Fwd: AIR FORCE ACADEMY FLEET GROUNDED "The U.S. Air Force Academy, at Colorado Springs, Colo., has grounded 45 of its aircraft due to safety concerns after inspectors discovered "maintenance irregularities," the Air Force said on Tuesday. The fleet is maintained by a contractor, Doss Aviation,...

8th-grader wins trip to military jet flight camp (EXCERPT) 8 students named 'Future Inventors' Sarah Anchors The Arizona Republic Jan. 16, 2004 12:00 AM I learned the basics of flying an FA-18 Hornet military jet, and land and water survival techniques. That's what eighth-grader Hugo Michel...

Some airmen facing longer deployments (EXCERPT) , By Lisa Burgess, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Friday, January 16, 2004 ARLINGTON, Va. — By March, the Pacific Air Forces fighter wings that fought in Iraq will be ready to go back to the normal, 90-day Air Expeditionary Force rotation...

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Dogfighting US jets make villagers run for cover, By Nick Britten (EXCERPT) (Filed: 15/01/2004) Days after bombing Yorkshire, the American air force has staged a low-level dogfight over a Leicestershire village, scattering residents who thought "war had broken out". Some inhabitants of Great...

Safety Concerns Ground 45 Air Force Academy Planes (EXCERPT) Tue January 13, 2004 02:30 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force said on Tuesday it has grounded 45 aircraft -- including UV-18 DeHavilland aircraft used to support parachute training -- at the U.S. Air Force Academy...

Air force drills show security weaknesses (EXCERPT) Associated Press POSTED AT 10:24 AM EST Thursday, Jan. 15, 2004 Washington — U.S. and Canadian military aircraft have scrambled nearly 1,700 times to intercept or divert suspicious aircraft since Sept. 11, 2001, but routine drills illustrate...

In the book "The Wrong Stuff", the test-pilot and author recounts flight testing during the 50's. In one case they were instructed to test how much stress the tail could take. To get enough stress they had to do a rather steep dive and level off at some very low altitude (to get enough air...

Air Force Print News for Jan. 12, 2004 It's a 'brr-r-rrtiful' new year (Stand-alone photos) http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123006355 Medical team helps accident victims http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123006358

On 2004/01/13 23:10, in article , "Free Palestine Information Agency" wrote: Listen up and listen up good. The Shia patience is definitely limited; trust me. I know the Iraqi Shia. No way will they tolerate an indefinite...

D.C. Air Guard Unit Flies New 737s (EXCERPT) By Master Sgt. Bob Haskell, USA Special to American Forces Press Service ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md., Jan. 14, 2004 * It would be hard to pick out pilots David Morales or John Moring III in a crowd most days when they are flying for the District of...

Air Force Print News for Jan. 13, 2004 Water world (Stand-alone photos) http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123006372 AF committing 2,000 airmen to war http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123006371

Airman arraigned in spying case (EXCERPT) , By Guy Taylor THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Syrian-born Arabic translator accused of trying to spy on the Guantanamo Bay prison was arraigned before a military judge in California yesterday. Air Force Senior Airman Ahmad I. al-Halabi is accused of attempting...

LaPorte honors helicopter unit for four-year safety record (EXCERPT) , By Seth Robson, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Wednesday, January 14, 2004 RODRIGUEZ RANGE, South Korea — They do one of the Army’s most dangerous jobs, but in four years, Company A soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 2nd...

"= Vox Populi ©" wrote: Sure numbnuts, try it in actual flight and see: "Sudden decompression" and "explosive decompression" are two totally different things. George Patterson Great discoveries are not announced with "Eureka!". What's usually said is "Hummmmm... That's interesting...."

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A proposal has been posted to us.config to create a new newsgroup in the us.* hierarchy, us.military.killed-in-action-dow. Purpose of the group is to provide a forum for the discussion of persons killed in action or who died of their wounds while serving with the US military and to give moral...

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