If there are any former Demon Drivers or Doctors (F3H) lurking here, please know that the next reunion is scheduled for Pensacola November 5th thru the 8th. For info please go to http://www.f3hdemon.homestead.com. The last reunion, held in February of 2002, was a huge success. Wally Schirra was...

On BBC4 tonight at 22:00 BST: Britain's Greatest Pilot: The Extraordinary Story of Captain Winkle Brown. Overall a very interesting programme, despite the occasional incorrect picture. An amazing man, who has flown more types of aircraft and made more carrier landings than anyone else. I met him...

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Veterans Day: Military Holiday Speeches and Speech Topics Military Holiday Speeches and Speech Topics An online database of Military Speeches And Speech Topics Forum was established in 1998 for Veterans Day and military holiday speakers to permanently archive their speeches or think pieces, or...

Mary- F-4 doors stay open. So do F-15 and F-16 and B-52 doors. Ditto YF-12, SR-71, T-33, F-104, X-15, F-18, CV-990, A-7, F-8, KingAir, B-747, B-1, B-2, F-117, B-57, and U-2. Also Lear 24 and 25. And the Orbiter. These are just the ones I've seen and can remember. BRBR c'mom Mary, ya...

Check out this cool site: http://home.wxs.nl/~erboblex/ehvb.htm -- Regards, Spirit.

What are the carrier landing speeds for: The F-14 Tomcat? The F-18A Hornet? The F-18E/F Super Hornet?

As an armchair admiral, I've always wondered how A/C in WWII knew how to find the carrier after being away for a couple hours on a mission. I assume the pilots were told, roughly, where the carrier plans to be, but sh*t happens. I always assume the carrier doesn't broadcast any radio signals. How...

In the past, I've posted about the U.S. Air Force's program to develop "Big BLU", a 30,000 pound bunker buster MUCH more capable than the old GBU-28. back then Big BLU was just in development. Now it's almost ready. http://www.domain-b.com/aero/july/2007/20070724_penetration.htm New 'deep...

From stem to stern, the carrier Ronald Reagan is ready By JOANNE KIMBERLIN, The Virginian-Pilot © July 7, 2003 NORFOLK -- Most people have seen a flattop. Few have ever been on board. With preparations in full scramble for this Saturday's commissioning of the Ronald Reagan, sneak peeks for VIP...

Goodbye to your favorite weapon programs. The money will go to liberal social welfare programs.... Analyst: Obama Would Be A Nightmare For Defense Programs, Firms Defense Daily If Sen. Barak Obama of Illinois wins the Democratic presidential nomination and then goes on to be elected to the...

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Depleted Uranium -- the U.S. military and tactical nuclear weapons ... http://southmovement.alphalink.com.au/antiwar/depleted.htm http://www.heureka.clara.net/gaia/du.htm http://traprockpeace.org/depleteduranium.html http://www.firethistime.org/du.htm

Go to www.G2mil.com for more dope on base closings. there are lots and lots of rinkydink little bases that can be closed to make that 25% look great. Also, as a result of Vieques shutting down, Rosey Roads is due for the axe. Walt BJ

To pay for the envisioned force structure below? Well the seemingly inviolate 12 carrier hull money is most likely one place. With what is being proposed why would you need 12 carriers anyway? Maybe its time to begin to transform Naval Aviation away from being so completely centered around a...

V-22 Defender Strikes Back on Autorotation, Sort of http://pogoblog.typepad.com/pogo/2007/10/v-22-defender-s.html V-22 Defender Strikes Back on Autorotation, Sort of Roger Williams, the executive director and site leader at Bell Helicopter Military Aircraft Assembly Center in Amarillo,...

Any advice given on this subject is much appreciated!! Just an hour and a half ago we received the news that my fiance was not on the unofficial list of names of those students who had received the Pilot and NFO slots. He attends the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New...

Indonesian Oil, current planned negotiations in Helsinki, Martti Ahtisaari / Bill Clinton / GWB / THE U.S. CIA and Henry Kissinger --- the control for oil and Indonesian oil fields - Security Police (SUPO) of Finland is trying to protect these Helsinki negotiations The situation is the same as in...

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