Road Trip: Dayton - Day 2
Woke up with a very nasty hangover Saturday... but had a very busy day ahead, so I took a few Excedrine migraine pills and toured around the city of Dayton with some friends in the morning. While out and a'bout I had an opportunity to visit Wright Paterson Air Force Base. The pal I stayed with is a Lieutenant Fire Fighter at WPAFB so I a chance to visit his station and visit one major commands for the United States Air Force. My father is rather keen on aviation, so through him my interest in the Air Force started at a rather young age.
My visit to Wright Paterson, was my first visit to a command since my father took me to Harlingen Air Force Base, Texas. The base was far bigger in size and importance. Prior to my visit, the only think I know about Wright Paterson was that the Air Force Base had some involvement with the Roswell "incident" in the 1950's.
Didn't notice any strange extraterrestrial or advanced aeronautic activity while there, but I was assured that serious shit goes on down there. While on the base, my friend pointed out a building that is currently developing Laser weaponry. I also got to see some very nice historic planes, such as the MiG-29. My friend mentioned the Air Force Base purchased several of these to reverse engineer their abilities... a local News Station caught wind of it and they were sorta strong armed into saying that they purchased the planes so that they wouldn't be on the black market and to have a few on display. Must admit that the MiG's were quite impressive. There's something that speaks to me about Enemy technology... for some strange reason i seem drawn to it more. Not to knock any engineering advances that the U.S. has... but other countries have developed cooler looking shit.
But I digress. We were there to visit his Fire Station and to pick up a Motorcycle that he was going to borrow for a Rally in Washington D.C. The Fire Station wasn't anything like imagined it in my head... there wasn't a fire pole in his assigned fire station. I was told that morning that Poles are being phased out of fire stations all together... something about firemen getting hurt while sliding down em'. Of the four stations I visited Saturday morning, one (had a pole that is still in use, but that's only because its the oldest fire station on the base.
My visit to Wright Paterson, was my first visit to a command since my father took me to Harlingen Air Force Base, Texas. The base was far bigger in size and importance. Prior to my visit, the only think I know about Wright Paterson was that the Air Force Base had some involvement with the Roswell "incident" in the 1950's.
Didn't notice any strange extraterrestrial or advanced aeronautic activity while there, but I was assured that serious shit goes on down there. While on the base, my friend pointed out a building that is currently developing Laser weaponry. I also got to see some very nice historic planes, such as the MiG-29. My friend mentioned the Air Force Base purchased several of these to reverse engineer their abilities... a local News Station caught wind of it and they were sorta strong armed into saying that they purchased the planes so that they wouldn't be on the black market and to have a few on display. Must admit that the MiG's were quite impressive. There's something that speaks to me about Enemy technology... for some strange reason i seem drawn to it more. Not to knock any engineering advances that the U.S. has... but other countries have developed cooler looking shit.
But I digress. We were there to visit his Fire Station and to pick up a Motorcycle that he was going to borrow for a Rally in Washington D.C. The Fire Station wasn't anything like imagined it in my head... there wasn't a fire pole in his assigned fire station. I was told that morning that Poles are being phased out of fire stations all together... something about firemen getting hurt while sliding down em'. Of the four stations I visited Saturday morning, one (had a pole that is still in use, but that's only because its the oldest fire station on the base.
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