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Liked by Douglas G. Waller Big congratulations to one of our pilots, Richard Ashbrook, for passing his CL-601 Check Airman observation with the FAA last week! Great work…
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Douglas Waller was born on June 30, 1949, in Norfolk, Virginia, and holds a B.A. in English from Wake Forest University, as well as an M.A. in Urban Administration from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte . Waller describes himself as a veteran correspondent, author and lecturer. [3] From 1994 to 2007, Waller served in TIME Magazine ...
Veteran journalist and author of The Commandos Douglas Waller chronicles his rare and intimate experience with the training program for Navy pilots in this “engrossing saga that will likely become an unofficial recruiting tool for naval aviation” (Publishers Weekly).
Douglas Waller is a veteran correspondent, author and lecturer. In almost two decades as a Washington journalist, he covered the Pentagon, Congress, the State Department, the White House and the CIA. From 1994 to 2007, Waller served in TIME magazine’s Washington Bureau, first as a correspondent and then as a senior correspondent.
In The Commandos: The Inside Story of America’s Secret Soldiers, Douglas Waller was given unprecedented access to the special training that commandos receive. To observe Green Beret instruction, Waller camped out with Army Special Forces soldiers for two weeks in a cold, rainy February. For an inside look at Air Force Special operations, he ...
Or, take a catapult shot from an aircraft carrier. In just two seconds, this multi-ton jet goes from zero to 120 miles per hour. The g-force from this catshot is so great it plasters you to the back of your seat. It would cause my eyes to roll back so I couldn’t read the dials in the cockpit.
Jun 1, 1998 · Waller's deftly drawn portraits of the men and women he encounters in this singular culture of elite pilots are as satisfying as his adventure narrative. The pilots, whose grit, determination, and mental agility operate on an elevated threshold, come into sharp focus behind Waller's keen lens: their aspirations, awe inspiring.
