Rachel Lee ReynoldsSSDD: Blast From the PastThis week’s SSDD series wrap-up will take you from “I can’t believe we EVER did that!” to “I can’t believe we STILL do that!”Jun 12, 2022Jun 12, 2022
Rachel Lee ReynoldsAirman’s Defense: It Was a Crime of Fashion!Fastest way to fail a uniform inspection? Don’t wear one! Or… don’t wear one from the waist down?? This week’s short story traces the…Jun 4, 20221Jun 4, 20221
Rachel Lee ReynoldsBuster’s Last Stand: One Commander’s Sisyphean Memo-Writing YearOk, it’s not quite James Joyce, it’s not quite Elizabeth Bishop, but it’s an “epistolary” love story of sorts. As he rounds the clubhouse…May 28, 2022May 28, 2022
Rachel Lee ReynoldsEverybody’s Got Jokes — Even Air Force HistoriansYou have one job: preserve the legacy of your military unit for posterity. Tell your squadron’s story. Pass on something that will improve…May 21, 2022May 21, 2022
Rachel Lee ReynoldsA: Earth, Wind, and Fire — Q: Name Three Things Air Force Infrastructure is Vulnerable ToThis week’s installment of “SSDD: Same S***, Different Decade” highlights three dumb stories I stumbled upon at the Air Force historical…May 14, 2022May 14, 2022
Rachel Lee ReynoldsThe Butchers of Kaena Point: A Grisly Air Force TaleFriends, I’ve been sharing all kinds of stupid stuff I learned while digging through official histories of Air Force units in the 90s. If…May 7, 2022May 7, 2022
Rachel Lee ReynoldsTanking in the Back Bay: The End of Keesler’s Abominable YearDon’t want your sedan unceremoniously turned into a convertible? STOP HERE ON RED — this admonition warns drivers crossing the flight path…Apr 30, 2022Apr 30, 2022
Rachel Lee ReynoldsThe Great Escape(s) pt. 3: AftermathDid I say this story gets weird? What I meant was — this story gets, like, American Horror Story season 6 -meets- 1980s-vintage…Apr 23, 20221Apr 23, 20221
Rachel Lee ReynoldsThe Great Escape(s) pt. 2: Life on the LamIn the gripping continuation to our story of Air Force bad boy James Coppock and his [legitimately serious and awful] crime spree of 1990…Apr 15, 2022Apr 15, 2022
Rachel Lee ReynoldsThe Great Escape(s) pt. 1: The Kidnapping(s)In the next narrative of my budding series “SSDD: Same S*** Different Decade,” (stupid stuff I learned by digging through the Air Force…Apr 9, 20221Apr 9, 20221
