CNN reports: "In the last analysis, he seemed not terribly brave," Rumsfeld said. About 600 soldiers of the 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, and special operations forces of Task Force 121 conducted the raid in Ad Dawr, near a group of ramshackle buildings. They found Saddam hiding in a 6- to...

Military panel acquits Lakenheath airman of rape charge (EXCERPT) , By Ron Jensen, Stars and Stripes European edition, Friday, March 12, 2004 RAF LAKENHEATH, England — A military panel on Thursday acquitted a senior airman accused of rape after a two-day trial of contradictory testimony. The...

Something odd struck me a while ago when examining F-4 weapons loadouts. On air force planes, ECM pods seem to be very common. However, I don't think I've ever seen a picture of one on a navy F-4, or any other navy plane for that matter. Am I looking at the wrong pictures, or does the navy not use...

Which fighter is better in offensive counter-air role? As I understand it, both Tornado F2/F3 and Mirage 2000C/5F were designed more or less as bomber interceptors, not as a dedicated air superiority fighter like F-15A/C. After the end of Cold War, they had to adapt to new roles in...

I saw this video of some Swiss Airforce Mirages playing about between mountains and lakes and was wondering about that the typical speed would be for such manoeuvres? Regards...

There's going to be a flyover of an F/A-22 during the Rose Bowl game on January 1, along with an F-117 and a B-2. -- cirby at cfl.rr.com Remember: Objects in rearview mirror may be hallucinations. Slam on brakes accordingly.

Hi all, We just updated our website with a review and pictures from the stunning show at Ronneby in Sweden three weeks ago. Hope you all like them! www.afterburner.nl/ronneby.htm Fred & Maurice.

Pilots who bravely murder from 10,000 feet are even bigger cowards than the kevlar-encased army losers. http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AFGHAN_ATTACK?SITE=NVLAS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Your tax dollars at work.

http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_aerospacedaily_story.jsp?id=news/ghwk07103.xml Idea Of Arming Global Hawk Draws Conflicting Comments From Pentagon By Marc Selinger July 10, 2003 Army Gen. Tommy Franks said July 9 that the Defense Department will try to weaponize the Global Hawk...

Or does anyone care anymore at this site? VL

How much weight would you give the comments of General Hornburg? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3834843.stm War games in India 'show up US' By Nick Childs BBC Pentagon correspondent The success of India's air force against US fighters in an exercise suggests the US may be losing its air...

According to internal Pentagon e-mails obtained by Newsweek, the Humvee situation is so bad that the head of the U.S. Army Forces Command, Gen. Larry Ellis, has urged that more of the new Stryker combat vehicles be put into the field. Sources say that the Army brass back in Washington have not yet...

A shameless plug for the named book, which was recently reviewed in Air & Space Power Journal with sentiments strongly akin to mine own. http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/bookrev/rasimus.html "Not much in When Thunder Rolled is new: flying the Thunderchief in combat over North...

wrote the AWOL status of Bush is a relevant election issue It relates directly to the possible drafting of thousands of young Americans. These future draftees may be serving under an AWOL Commander-in-Chief. Future draft? Never heard it was being...

Heard on Fox News: Terrible report about a shooting at a Lockheed Martin facility near Meridian MS. Seven people are reported dead, including the shooter. Several people are also said to be injured. There is no apparent link to terrorism. I will post updates on planenews.com Gil.

US plans 6,000mph bomber to hit rogue regimes from edge of space (EXCERPT) Peter Almond THE Pentagon is drawing up plans for a “hypersonic” bomber able to travel more than 10,000 miles around the globe in about two hours. The Hypersonic Cruise Vehicle (HCV) is designed to fly at a top speed of...

US-Israel Police State Shakedown Menaces The Entire World Enemies Of Everyone By John Kaminski 9-14-3 "And the first one now will later be last ..." --Bob Dylan

Many (and perhaps ALL) of the Hurricane Hunter acft are being Hurricane-Evacuated from Keesler AFB to Homestead JARB. They will operate their missions from Homestead. They are definitely not strangers to that base. AL STERN Satellite Beach FL

Do you happen to have the URL for the Al Jazeera photos that they took of the dead soldiers from the 507th Maintenance Company that were captured alive and later murdered and mutilated.....you know....the photos showing the dead American male soldiers with their penises cut off and the photos with...

"Trevor Fenn" wrote in message ... (The Enlightenment) wrote in A330s will be in the Qantas inventory. The A330 has larger cargo capaciy and is big enough not to require additional tankage. Kinda...