japanese aircraft belonging to the Commemorative Air Force (what used to be called the Confederate Air Force) did mock bombing/strafing runs on the airfield. This part of the show, called "TORA, TORA, TORA!" included a large amount of pyrotechnics, and was amazing to witness. Fun was had by all who attended, and those who were unable to attend were missed. Clark, commanding Regulator, out
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Commodore Tank ClarkCaptain of USS Regulator from May 2017 (Stardate 11705.27) to Apr 2019 (Stardate 11904.27
Captain Michael G. CrossCaptain of USS Regulator from May 2015 (Stardate 11505.09) to May 2017 (Stardate 11705.27.) Commodore Tank ClarkCaptain of USS Regulator from May 2011 (Stardate 11105.18) to May 2015 (Stardate 11505.09) Archives
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