Amazon's Lowest Price For Apple's M5 MacBook Air -- April 5, 2026

Locator: 50440APPLE.

Link here. 

Tempting. Unfortunately my "old" MacBook Air works just fine.

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The Soy Sauce Page

I did not know this.

This is simply brilliant.

Link here. 

I can't wait to share this secret with my extended family.  

American Airlines -- Amazon's Project Kuiper -- SpaceX's Starlink -- April 5, 2026.

Locator: 50439SPACEX.

Tag: American Airlines Amazon Project Kuiper SpaceX Starlink 

For the record / archives.

Link here. 

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The Book Page

From Everyman's Library, the two journals:

• A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland, Samuel Johnson; and,
• The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, James Boswell.

See notes here. 

One of my few "top shelf" books. 

Editor Allan Massie. 

Boswell's work first published in Everyman's Library in 1909;
Johnson's work first published in Everyman's Library in 2002.
This book with both works appears to have been published in 2002.

Arizona State University's Partnership With TSMC Deepens -- April 5, 2026

Locator: 50438TSMC.

Too many story lines here -- just broke over the weekend.

Link here. 

A reader sent this link / story to me. Thank you very much. I will come back to this. Many dots to connect. 

Once this war is over and its after-effects are ameliorated, the market is going to take off, and the Mag 7 are going to lead the pack. It may be six months from now; it may be a year from now. 

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Disclaimer
Briefly

Briefly: 

I am inappropriately exuberant about the Bakken and I am often well out front of my headlights. I am often appropriately accused of hyperbole when it comes to the Bakken.

I am inappropriately exuberant about the US economy and the US market.

I am also inappropriately exuberant about all things Apple. 

See disclaimer. This is not an investment site. 

Disclaimer: this is not an investment site. Do not make any investment, financial, job, career, travel, or relationship decisions based on what you read here or think you may have read here. All my posts are done quickly: there will be content and typographical errors. If something appears wrong, it probably is. Feel free to fact check everything.

If anything on any of my posts is important to you, go to the source. If/when I find typographical / content errors, I will correct them. 

Reminder: I am inappropriately exuberant about the Bakken, US economy, and the US market.

I am also inappropriately exuberant about all things Apple. 

And now, Nvidia, also. I am also inappropriately exuberant about all things Nvidia. Nvidia is a metonym for AI and/or the sixth industrial revolution.

I've now added Broadcom to the disclaimer. I am also inappropriately exuberant about all things Broadcom.

Longer version here.   

WTI Continues To Surge -- Pre-Market -- Sunday Night -- First Look -- Trump Locked And Loaded -- April 5, 2026

Locator: 50437WTI.
Locator: 50437EPICFURY.

5:16 p.m. CT, Sunday night, April 5, 2026 -- Trump deadline ends tomorrow. 

These deadlines are nice because "we" at least have end-dates: regardless of what happens tomorrow, we will at least get a presidential update. Under former presidents, it was a never-ending kicking the can down the road, with or without a speech.

Apple Manufacturing Program -- An Update -- New Partners: Bosch, Cirrus Logic, TDK, Qnity -- April 5, 2026

Locator: 50436APPLE.
Locator: 48988APPLE.

Apple is tracked here.  Apple Manufacturing Program Updated.

Apple's Manufacturing Academy Spring Forum, April 30 - May 1, 2026, Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. This is huge. 

At the time the Apple Manufacturing Program was announced last August, 2025, it was a huge, huge event. and never really got the coverage it deserved by the mainstream media. See the original post in its entirety below the flow.  

On March 26, 2026, six months later, Apple provided an update. Link here. Again in its entirety:

Apple today announced new members of its American Manufacturing Program (AMP), expanding the company’s long-standing commitment to bring even more advanced manufacturing and critical component production to the United States. 

Apple is working with Bosch, Cirrus Logic, TDK, and Qnity Electronics to manufacture essential materials and components in the U.S. for Apple products sold around the world, creating jobs and strengthening America’s manufacturing capabilities. Apple is planning to spend $400 million for these new programs through 2030. 

“At Apple, we believe in the power of American innovation and manufacturing, and we’re proud to partner with even more companies to produce critical components and cutting-edge materials for our products right here in the U.S.,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. 

“Today, we’re joining with world-class partners like Bosch, Cirrus Logic, TDK, and Qnity Electronics to further expand Apple’s U.S. supply chain through our American Manufacturing Program. This is another powerful example of what is possible when we invest in American ingenuity, and we’re excited to build the future together.” 

Today’s expansion accelerates the momentum of AMP, a key part of Apple’s $600 billion, four-year commitment to U.S. manufacturing and innovation. The program’s initial partners, including Amkor, Applied Materials, Broadcom, Coherent, Corning, GlobalFoundries, GlobalWafers America, MP Materials, Samsung, and Texas Instruments, are already achieving major milestones to expand advanced manufacturing in America and strengthen Apple’s domestic supply chain. 

Longtime Apple supplier TDK will manufacture sensors for Apple in the U.S. for the very first time. The two companies have collaborated for over 30 years on various technologies, including advanced tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) sensors that support key iPhone features like camera stabilization. TDK’s U.S. facility will supply TMR sensors in devices shipped all over the world, and will increase the volume of chips that Apple will source from U.S. silicon supply chains. 

Apple, Bosch, and TSMC will work together to produce integrated circuits (ICs) for Bosch’s new sensing hardware at TSMC Washington in Camas, Washington. These ICs are essential for features like Crash Detection, Activity tracking, and elevation in Apple products. 

Apple is also working with Cirrus Logic and GlobalFoundries to establish new semiconductor process technologies at GlobalFoundries’ facility in Malta, New York. 

GlobalFoundries’ newest silicon process will be available in the U.S. for the first time to enable key technologies for Apple products. This collaboration enables Cirrus Logic to develop mixed-signal solutions for a number of Apple applications, including advanced ICs to power Face ID systems. 

Qnity Electronics and HD MicroSystems will provide cutting-edge materials and technologies essential for semiconductor manufacturing and advanced electronics. This collaboration will pioneer innovations for high-performance computing and AI, bolstering the domestic production of critical components and strengthening America’s leadership in advanced technology. 

Apple’s commitment to supporting American jobs and manufacturing includes the Apple Manufacturing Academy, launched last fall in Detroit to provide small- and medium-sized manufacturers hands-on training in AI, automation, and smart manufacturing. The academy has already supported nearly 150 businesses through dozens of free in-person training sessions and virtual programming. 

The academy will host its first Spring Forum from April 30 to May 1 at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, bringing together students, educators, industry leaders, and businesses of all sizes for immersive conversations around how AI is transforming the industry. 

To learn more about the Apple Manufacturing Academy or to register to attend the upcoming Spring Forum, visit Michigan State University / Apple Manufacturing Company.

AI prompt: I thought Cirrus Logic was already an Apple partner. Is this something new? What gives?

Gemini response:

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Original Post

Locator: 48988APPLE.

In all the clutter of news the past two weeks, it's easy to forget this, the American Manufacturing Program, or better framed, Apple's American Manufacturing Program:

• link here; and,
• link here to AP.

From August 6, 2025, Trump announces Apple investing another $100 billion in US manufacturing.

Apple CEO Tim Cook joined President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday to announce a commitment by the tech company to increase its investment in U.S. manufacturing by an additional $100 billion over the next four years.

“This is a significant step toward the ultimate goal of ensuring that iPhones sold in the United States of America also are made in America,” Trump said at the press conference. “Today’s announcement is one of the largest commitments in what has become among the greatest investment booms in our nation’s history.”

As part of the Apple announcement, the investments will be about bringing more of its supply chain and advanced manufacturing to the United States as part of an initiative called the American Manufacturing Program, but it is not a full commitment to build its popular iPhone device domestically.

This is a big deal.

Look with whom Apple has partnered. This is truly unprecedented. Think of the "force-multiplication" that is going on. 

Apple with a dozen primary partners -- entry fee: $250 billion market cap. 

Each of the dozen primary partners, another dozen secondary partners for each of the primary -- entry fee: $500 million market cap. 

12 x 12 = 144.

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Apple's American Manufacturing Program

Apple's American Manufacturing Program (AMP) includes initial partners such as Corning for cover glass, Coherent for VCSEL lasers, MP Materials for rare earth magnets, and semiconductor companies Texas Instruments, Samsung, GlobalFoundries, Amkor, and GlobalWafers America, with plans to manufacture an end-to-end silicon supply chain in the U.S. by bringing new technology to the U.S. first.

Here are some of the specific partners and their roles in Apple's American Manufacturing Program:

For Physical Components

Corning:

A partner in manufacturing cover glass for all iPhone and Apple Watch devices in Kentucky, and will also establish a new Apple-Corning Innovation Center in the state.

Coherent:

• A long-standing partner that produces VCSEL lasers for features like Face ID and other components, with operations in Sherman, Texas.

MP Materials (this draws Apple to the table shared with DOD and Palantir):

• Apple has committed to buying American-made rare earth magnets from MP Materials, and the two companies will expand the Independence facility in Fort Worth, Texas, and establish a rare earth recycling line in Mountain Pass, California.

For Silicon Manufacturing

Texas Instruments:

• Expanding its partnership to support additional tool installations at its Utah facility and a new facility in Sherman, Texas.

Samsung:

• Collaborating to launch an innovative new chip-making technology in Austin, Texas, to optimize chip performance for Apple products.

GlobalFoundries:

• Partnering to bring new semiconductor manufacturing capabilities and technology to its facility in Malta, New York.

Amkor:

• Apple is the first and largest customer for Amkor's new advanced chip packaging and test facility in Arizona.

GlobalWafers America:

• Plans to manufacture advanced bare wafers in the U.S. for the first time, using silicon from Corning. See link here. See also the Apple-Corning (GLW) relationship.
  

These partnerships aim to bring a complete silicon supply chain to America, from design to packaging.

It goes without saying, a primary partner is also: TSMC. 

Also:

• Broadcom.

These are the initial partners.

Additional partners that will be needed (not solely manufacturing):

• 5G
• satellite
• AI

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Disclaimer
Briefly

Briefly: 

I am inappropriately exuberant about the Bakken and I am often well out front of my headlights. I am often appropriately accused of hyperbole when it comes to the Bakken.

I am inappropriately exuberant about the US economy and the US market.

I am also inappropriately exuberant about all things Apple. 

See disclaimer. This is not an investment site. 

Disclaimer: this is not an investment site. Do not make any investment, financial, job, career, travel, or relationship decisions based on what you read here or think you may have read here. All my posts are done quickly: there will be content and typographical errors. If something appears wrong, it probably is. Feel free to fact check everything.

If anything on any of my posts is important to you, go to the source. If/when I find typographical / content errors, I will correct them. 

Reminder: I am inappropriately exuberant about the Bakken, US economy, and the US market.

I am also inappropriately exuberant about all things Apple. 

And now, Nvidia, also. I am also inappropriately exuberant about all things Nvidia. Nvidia is a metonym for AI and/or the sixth industrial revolution.

I've now added Broadcom to the disclaimer. I am also inappropriately exuberant about all things Broadcom.

Longer version here.   

It's A Rout -- Women's Basketball -- NCAA -- National Championship -- It's Over -- 79 - 51 -- UCLA Over South Carolina -- April 5, 2026

Locator: 50435SPORTS.

First time since 1978 -- UCLA back on top!!!! 

They lost only one game this season to Texas. Avenged that loss by beating Texas in March Madness! 

This didn't age well. From The New York Times, link here.

Whatever baskets are made now, whatever the final score is, it doesn't matter. We'll soon see the benchwarmers playing the final few minutes.

Will the South Carolina coach have more "class" than UConn's coach after losing? 

On Saving And Wealth -- Generation Z Saving And The Upper Middle Class Continues To Expand -- April 5, 2026

Locator: 50434WEALTH.

Gen Z:

• link here; and,
• link here. 

 

The upper middle class is growing; the number of lower middle class is falling. Link here.

America’s middle class is becoming wealthier as more families scale the economic ladder into higher-earning groups. New research shows that the ranks of the affluent have grown markedly over the last 50 years or so, while the lower rungs of the middle class have shrunk.

In 2024, about 31% of Americans were part of the upper middle class, up from about 10% in 1979, according to a report released this year by the right-leaning American Enterprise Institute.

There is no single, standard definition of middle class, or upper middle class, and what counts as a hefty income in one city can feel paltry in another. The AEI report, by Stephen Rose and Scott Winship, classified a family of three earning $133,000 to $400,000 in 2024 dollars as upper middle class. 

Households earning more were categorized as rich. The analysis looked just at incomes, not assets such as stocks or real estate. 

The authors found that more families now fall into the two highest-earning groups—upper middle class and rich—and fewer fall into the three lower-earning categories.

In 2024, about 19% of American families were considered “poor or near poor,” according to the AEI report, down from about 30% in 1979. The report defined that group as a family of three earning about $40,000 or less in 2024 dollars.

 AI prompt: 

The WSJ has a very interesting story today -- more Americans are breaking into the upper middle class (https://www.wsj.com/economy/more-americans-are-breaking-into-the-upper-middle-class-bf8b7cb2?mod=WTRN_pos1). There was some analysis but not much -- the usual: the importance of college. College leads to higher-paying jobs and maybe that accounts for 90% of how the middle class is growing. 

I wonder, though, if the fact that unions have had a huge effect, and to some extent very counterintuitive. The unions have always improved wages, but long strikes are incredibly damaging to one's finacial situation. It seems to me that labor strikes are less common and much, much shorter. 

Divorce and being out of work for any reason will have major effect on financial situation. One wonders whether union workers right now are in the sweet spot: unions helping with income and benefits (particulalry health benefits) but more importantly, minimizing strike action. Thoughts? What do you think is major reason(s) for growing middle class? 

Results:

• Gemini failed.
• ChatGPT was incredible. 

The reply was very, very long, but this is what I took away: 

• top reasons for income growth:
• dual incomes
• smaller families (less college to pay for)
• just as parents are at or entering their high income ages
• higher paying jobs
• steady income (must less disruption in steady work / steady income
• unions have had positive effect on pay scale across the board -- not just unions
• meanwhile, wage increase due to unions is not a major contributor to inflation
• top ways to hurt/destroy a family's wealth:
• divorce
• job instability
• poor-paying jobs 

An Oil Well Of Interest -- April 5, 2026

Locator: 50433SEVERANCE.

The well:

• 18325, 1,467, Hunt Oil, Severance 12-9-4H, Parshall, t5/10; cum 570K 2/2; small halo effect; jump in production, 1/19; and jump in production, 2/21; 

Note cumulative production as of 2/26; 

Hunt Oil Oakland Wells in Parshall Will Be Soon Coming Off Confidential List --

Locator: 50432B.

The Hunt Oil Oakland wells in Parshall oil field will be coming off confidential list. 

Two things to watch for:

1. These wells are on the imaginary line separating the "great Parshall" to the west from the "not-so-good" Parshall to the east. See below:

2. Halo effect:

Not shown, farther south:

• 42194, Hunt Oil, Oakland 154-89-32-21H-1,  

For halo effect, watch these wells:

• 18076, 680, Hunt Oil, Sauber 1-17H, Parshall, t8/09; cum 365K 2/26; small halo effect, previously;
• 17301, 482, Hunt Oil, Oakland 1-20H, Parshall, t9/09; cum 288K 2/26; small halo effect;
• 17826, 1,690, Hunt Oil, Woessner 1-29H, Parshall, t8/09; cum 351K 2/26; small halo effect;
• 17836, 886, Hunt Oil, Horst 1-32H, Parshall, t6/09; cum 198K 2/26; small halo effect; 
• 18325, 1,467, Hunt Oil, Severance 12-9-4H, Parshall, t5/10; cum 570K 2/26; small halo effect; jump in production, 1/19; and jump in production, 2/21;

Initial Production For Wells Coming Off Confidential List This Next Week -- April 5, 2026

Locator: 50431WELLS.

The wells: 

• 41082, conf, XTO, GBU Athena 31X-3G, Grinnell, npd, 
• 40867, conf, Hess, RS-Piepkorn-155-92-1208H-2, Stanley, 

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
2-2026	18959	0
1-2026	18482	13805
12-2025	20564	13818
11-2025	17292	12260
10-2025	14350	8647

• 41495, conf, Phoenix Operating, Goodnight 22-15 5H, Big Stone, 

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
2-2026	13334	0
1-2026	19513	40299
12-2025	21146	42262
11-2025	1602	2463

• 41944, conf, Phoenix Operating, Goodnight 22-15 4H, Big Stone, 

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
2-2026	18192	21060
1-2026	24435	17911
12-2025	18253	12438
11-2025	18415	11134
10-2025	8364	0

• 41943, conf, Phoenix Operating, Goodnight 22-15 2H, Big Stone, 

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
2-2026	21094	24956
1-2026	25589	19324
12-2025	20798	14760
11-2025	24824	15878
10-2025	10616	0

• 41942, conf, Phoenix Operating, Goodnight 22-15 1H-LL, Big Stone, 
• 41871, conf,  Phoenix Operating, Goodnight 22-15 3H, Big Stone, 

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
2-2026	17884	23894
1-2026	24059	18062
12-2025	19159	13343
11-2025	25157	14586
10-2025	10006	0

• 41801, conf, XTO, GBU Athena 31X-3C, GBU Athena 31X-3C, Grinnell, npd, 
• 41800, conf, XTO, GBU Athena 31X-3F, GBU Athena 31X-3F, Grinnell, npd, 
• 40634, conf, Hunt Oil, Oakland 154-89-30-19H-1, Parshall, 

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
2-2026	15083	4890
1-2026	20173	6263
12-2025	22623	8517
11-2025	21181	5569
10-2025	10988	3216

• 42179, conf, BR, Abersom 1-12 UTFH, ULW, Elidah, npd, 
• 41799, conf, XTO, GBU Athena 31X-3A, Grinnell, npd, 
• 41387, conf, Hess, BW-Barbara Ann-149-100-1705H-3, Ellsworth, 

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
2-2026	16546	0
1-2026	15692	27793
12-2025	25173	43269
11-2025	37077	53467
10-2025	28470	23731

• 42177, conf, BR, Omlid 3-8-7 TFH, Elidah, npd, 
• 41927, conf, Formentera Operations, Wildcat Hollow-16-33-PGN S512HF, Frazier, npd, 
• 41159, conf, Hess, BW-Sharen Lynor-149-100-2032H-3, Ellsworth, npd, 
• 41504, conf, Hess, RS-Piepkorn-155-92-1208H-1, Stanley, 

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
2-2026	17153	0
1-2026	17818	13642
12-2025	19698	13509
11-2025	19766	13914
10-2025	19003	12441

• 42181, conf, BR, Abercrombie 2-12UTFH, Elidah, npd, 
• 40821, conf, Hunt Oil, Oakland 154-89-29-32H 1, Parshall, 

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
2-2026	14208	4094
1-2026	19231	5164
12-2025	15955	4562
11-2025	27428	8215
10-2025	14957	2927

• 40820, conf, Hunt Oil, Oakland 154-89-19-18H 3, Parshall, 

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
2-2026	7871	2407
1-2026	24729	8470
12-2025	22291	5237
11-2025	27657	7813
10-2025	22401	6950

• 40635, conf, Hunt Oil, Oakland 154-89-32-5H-1, Parshall, 

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
2-2026	20219	4259
1-2026	22758	4762
12-2025	31787	8262
11-2025	29700	7540
10-2025	22010	4906

• 41870, conf, Formentera Operations, Wildcat Hollow-16-33-PGN S516HF, Frazier, npd, 
• 41869, conf, Formentera Operations, Wildcat Hollow-16-33-PGN S614HF, Frazier, npd, 
• 42311, conf, Phoenix Operating, Terry Nelson 34-27-22 4HR, Skabo, 

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
2-2026	11890	2006
1-2026	7668	0
12-2025	3408	0

• 42176, conf, BR, Omlid 2-8-7 MBH, Elidah, npd, 
• 42071, conf, Phoenix Operating, Terry Nelson 34-27-22 5H-LL, Skabo, 

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
2-2026	12108	1871
1-2026	15185	0
12-2025	6569	0

• 42069, conf, Phoenix Operating, Terry Nelson 34-27-22 3H, Skabo, 

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
2-2026	12002	2192
1-2026	8563	0
12-2025	3961	0

• 42068, conf, Phoenix Operating, Terry Nelson 34-27-22 2H, Skabo, 

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
2-2026	13891	2381
1-2026	15176	0
12-2025	3940	0

• 42067, conf, Phoenix Operating, Terry Nelson 34-27-22 1H, Skabo, 

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
2-2026	10107	1681
1-2026	5511	0
12-2025	1129	0

• 41931, conf, Formentera Operations, Wildcat Hollow 16-33-PGN S618HF, Frazier, npd, 
• 41985, conf, Formentera Operations, Wildcat Hollow 16-16-PGN N115DW, Frazier, npd, 
• 42371, conf, Kraken, Charity 3-10-15 5H, Boxcar Butte, 

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
2-2026	29215	26003
1-2026	26744	18261

• 41926, conf, Oasis, Anderson 5402 12-18 3BJ, Painted Woods, 

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
2-2026	21304	17185
1-2026	25470	19953
12-2025	26673	20469
11-2025	19575	15206
10-2025	19112	14373

• 41925, conf, Oasis, Anderson 5402 12-18 2BJ, Painted Woods,

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
2-2026	19677	14349
1-2026	24525	16818
12-2025	25635	16994
11-2025	24666	15797
10-2025	21494	13007

• 42175, conf,  BR, Omid 1-8-7-TFH, Elidah, npd, 
• 41502, conf, Hess, RS-Sorenson-155-92-0105H-2, Stanley, 

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
2-2026	18395	0
1-2026	19725	14424
12-2025	18399	11996
11-2025	15498	10687
10-2025	24697	16546

Wells Coming Off Confidential List This Next Week -- April 5, 2026

Locator: 50430WELLS.

Wednesday, April 15, 2026: 43 for the month, 43 for the quarter, 200 for the year,
41802, conf, XTO, GBU Athena 31X-3G, 
40867, conf, Hess, RS-Piepkorn-155-92-1208H-2, 

Tuesday, April 14, 2026: 41 for the month, 41 for the quarter, 198 for the year, 
41495, conf, Phoenix Operating, Goodnight 22-15 5H,
44944, conf, Phoenix Operating, Goodnight 22-15 4H,
41943, conf, Phoenix Operating, Goodnight 22-15 2H,
41942, conf, Phoenix Operating, Goodnight 22-15 1H-LL,
41871, conf,  Phoenix Operating, Goodnight 22-15 3H, 
41801, conf, XTO, GBU Athena 31X-3C,
41800, conf, XTO, GBU Athena 31X-3F,
40634, conf, Hunt Oil, Oakland 154-89-30-19H-1, 

Monday, April 13, 2026: 33 for the month, 33 for the quarter, 190 for the year,
42179, conf, BR, Abersom 1-12 UTFH, ULW, 
41799, conf, XTO, GBU Athena 31X-3A, 
41387, conf, Hess, BW-Barbara Ann-149-100-1705H-3, 

Sunday, April 12, 2026: 30 for the month, 30 for the quarter, 187 for the year,
42177, conf, BR, Omlid 3-8-7 TFH, 
41927, conf, Formentera Operations, Wildcat Hollow-16-33-PGN S512HF, 
41159, conf, Hess, BW-Sharen Lynor-149-100-2032H-3, 

Saturday, April 11, 2026: 27 for the month, 27 for the quarter, 184 for the year,
41504, conf, Hess, RS-Piepkorn-155-92-1208H-1, 

Friday, April 10, 2026: 26 for the month, 26 for the quarter, 183 for the year,
42181, conf, BR, Abercrombie 2-12UTFH,
40821, conf, Hunt Oil, Oakland 154-89-29-32H 1
40820, conf, Hunt Oil, Oakland 154-89-19-18H 3,
40635, conf, Hunt Oil, Oakland 154-89-32-5H-1, 

Thursday, April 9, 2026: 22 for the month, 22 for the quarter, 179 for the year,
41870, conf, Formentera Operations, Wildcat Hollow-16-33-PGN S516HF, 
41869, conf, Formentera Operations, Wildcat Hollow-16-33-PGN S614HF, 

Wednesday, April 8, 2026: 20 for the month, 20 for the quarter, 177 for the year,
42311, conf, Phoenix Operating, Terry Nelson 34-27-22 4HR, 
42176, conf, BR, Omlid 2-8-7 MBH,
42071, conf, Phoenix Operating, Terry Nelson 34-27-22 5H-LL, 
42069, conf, Phoenix Operating, Terry Nelson 34-27-22 3H, 
42068, conf, Phoenix Operating, Terry Nelson 34-27-22 2H, 
42067, conf, Phoenix Operating, Terry Nelson 34-27-22 1H, 
41931, conf, Formentera Operations, Wildcat Hollow 16-33-PGN S618HF,

Tuesday, April 7, 2026: 13 for the month, 13 for the quarter, 170 for the year,
41985, conf, Formentera Operations, Wildcat Hollow 16-16-PGN N115DW, 

Monday, April 6, 2026: 12 for the month, 12 for the quarter, 169 for the year,
42371, conf, Kraken, Charity 3-10-15 5H, 
41926, conf, Oasis, Anderson 5402 12-18 3BJ,
41925, conf, Oasis, Anderson 5402 12-18 2BJ,

Sunday, April 5, 2026: 9 for the month, 9 for the quarter, 166 for the year,
42175, conf,  BR, Omid 1-8-7-TFH, 
41502, conf, Hess, RS-Sorenson-155-92-0105H-2, 

Saturday, April 4, 2026: 7 for the month, 7 for the quarter, 164 for the year,
None.

 

Airman Rescued — Holding Out For A Hero -- April 5, 2026

Locator: 50429RESCUE.

Epic days in Operation EPIC FURY. Link here. 

Link here.

Most impressive: what the US military has done by upgrading old workhorses: the B-52s, KC-135s, and the B-52s. 

Speaking of the B-52:

 

Link here.