February
Interview with Fred Shannon, John Boy Walton on what it was like to take a squadron to war, and Gary Roberts’ thoughts on the last Weasel mission in Linebacker 2.
June
Memorial Day, interview with Lt Gen (ret) Larsen, Fred Eschmann on being a Lt Maintenance Officer during Linebacker 2, and the River Rat Museum.
August
In the August edition we have interviews with Lt Gen (Ret) Sam Angelella whose history is the history of the Viper as a Wild Weasel and Lt Gen (Ret) Peewee Fick whose tenure as the F-35 PEO and Deputy were instrumental in its development. We have a lot going on with the 11-14 October unveiling of the River Rats Museum (see below for links) and its Wild Weasel displays to our own reunion in April 2024 at Eglin. PDF
November
IIn this issue we have an article by Lt Gen (Ret) “Orville Wright, an update on the 79 Fighter Squadron at Shaw and an article by “Spot” Taber who is a teacher at the Weapons School. There are lots of events in this article and updates. In addition, we have the web pages for registering for the Reunion. PDF