{"id":63351,"date":"2015-12-19T08:37:47","date_gmt":"2015-12-19T13:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=63351"},"modified":"2015-12-19T06:10:42","modified_gmt":"2015-12-19T11:10:42","slug":"just-when-you-think-youve-seen-it-all-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=63351","title":{"rendered":"Just When You Think You\u2019ve Seen It All . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"

. . . something comes along to show you that no, you haven\u2019t.\u00a0 And occasionally, it’s something you can even smile about.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what appears to be an item of official correspondence promulgated at Thule AB earlier this year. (Click the image for a larger copy.)<\/p>\n

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OK, here\u2019s the background.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, the USAF Space Command CG \u2013 Gen. John Hyten \u2013 apparently visited Thule. He was supposed to be there for 2 days.<\/p>\n

Due to a number of mechanical delays, he ended up staying six.<\/p>\n

A band – called \u201cBlue Steel\u201d – was also apparently stranded there as well.\u00a0 That band apparently often played the old Eagles tune “Hotel California” quite often while Gen. Hyten was there. The song’s final couplet:<\/p>\n

You can check out any time you like
\nBut you can never leave<\/i><\/p>\n

Apparently the Base Commander (or perhaps someone on his staff – the memo isn’t 100% clear on the “who”) ordered the band not to sing the song’s last lines one night. The next day, the mechanical problems with Gen. Hyten\u2019s aircraft were fixed and he was able to depart.<\/p>\n

The policy letter followed. Anyway, “That\u2019s their story and they\u2019re sticking to it.” (smile)<\/p>\n

It is good to see senior officers with a sense of humor. God knows they sometimes need one.<\/p>\n

Like when their command ends up unexpectedly “babysitting” high-level visitors from HQ wearing stars for an extra few days. (smile)<\/p>\n

(Original story – from the \u201cJohn Q. Public\u201d website – can be found here<\/a><\/em>.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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