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Science, technology highlighted at hearing
Science, technology highlighted at hearing
(EXCERPT) by Tech. Sgt. Carl Norman Air Force Materiel Command Public Affairs 7/23/2003 - WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFPN) -- Air Force leaders showcased new technologies to members of the House Armed Services Committee at the Air Force Museum here July 19. The technologies would continue to be funded by $2.2 billion in fiscal 2004. Gen. Lester Lyles, the Air Force Materiel Command commander, and Maj. Gen. Paul Nielsen, the Air Force Research Laboratory commander, spoke to more than a dozen congressional delegates. The officers testified during a field hearing of the subcommittee on tactical air and land forces. The congressmen were shown the battlefield air-operations kit designed to lighten backpacks for combat controllers, panoramic night-vision goggles and active-denial technology. The active-denial technology is designed to control large crowds via millimeter-wave energy that causes intense heat without causing injury. Nielsen told the committee that technology allowed the Air Force to transition t... U.S. and friendly nation laws prohibit fully reproducing copyrighted material. In abidance with our laws this report cannot be provided in its entirety. However, you can read it in full today, 23 Jul 2003, at the following URL. (COMBINE the following lines into your web browser.) The subject/content of this report is not necessarily the viewpoint of the distributing Library. This report is provided for your information and discussion. http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005305 --------------------------- Otis Willie Associate Librarian The American War Library http://www.americanwarlibrary.com |
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