Air Force considers permanent 4-month AEF deployments, By Marni McEntee, Stars and Stripes (EXCERPT) Pacific edition, Friday, May 28, 2004 KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — Air Force leaders are considering permanently adding another month to Aerospace Expeditionary Force rotations starting with the next...

We have been down this road before. U.S. troops sent to war half a world away. American foreign policy controlled by an arrogant elite, bent on projecting military power around the globe. A public misled into supporting an unconstitutional war founded on deceit and fabrications. As the death toll...

"WASHINGTON - The government needs to establish guidelines for canceling or rescheduling elections if terrorists strike the United States again, says the chairman of a new federal voting commission. Such guidelines do not currently exist, said DeForest B. Soaries, head of the voting...

C-9 completes last U.S. mission (EXCERPT) by 2nd Lt. Nicole Barnum 375th Airlift Wing Public Affairs 8/19/2003 - SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AFPN) -- Airmen prepared for Air Evac 696's Aug. 18 mission as they would for any other. But this was not like any other mission. The aircraft, a C-9A...

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Florida National Guard Replaces Old Helicopters http://www.news4jax.com/news/3560060/detail.html {EXCERPT} News4Jax.com, FL - 45 minutes ago JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Florida Army National Guard's Apache helicopters took their final flight from Jacksonville Wednesday, as the guard gets rid of...

The Wright brothers first flight is correctly being celebrated as a milestone achievement in aviation. I wonder if the anniversary of Sputnik will receive the same attention in a few years! This is just as an important anniversary. No, I'm not a communist; this was asked on another news group so...

An interesting petition online at http://www.petitiononline.com/ltr2krry/petition.html is garnering signatures from a lot of combat vets. Take a moment to read some of the comments and then sign if you choose. Ed Rasimus Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret)

Former head of cadet discipline says she never saw a 'true rape' (EXCERPT), by Robert Gehrke ASSOCIATED PRESS 12:08 p.m. September 10, 2003 WASHINGTON – The Air Force Academy officer formerly in charge of cadet discipline told military investigators that she never saw a "true rape" at the...

I have the following books up for auction on eBay - all of them are full of great photos and drawings. If you win multiple auctions, I will combine shipping costs. Thanks for looking! Ending March 9 (***today***) - Aero Detail 5 - Messerschmitt...

http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/breaking_3.html U.S. military blames lap dances for declining military discipline EAST-ASIA-INTEL.COM Tuesday, February 3, 2004 SEOUL -

http://www.drudgereport.com/rcmu.htm Excerpt: On the way to his infamous landing on an aircraft carrier, Bush toyed with his Secret Service agent by intentionally shaking the plane from side to side and then nosing downward so sharply they lifted out of their seats. ~~~!

Ever the clever wordsmith, the current inhabitant of the White House has blessed us with the phrase "Weapons of Mass Destruction Related Program Activities" as a casus belli. ( BTW, was he related to Melvin Belli? ) I thought this phrase would fit well in some old quotes: Remember the Weapons of...

Remembering an Instructor I remember my bombing instructor at Big Springs. He was a burly fellow with a booming voice and a gruff, in your face manner. He had flown a tour with the Bloody 100th Bomb Group over Berlin and. lived to tell the tale, Now I had inherited him. He always yelled,...

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Does anyone know where I can find information on number bombing sorties in Vietnam, broken down atelast by year (or smaller unit of time), and preferably by target location? I've tried trying to find it, and with the exception of a little information on the Rolling Thunder campaign, I haven't had...

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why does it seem that most modern jet aircraft unstick at around 160kts? Fighters, bombers, transports all of them frequently seem to takeoff at 160kts, is it a tire speed limit kind of thing?

I've been reading 'MAGNESIUM OVERCAST - The Story of the Convair B-36', by Dennis R Jenkins, and have been finding it absolutely fascinating. Plenty of hard-core techno stuff, esp. powerplant, a subject near and dear to my heart. What doesn't seem to be covered is the B-36's electrical...

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