[Kathy in Alaska]

Sorry the ping is late....had a meeting.

Canteen ping...."Remembering Our Troops"

[SkyDancer]

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

An F-16 Fighting Falcon moves rapidly as fuels operators and crew chiefs execute a technique called hot pit refueling at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Nov. 9, 2012. Hot pit refueling is a procedure usually performed in a combat situation to rapidly refuel aircraft while their engines are running.(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kenny Holston)

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 9, 2012) - The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator taxies on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman is the first aircraft carrier to host test operations for an unmanned aircraft. Harry S. Truman is underway supporting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David R. Finley Jr./ Released)

Sub-launched ICBM lifts off.