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The Admiral and I had made plans to visit the Smithsonian Udvar-Hazy Center<\/a> in Chantilly, VA which often called \u201cAir & Space Overflow\u201d since the Smithsonian had the main museum downtown DC. We were here once years ago with the Tennar\u2019s but we wanted to see the new additions. <\/p>\n I enjoyed coming across an old F-86. My dad use to take us our to the airport in Detroit to watch them fly.<\/p>\n The F-4 was a real monster in the sky!<\/p>\n Yes and of course the F-14 Tomcat of \u201cTop Gun\u201d fame.<\/p>\n The Admiral checking out the SR-71 Blackhawk<\/p>\n After touring the Boeing Aviation Hanger we went over to the James S McDonnell Space Hanger which was not open when we were here last time. One of the new additions was the Space Shuttle Discovery which was installed last summer.<\/p>\n As we walked into the hanger I saw a familiar shape mostly hidden by the red missile which I later discovered was a Patriot Missile. The half hidden round I immediately recognized as an SM-3<\/a>. Even a hanger away I saw her standing proud. I had no idea she was here what a surprise<\/p>\n After spending the last evening with Anant & Alka and then finding an SM-3 in the Smithsonian well it quite the Missile Monkey day! Remember what they say, \u201cIts All About the Missile. \u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The best job I ever had was working with a group referred to as \u201cMissile Monkeys!\u201d That was not our real name of course but it was the name given to us by Captain Al Grecco on a day when … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n