Citizens for Honest Fighter Pilots Open Letter To Media http://www.independent-media.tv/item.cfm?fmedia_id=8954&fcategory_desc=Under%20Reported {EXCERPT} Independent Media TV - 4 hours ago to coverage of allegations about Bush's military service in the National Guard, as was given to the...

Civil Air Patrol adds surveillance to duties (EXCERPT) By Ryan Slattery, Globe Correspondent, 8/30/2003 LAS VEGAS -- For six decades the Civil Air Patrol, the volunteer auxiliary arm of the US Air Force, has been flying search and rescue missions, hunting for lost hikers and downed aircraft. But...

Anyone know the name of the company that flys A-4s as agressors near phoenix? Thanks, GMAN

At the risk of sounding like a curmudgeon (which I probably am), I need to ask this question: What is the big deal about Rutan's suborbital flight? Why is this such a history-making achievement? The regulars on this newsgroup might recognize me from earlier posts as a former USAF and contractor...

Civilization and Its Enemies : The Next Stage of History by Lee Harris "The Enemy is someone who is willing to die in order to kill you. And while it is true that the Enemy always hates us for a reason -- it is his reason, and not ours." Wow! Put this one on your reading list. " has said a lot...

Why was it okay for William Jefferson Clinton to get blow jobs in the Oval office, but not okay for soldiers to have sex in Iraq? Tetherhorne P. Flutterblast

Where'd the planes come from that were shown at the beginning of the movie? Where are they now? And for a question not based on reality, why wasn't the desert winds blowing them around? The aliens didn't leave them tied down or chocked.

http://cryptome.org/dhl-sam.htm -Jeff B. yeff at erols dot com

http://www1.iraqwar.ru/iraq-read_article.php?articleId=25162&lang=en Coalition servicemen killed in the war against Iraq: Total announced as of 2nd of November: 433 (377 US, 51 UK, 1 Denmark, 3 Spain, 1 Ukraine) Total casualties after 1st of May: 262 (239 US, 18 UK, 1 Denmark, 3 Spain, 1 Ukraine)

Hello, from reading in the threads relating to nuclear war in the '80s, they mention "cobalt weapons". Can anyone explain what these are? I very vaguely remember a mention to them a book once but have no real idea. cheers dan

Some time ago I noted that http://www.aia.af.mil/homepages/ho/70s-2.cfm says, The 6300th Support Squadron (later redesignated 6300th Aerospace Support Squadron) was activated at Ko Kha, Thailand, on 1 July 1971 to support Cobra Talon. and asked, inter alia, what Cobra Talon is/was. Some possible...

What was the model number of the electric machine gun (mini gun) used by the early Cobra Heliocopters in Vietnam. Where can I go to get a blow up picture of one and a explanation of how it worked, espeically the feed system? Mike

China's first taikonaut is safely home. He flashed the "V" signal, with the palm out. What would that signify to a Chinese audience? Presumably not V-for-Victory, since Churchill flashed with the knuckles out. "Peace", like in the 1970s (more often called the 1960s)? all the best -- Dan...

A friend of mine has come into possession of the personal career artifacts of Colonel (Retired) Rene "Rambo" Goldberger. I've been authorized to spread the word to see if anyone is interested in any parts of this collection...located in Langley, B.C., Canada. I just viewed what he has, and...

Col. testifies in air academy rape case, By Jon Sarche, Associated Press Writer | (EXCERPT)April 16, 2004 AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. --A retired Air Force colonel said he thought the case of a cadet accused of rape involved "consensual sex in the dorm by people who were underage drinking." Robert...

Tibbets was tagged to "look into the B-26 problem" solve it and teach other pilots to fly it. His first comment after flying it for the first time was, " That Marauder is one nasty airplane". Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website...

The U.S. General Accounting Office raised concerns about LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP.'s F/A-22 fighter jet, saying the Pentagon should weigh the high risk of future cost increases and program delays before deciding in December to start full production. The investigative arm of Congress said costs for the...

Colin Powell was once outraged by elites who “wrangle slots in Reserve and Guard units.� Now he defends George Bush, who wrangled himself into a Guard unit. By John Greeley In his autobiography, Colin Powel is truly revealed as a man of honor. Certainly his military career provides us an...

The periscopic sextants we used on B-47s and B-52s had collimators. You can google and see them. You can even buy a surplus sextant for about $295.00. Gene Myers

Was anyone disciplined, fired etc. over the Columbia accident? I apologise if this is considered off topic but I consider NASA semi-military. Al