9G's (for the last time, I promise)

The final video of my flight with the T-Birds has finally arrived. You can click on the media player to the right to view the video, titled "Riding With The Thunderbirds Take 2."

Thanks to our web goddess Lisa for converting the cockpit footage for me to edit. Since I'm a trained print journalist and by no means a video guy, this takes a bit longer than it might for other trained professionals. Luckily, I'm learning.

Here's to the brave women and men who serve in our armed forces, and to squeezing every drop of pub and press I could get out of this story. Enjoy.