The USAF Weapons School

Revvin' up your engine
Listen to her howlin' roar
Metal under tension
Beggin' you to touch and go
Highway to the Danger Zone
Ride into the Danger Zone
Headin' into twilight
Spreadin' out her wings tonight
She got you jumpin' off the track
And shovin' into overdrive
Highway to the Danger Zone
I'll take you
Right into the Danger Zone
You'll never say hello to you
Until you get it on the red line overload
You'll never know what you can do
Until you get it up as high as you can go
Out along the edges
Always where I burn to be
The further on the edge
The hotter the intensity
Highway to the Danger Zone
Gonna take you
Right into the Danger Zone
Highway to the Danger Zone

(Lyrics and music by Kenny Loggins)

If you like the Top Gun movies you’re sure to like Schiffer Books and author Don Logan’s The USAF Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

I never knew that USAF pilots can receive special training in weapons and battle tactics and earn a special insignia that follows them through their entire military and civilian careers.

At Nellis Air Force Base special classes are provided to candidates and eighteen squadrons are specially designated to the school.

In the book readers learn about individual squadrons, their aircraft and the insignia of each.

Over 200 color photographs are provided detailing each type of aircraft.

What is especially impressive about the book is the incredible amount of time to procure such photographs, identification of the aircraft and the history of each individual squadron.

It’s a fascinating book and I learned al lot.  It just goes to show that no matter how old you are you can always learn something new.

I have a whole new appreciation for the people who fly and maintain each of the aircraft seen.  Incredible machines, amazing people and impressive branches of the various armed services all are due the respect they deserve.

Matthew 19:26 (NIV) “Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”