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Development For B-52 Jammer Continues (FreeThoughtManifesto)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:41:00 GMT

Submitted By Christian July 1, 2008 06:45 AM Courtesy Of DefenseTech This article first appeared in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report. Boeing and several system suppliers have been awarded U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory contracts to mature technology for an airborne electronic attack (AEA) pod that could be flight tested on the B-52 in fiscal 2012, giving the venerable bomber another shot...

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I Got Nuthin' (Slobber And Spittle)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:35:00 GMT

Image credit: U.S. Air Force via Wikipedia . I started to write something for Independence Day, but then I took a look around the Internet, and that was such a downer that I just couldn't continue. This guy , who ought to know better , decided that Obama's failure to even show up for the FISA vote that mattered was some sort of master plan. Not that Mr. Dean should have any recollection of secret...

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Candy Bombing in 2008 (baldilocks)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:50:00 GMT

The Original Greatest Generation set the example...Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Gail S. Halvorsen [87], front, also known as the "Berlin Candy Bomber," watches [flies the helicopter?] as U.S. Army Col. Ray A. Graham, Jr., commander of the U.S. Army...

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Spooky Mansion (Hell in a Handbasket)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:09:47 GMT

I visited the US Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio a few months ago. Less than two miles away from the front gate, hidden behind a screen of woods, is an interesting structure. It is undergoing renovation at this moment,...

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Parking Lot (No Valet Service) (BLACKFIVE)

blackfive@gmail.com (Pundit Review Radio) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:44:36 GMT

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brian Pittman signals an Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter to park alongside several others at Ali Base, Iraq, June 30, 2008. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sabrina Johnson.

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Rescued Americans Back in US (military.com)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

While France exhorted the world to care about the plight of Betancourt, and even sent a humanitarian mission in a failed rescue attempt this year, the U.S. government remained nearly silent about any efforts to free the men, employees of a Northrop Grumman Corp. subsidiary that has supported Colombia's fight against drugs and rebels.

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Pilot Gets American Fighter Aces Award (military.com)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Before she arrived to Seymour Johnson AFB, Captain Lippert was an accomplished T-38 Talon pilot and instructor at Columbus AFB, Miss. She received her F-15E pilot training as a member of the 333rd Fighter Squadron. The Columbus, Ohio, native graduated the Basic Operational Training Course in February 2007 as the top air-to-air pilot and distinguished graduate for Class 06-CBE.

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NASA Relic Makes Trip to Body Shop (military.com)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Officials from the 920th Rescue Wing provide emergency medical, rescue and recovery support for all space shuttle and rocket launches. Unit members will assume an even-more prominent role in NASA's next manned-spaceflight venture, the Constellation program, scheduled for initial launch in 2014. Wing pararescuemen and aircraft will be responsible for tracking and retrieving astronauts from space capsules...

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Cool Military Pic of the Day -- Fireworks (Solomonia)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:19:59 GMT

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard sits on the runway in Madison, Wis., June 28, 2008, during an Independence Day celebration and fireworks display. DoD photo by Joe Oliva, U.S. Air Force....

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Colombian Military Rescues Hostages, Including U.S. Contractors (THE TENSION)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:44:00 GMT

Two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters assigned to the Texas Army National Guard wait with their engines running as the U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft with the three former hostages arrives on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, July 2, 2008. The hostages were rescued by Colombian forces after being held captive by guerillas for more than five years. U.S. Air Force photo...

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Daring military ruse frees U.S. hostages from Colombian rebel captors (Inbox Robot: Swiss Reinsurance News)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:55:00 GMT

Daring military ruse frees U.S. hostages from Colombian rebel captors Mark Gonsalves (left) and Thomas Howes step off a U.S. Air Force C-

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‘Communist torture’ used at Guantanamo Bay (Mission & Justice)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:41:47 GMT

3/7/08 A chart outlining “coercive management techniques” for US interrogators at Guantanamo Bay was copied verbatim from a 1957 US Air Force study of Chinese communist techniques used during the Korean War to obtain confessions - many of them false - from US prisoners. The New York Times reported the chart listed techniques for use on prisoners [...]

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US to showcase top fighter at UK air show (Christian Today)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:33:42 GMT

The US Air Force is sending its topoftheline F22 Raptor fighter jet across the Atlantic for the first time showcasing its capabilities even as it remains off limits for export and its production line is threatened at home

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U.S. to showcase top fighter at UK air show (OTB News)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:35:01 GMT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force is sending its top-of-the-line F-22 Raptor fighter jet across the Atlantic for the first time, showcasing its capabilities even as it remains off limits for export and its production line is threatened at home.

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U.S. to showcase top fighter at UK air show (Reuters)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:29:21 GMT

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BrookesNews 2nd July 2008 (Fortress Australia Outpost)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:49:00 GMT

A U.S. F-22 Raptor flies with the British Royal Air Force aerobatic team, The Red Arrows, during a practice flight June 18, 2008, over Langley Air Force Base, Va. , for an air show June 20, 2008. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Rogers BrookesNews Update Krugman's bigotry vs the Bush tax cuts http://brookesnews.com/083006krugman.html It's time the Republicans...

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U.S. CENTCOM News Late June 2008 (Fortress Australia Outpost)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:39:00 GMT

An Air Force B-1B Lancer aircraft moves out of position after receiving fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker during a mission over Afghanistan . (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway) US CENTCOM Latest News Feed Ambassador Crocker cites positive changes in Iraq Posted: 30 Jun 2008 04:55 AM CDT WASHINGTON (June 30, 2008) – Iraq is enjoying political and economic progress and better...

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US Army Extends JHL Concept Studies (Defense Tech)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:26:50 GMT

This article first appeared in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report. Work to refine concepts for a large cargo rotorcraft is moving ahead under the U.S. Army-led Joint Heavy Lift (JHL) technology effort. JHL is the vertical take-off and landing candidate for the U.S. Air Force/Army Joint Future Theater Lift (JFTL) requirement.The first of three contracts to extend previous concept definition and...

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ATK wins $250M Air Force contract (The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:56:13 GMT

Alliant Techsystems Inc. has been awarded a $250 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to supply launch vehicles and services for rockets. (ATK)

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ATK Receives $250 Million U.S. Air Force Sounding Rocket Contract (PR News Wire)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT

ATK Provides a Line-up of Solid Rocket Launch Vehicles MINNEAPOLIS, July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ) was awarded a Sounding Rocket Program Three (SRP-3) contract with potential value of $250 million from the U.S. Air Force to provide launch vehicles and engineering and integration services for intercept systems and atmospheric sounding rocket experiments. These...

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