Fox, Fox!!

    Last week I shot a no-kidding, real missile!  I'm down at Tyndall, AFB for WSEP, which is an operational test program to evaluate the missiles that we will carry into combat.  It is a really cool program cause it also gives all of us experience in what its like to really shoot a missile.  My shot was a live AIM-120B Amraam, which is a active-radar guided medium range missile.  I should be able to add a video of me shooting at some point.  I actually shot at the same time as my buddy Stall who was flying line abreast and it looked really cool.  When I hit the pickle button I felt a big 'clunk' as the missile got ejected off the jet then the motor fired and it went screaming out in front.  I saw the flame shooting out of the back but it was gone in about three seconds going Mach whatever out of sight.  What an awesome experience!