24 Apr 2006 - 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...

Looks like Iran is testing more missiles and torpedos: http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/05/iran.missile.ap/index.html Excerpt: "Iran said the torpedo tests were conducted Sunday and Monday. The torpedo -- called a "Hoot," or "whale" -- is able to move at 223 mph, too fast for any enemy...

General Janis Karpinski (of Abu Ghraib) had an excellent program on the Republic Broadcasting Network (via the live link at http://www.rbnlive.com and the following archive URL - click on the link shown for the second hour of the April 22nd, 2006 show as she discussed how we went to war for Israel...

22 Apr 2006 - 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...

As everybody here probably knows, USAF F-105 Thunderchiefs and USN A-4 Skyhawks bore the brunt of the Rolling Thunder campaign from 1965 to 1968 and suffered accordingly. The F-105 and A-4 losses over North Vietnam were 282 and 173 respectively. Now the harder part. What were their loss rates...

A Lobby, Not a Conspiracy: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/19/opinion/19judt.html?ex=1303099200&en=309d2e34c279f148&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss Here is a tiny URL for the above one: http://tinyurl.com/lvwom

I was impressed when I found this one. A guy named Mark Ecko penetrates Airforce 1 security, makes it to the President's plane and spray-paints it with Graffiti, wow, and was not busted. He could have easily attached anything he wanted to. In this case it was only black Spray-paint. You got to see...

My son is soon to complete FRS flying the SH-60B, just wondering what the future holds when he deploys. Presumably on a cruiser or destroyer. How do the aviators 'fit' in the ship's responsibilities, typical (if there is such a thing) deployment lengths, do they get attached to the same ship all...

USS Eisenhower COMPTUEX Roster and Freq Listing 06-04-18 --------------------------------------------------------- The following listing contains what I have heard from USS Eisenhower aircraft for the past couple of days. I have incorporated designations and information that Mike Comer provided in...

19 Apr 2006 - 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...

Is anybody familiar with the current composition of CVW-17? The air wing deployed 4th April aboard GW for a 2-month SoLant deployement - but only with two F/A-18 squadrons aboard: VFA-11 and VFA-81??? Kind regards, Jacek

17 Apr 2006 - 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...

With the new aircraft coming online soon like the x35 and the F22. When would the Blue angles and Thunderbirds get the new planes if ever? -JC

Annual Memorial Day Photograph Museum Notice Memorial Day is fast approaching. This notice is being sent in advance to ensure that you or any member of your family who served in any branch of the military has time to email a G.I. photograph for free installation in the G.I. Photograph Museum of...

16 Apr 2006 - 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...

If I'm in the wrong place I apologise, but I'm looking for any information on the SS UGANDA. Amongst many items in my late mother's estate is a small metal lapel badge bearing this name and a flag with a white background and a diagonal cross in red. The name seems to ring a bell as 'troopship'...

Go over to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation and you can download a 5.12 MB movie (wmv file) of P-47 launch from the USS Manila Bay