Pic of the day. Harrier Glory.

Lt. Col. Thomas D. Gore, former commanding officer of Marine Attack Squadron 223, and a native of Tampa, Fla., pilots an AV-8B Harrier over the Kajaki Dam in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 20. From November 2011 to May 2012, VMA-223 provided close-air support for Marines and their Afghan and coalition partners conducting counterinsurgency operations in southwestern Afghanistan

Beautiful bird.

Heads up.  Still working on new info on the Marine Personnel Carrier Program.  Its a bit more involved than I thought and I'm trying to backstop some of the opinions that I've come up with.  Should be out this weekend.

To our British Friends!  Thanks for the gift of those spare birds!