Forming Company Veteran Associations The Department of Veteran Affairs estimates that approximately 1,869 American veterans die each day. The number of Americans who enlist each day in the Armed Forces comes nowhere near this number. As a result, membership in our oldest and best known veteran...

The Longest War: 176th Assault Helicopter Company From the Webmaster: (EXCERPT) From Fort Benning Georgia, to Phu Hiep, Duc Pho, Chu Lai, Republic of Vietnam. Although not assigned OPCON to the 101st Division along with the 14th CAB during Lam Son 719, the 176th AHC provided aircraft and crews...

look for aerial photo of st. marys college moraga, ca 94556 within the last two months and here is the link to the college webcam http://149.137.107.8./home/homeJ.html

I remembered the USAF did aquire the recon phantoms but they and their role seems to have disappeared alltogether come the 90s. Did they get phased out due to spy saterlites or do f-16s have a secondary recon role that hasn't been used yet?

I recently visited Moscow for an aerobatics display at Zhukovsky and the Flying Legends show at Monino. We also visited Domodedovo, Vnukovo, Chornoye, Victory Park & Khodynka. My photos and a short description about the visit are at...

Just curious really, wouldn't going from a fast tactical jet transport (c-17) to a slower prop transport be like swapping a stallion for a mule to the RAF?

Greetings: I thought the group might find this information useful and interesting – The head of each branch of the United States Military has published a professional development reading list. These list probably first started with the Commandant of the Marine Corps, with the other branches...

Just got a new magazine today, and there a fine article about the F-104 in Viet Nam. I do have a question: If they needed to carry both drop tanks and Sidewinders, did they prefer the Sidewinders be on the wingtip rails? If so, then were the tanks carried under-wing? The only photo they...

It's a virus. Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

The fw190 had a relatively compact, streamlined housing for its radial engine, apparently due to an extra fan at the cooling air intake. If this was so successful why hasn't it been done more often? I may have noticed that in more recent aerobatic models from east europe...

Air Force Print News for Aug. 26, 2004 Intake break (Stand-alone photo) http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123008503 One dies, one injured in work-related accident http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123008501

from http://www.washtimes.com/national/inring.htm Missile defense Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld took a jab at critics of U.S. missile defense efforts during a speech last week in Huntsville, Ala. When he joined a commission on ballistic missile threats in 1998, "I was stunned by how...

USFJ commander defends US response to, probe of helo crash http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=24056 {EXCERPT} Pacific Stars and Stripes, Japan - 33 minutes ago Our response was conducted precisely within the confines of the agreements we have with the government of Japan and...

Military jet crashes in San Diego Bay http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20040826-2202-ca-fighterjetcrash.html {EXCERPT} San Diego Union Tribune, CA - 15 hours ago SAN DIEGO A fighter jet crashed into San Diego Bay late Thursday but the pilot was able to eject safely and was pulled from the...

IBM wrote: This appears to be largely the same rant that was previously from Johnny Wizard in Canada. Unfortunately he's posting through Google, and they don't seem interested in stopping him from spamming dozens of groups with his endless repetitive paranoia, despite it violating their...

On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 20:54:28 -0700, hobo wrote: The Eurofighter started as a British project and then they brought in other countries, some of whom then left and then some came back and politically it has been a big mess. Would the Brits have been better off doing what became...

If anyone's interested the Nimrod MRA4 had it's maiden flight today. Si

In the name of The Waco Executioner of Antichrist 8/27/04 Peace, A message for all Zio-Nazis from the souls of Najaf http://www.geocities.com/iamx98/pigshots.jpg

When flaps are in the land position and boundary layer control is active, is there an increase in EGT that is sufficient to register on the cockpit gauge? If so, does the pilot look for the EGT rise to ensure the system is working? If not, is there an indication that the system is inoperative, is...

Thurs, 26Aug2004 BOLT 32: KC-135R, MacDill AFB 6AMW 1:44am: Reports brake hydraulic pressure low; IFE. Is inbound and very concerned about landing. Gets wx and runway conditions. REACH 106: C-17 9:32am: Refused touch-and-go, but gets to break off approach during Patrick Quiet Hours restriction,...