Hello, The weekend comes, but I think it might be interesting: I've thought about several factors which could determine the capability of a Strike Fighter Squadron to perform high tempo operations, or a large number of sorties for a short time. Maybe you know something that I do not know, or have...

Getting Authorization For A Medal You Feel You Deserve The following website provides information on how to apply to The Awards Branch of your former Military Service Branch for a medal you were never authorized but feel you deserve. All applications for authorization of a medal must be made...

01 Mar 2005 - Today’s Military, Veteran, War and National Security News You can also receive this resource listing that is published daily via email by The American War Library. To subscribe go to The Library’s phone number dot com (13105320634.com). Select the ‘Daily Military News’ hyperlink...

Desktop Wallpaper - "An F/A-18A Super Hornet, makes its final approach".Tuesday, March 1, 2005 Wallpaper of the month - February 2005 Desktop Wallpaper - "An F/A-18A Hornet, makes its final approach". An F/A-18E Super Hornet makes its final approach before landing on the flight deck of USS...

I was cleaning out some stuff and found my sword. Is it still part of the dress uniform?

I know this is off topic but can't find any info on what happened to the CO of the San Francisco that ran aground off Guam. I expect he is looking for a job.

Hey, wheres the special coke machine at?G HI GUYS! Its me Falcon. Looks like the quarterdeck at Delphi sunk. So Chief Jim pointed me to this place. I'm been good. Still flying combat simulations. What I say, I'm a addict to them.EBG Lately I'm flying the daughter of "Falcon's Kitty" in a sim....

Anyone know how common ground resonance incidents are in helicopters in general and SH-2s in particular? www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=10112184 see also http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/news/articles/2004/12/1206.html Pilots censured on helicopter bungle

Sorry about that gang, meant for another place! Dave wrote: Our tax dollars well spent? Picture plucked from a newsgroup. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Recently I was surprised to see a picture of VF-211 F-14A sporting the "AB" (CVW-1) tailcode, a Super Hornet assigned to VFA-106, and a picture of a VFA-22 Super Hornet with the "NK" (CVW-14) tailcode. I haven't been following naval aviation in detail in the last year or so, and find that I've...

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I heard on the radio that the BRAC 2005 list was going to be released sometime this week. Anyone got a link? Rumor has it that Los Angeles Air Force Base (Station?) is on the list. It is mainly a contract administration office, no aircraft located there. Haven't heard anything about Naval bases...

http://www.fencecheck.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1009.0;id=9987 A very nice photo, indeed, but could anyone point out what are the pods attached to the outboard wing stations? I would guess these are so-called "personal pods" used for ferry flights, but as far as I remember they...

Four retired Navy and Marine vets are walking down the street window-shopping. Then they turn a corner and see a sign that says "Veterans Bar" over the doorway of an entry into an establishment that doesn't look all that well kept up. They look at each other then go in.

Four retired Navy and Marine vets are walking down the street window-shopping. Then they turn a corner and see a sign that says "Veterans Bar" over the doorway of an entry into an establishment that doesn't look all that well kept up. They look at each other then go in. On the inside, they...

Pending Military Draft Legislation Targeted for Spring 2005 http://www.itszone.co.uk/zone0/viewtopic.php?t=29819 -------------------------------------------------------------------

Hi all, A report from a recent short visit to NAS Oceana. It seems that there have been a lot of changes with codes from the Tomcats. All serials marked with a * have been looked up in recent reports and/or the Scramble database. Any help on the gaps will be gratefully received. Although the...

Sorry, not airplanes, except where they are shot down. Can't vouch for its accuracy. I know some of you older guys (Pechs?) were probably there as eyewitnesses... ***************************************** From November 1943, until her demise in June 1945, the American destroyer 'William Porter'...

Does anyone know anything about the C-130 that made arrested landings and launches from a Navy aircraft carrier back in the 1960s? WDA end

"Steve R." wrote: Yup, got that one. It's been around for a while. The darn tail just couldn't hang in there for 30 more seconds! I'm assuming that the pilot got the throttle rolled off? Do turbines take as long to spool down as they do to spool up? Fly...