Fighter Jets...

Every once in a while, we hear fighter jets flying over head. The first time I came to Maale Adumim - over ten years ago, I heard the jets soaring over the city and thought - wow, not just the beauty of the desert, not just the beauty of the city, but this too? I love the sound of the F15s flying low.

It was only after I moved here that I realized this wasn't a daily occurrence. The Israeli Air Force is charged with protecting our skies. To do this, they have to fly the length and width of this land (which actually doesn't take to long).

So they don't fly regularly over our skies...or maybe they do. I remember friends who had just moved hear hearing them fly low over head. They called me thinking that perhaps war had broken out...

No, no war - just our sons flying our skies and protecting our land!

I once tried with my silly phone to capture it. I got the sound, but couldn't get the image and then I thought...duh...YouTube. This morning, the jets have been flying and, child that I am inside, I keep going to my balcony and watching them.

There is such joy in seeing them, hearing them. They fly for the purest of causes - defending our land. It's a beautiful day in August in Israel. I hope as they fly, the pilots are smiling and enjoying the most amazing view (as I am).

May God bless the Israel Air Force - fly safe! - 2 videos - one the sound I am hearing this morning and the second - an amazing, nearly impossible feat...an Israeli pilot - landing with just one wing. The manufacturers of the F15 didn't believe the Israelis when it was reported. They insisted on seeing the plane for themselves. The proof is in the video. Enjoy.