Looks like the need for more than single seat fighters is becoming an issue again. From the April Seapower: http://www.navyleague.org/sea_power/apr_04_16.php "Boeing's Ted Herman, business development manager for the F-18 program, told Sea Power the Super Hornet tanker helps "extend the legs" of...

http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20060112-113400-5198r.htm Fighters deploy Coinciding with increased tensions with Iran over the resumption of illicit uranium enrichment, the U.S. Air Force has dispatched additional warplanes to the region in a not-so-subtle sign, military sources say. An...

I am attempting to have a C-121 Constellation model made for my father for Christmas. He was an ECM operator "backender" in the mid-60's in VQ-2. He has sent me several pictures of the Connie in the past, but only one in the VQ-2 paint scheme as he flew them. His description and the black &...

Blue Angels' practice draws eyes to skies http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050923/LOCAL/209230320/1078/news {EXCERPT} Gainesville Sun, FL - 9 hours ago Other performers include two World War II-era bombers, a B-25 sponsored by the Disabled American Veterans, and the Memphis...

JINSA ZIONIST OPERATIVE JOHN BOLTON JUST NAMED AS US AMBASSADOR TO UN http://www.itszone.co.uk/zone0/viewtopic.php?t=30785

For those who might be interested the current edition, volume 15, of International Air Power Review has an indepth analysis of the type.

http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=17006 The only sad thing in this story is the fact that another squadron with a great history is gonna be shelved. But it reminds me about VA-55 Warhorses, disestablished while its crews fought in Desert Storm under the flags of other...

"Leadfoot" wrote in message news:FjRUa.18170$u51.10387@fed1read05... Type of ship, size of crew? Interested in Subs and Aircraft Carriers as well as FFG's and DD's Size and location of locker? What type and how many weapons? The more detail the better

From the AP (via SDiego UT paper): start Aircraft carrier captain relieved of command after crash in Gulf By John J. Lumpkin ASSOCIATED PRESS 2:47 p.m. August 26, 2004 WASHINGTON –– The Navy is relieving the captain of the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy in connection with a collision...

DEDICATED TO ALL WHO FLEW BEHIND ROUND ENGINES We gotta get rid of those turbines, they're ruining aviation and our hearing... A turbine is too simple minded, it has no mystery. The air travels through it in a straight line and doesn't pick up any of the pungent fragrance of engine oil or pilot...

NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 679-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jul 05, 2005 Media Contact: (703)697-5131 Public/Industry Contact: (703)428-0711 Department of the Navy Announces the Death of Retired Vice Adm. James B. Stockdale

Hello, Back in 1957 USN's Naval Type Specification 146 was issued to find a replacement aircraft for the P2V Neptune and P5M Marlin. As you might know Lockheed's Model 185 (later called P3V-1 Orion and again later P-3A Orion) was the USN's choice. Nothing much is known about the other aircraft...

Released material located: http://www.nsa.gov/docs/efoia/released/liberty.html NSA states the only transmissions recorded were from 1429 to 1528. MW ------------------------------------- "As soon as movement begins, so does the fog of war" - Edward N. Luttwak

On Aug 28, 3:40*pm, John A. wrote: RUSSIANS!! Look: NATO must prepare for nuclear first strike, report urges ???wsws.org/articles/2008/jan2008/nato-j24.shtml / / top military commanders from the US and its NATO allies declares that \ \

Hello folks, I just saw this link on yahoo news, I didn't see anything about it on www.news.navy.mil yet, probably soon. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20050110/ap_on_re_as/tsunami_helicopter_crash All the story says is an SH-60 with 10 onboard crashed in Indonesia, near Banda...

I understand that one of the Blues has resigned from the team. Any ideas and what will be the plan for the rest of the season? Sparky

Hi, - I was to an air show awhile back. I was inspecting a Navy A6 Intruder. I caught the exhaust end of the tail pipe and noticed a circumference of mesh "feathers" on the inner ID, that honestly looked like dragonfly wings, gossamer in texture. I wonder what the function of this is, what the...

elmshoot- I know the Traning command put some more restrictions on us like no Flaps during the fight, so it was far game to throw them out in the fleet? BRBR Also I remember that NATOPS prohibited aero braking after landing but when I got to VC-12 OMARS it was considered normal to Aero...

I don't know how credible the following is, but it is concerning if it is (it would be right in accordance with the 'A Clean Break'/war for Israel agenda that James Bamford discusses on pages 261-269 of his 'A Pretext for War' book - scroll down to such...

And if this occurred while Clinton was President, he would have been overjoyed that the press had not discovered his girlfriend(s) on Air Force One.