After my trips to Berlin and London this spring, I quickly returned 4 weeks later to attend the Royal International Air Tattoo (www.airtattoo.com) and Farnborough Airshow (www.farnborough.com) in the UK. In my international affairs job, I had the opportunity to attend senior USAF leadership meetings with the leaders of 17 other Air Forces around the world. Oh, and by the way, I got to watch a lot of flying demos, drink champagne, and sweat in the 104 degree heat in my suit. (One of their hottest summers on record I'm told). The pictures are of the RAF Red Arrow show at RIAT, the cockpit of the Airbus 380, and a booth (chalet) at the Farnborough air show where corporations rent out spaces to hold meetings and working lunches.
