To All
. Good Monday morning May 11 I received a call from my son Scott and we got to talk for a while. He shares a container with a bunch of other guys in the Mid east hole he is stationed and it is hot and full of flies. I talked to Dr. Rich for quite a while yesterday and he is doing much better and his voice was strong and has some doctor appointments to continue improving. We have cleared up and forecast to be 81 today and for the next couple of days. I also talked to YP’s wife for a bit yesterday and he is resting comfortably.
Regards,
Skip
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This day in Naval and Marine Corps History (thanks to NHHC)
Go here to see the director’s corner for all 97 H-Grams
Here is a link to the NHHC website: https://www.history.navy.mil/
This day in Naval and Marine Corps History (thanks to NHHC)
Go here to see the director’s corner for all 90 H-Grams . Go to the web site below and see the Directors corner to read H-Gram90 or try the link below this one
Here is a link to the NHHC website: https://www.history.navy.mil/
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This day in Naval and Marine Corps History (thanks to NHHC)
Here is a link to the NHHC website: https://www.history.navy.mil/.
This Day in Naval and Marine Corps History May 11
. 1862 CSS Virginia is destroyed by Confederates off Craney Island to prevent capture.
1898 During the Spanish-American War, Marines and Sailors from USS Marblehead (C 11) and USS Nashville (PG 7) cut the trans-oceanic cable near Cienfuegos, Cuba, isolating Cuba from Spain. For heroism during this action, 54 Marines and Sailors received the Medal of Honor.
1943 In the Attu Operation, Task Force 16, commanded by Rear Adm. Thomas C. Kinkaid, landed a force of 3,000 US Army troops of the 7th Division in the cold and the mist of the Aleutians.
1945 During the Okinawa Campaign, kamikazes crash into Task Force 58s flagship, USS Bunker Hill (CV 17). As a result, Vice Adm. Marc A. Mitscher transfers his flag to USS English (DD 696), then to USS Enterprise (CV 6) on May 14.
1950 Viking Rocket #4 is launched from USS Norton Sound (AV-11), near the equator, for a successful 106.4 mile vertical flight called Project Reach.
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This Day in World History May 11
1573 Henry of Anjou becomes the first elected king of Poland.
1689 French and English navies battle at Bantry Bay.
1690 In the first major engagement of King William's War, British troops from Massachusetts seize Port Royal in Acadia (Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) from the French.
1745 French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army at Fontenoy.
1792 The Columbia River is discovered by Captain Robert Gray.
1812 British Prime Minster Spencer Perceval is shot by a bankrupt banker in the lobby of the House of Commons.
1857 Indian mutineers seize Delhi.
1858 Minnesota is admitted as the 32nd U.S. state.
1860 Giuseppe Garibaldi lands at Marsala, Sicily.
1862 Confederates scuttle the CSS Virginia off Norfolk, Virginia.
1864 Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart is mortally wounded at Yellow Tavern.
Military History
U.S. forces begin the assault on Japanese-held Attu, the westernmost island in Alaska's Aleutian Island chain.
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1960 Israeli soldiers capture Adolf Eichmann in Buenos Aires.
1967 The Siege of Khe Sanh ends with the base is still in American hands.
An addition
1934
Dust storm sweeps from Great Plains across Eastern states
On May 11, 1934, a massive storm sends millions of tons of topsoil flying from across the parched Great Plains region of the United States as far east as New York, Boston and Atlanta.
At the time the Great Plains were settled in the mid-1800s, the land was covered by prairie grass, which held moisture in the earth and kept most of the soil from blowing away even during dry spells. By the early 20th century, however, farmers had plowed under much of the grass to create fields. The U.S. entry into World War I in 1917 caused a great need for wheat, and farms began to push their fields to the limit, plowing under more and more grassland with the newly invented tractor. The plowing continued after the war, when the introduction of even more powerful gasoline tractors sped up the process. During the 1920s, wheat production increased by 300 percent, causing a glut in the market by 1931.
Dust Bowl
That year, a severe drought spread across the region. As crops died, wind began to carry dust from the over-plowed and over-grazed lands. The number of dust storms reported jumped from 14 in 1932 to 28 in 1933. The following year, the storms decreased in frequency but increased in intensity, culminating in the most severe storm yet in May 1934. Over a period of two days, high-level winds caught and carried some 350 million tons of silt all the way from the northern Great Plains to the eastern seaboard. According to The New York Times, dust “lodged itself in the eyes and throats of weeping and coughing New Yorkers,” and even ships some 300 miles offshore saw dust collect on their decks.
The dust storms forced thousands of families from Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas and New Mexico to uproot and migrate to California, where they were derisively known as “Okies”—no matter which state they were from. These transplants found life out West not much easier than what they had left, as work was scarce and pay meager during the worst years of the Great Depression.
Another massive storm on April 15, 1935–known as “Black Sunday”–brought even more attention to the desperate situation in the Great Plains region, which reporter Robert Geiger called the “Dust Bowl.” That year, as part of its New Deal program, President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration began to enforce federal regulation of farming methods, including crop rotation, grass-seeding and new plowing methods. This worked to a point, reducing dust storms by up to 65 percent, but only the end of the
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May 11
Hello All,
Thanks to Dan Heller and the Bear
Links to all content can now be found right on the homepage http://www.rollingthunderremembered.com. If you scroll down from the banner and featured content you will find "Today in Rolling Thunder Remembered History" which highlights events in the Vietnam war that occurred on the date the page is visited. Below that are links to browse or search all content. You may search by keyword(s), date, or date range.
An item of importance is the recent incorporation of Task Force Omega (TFO) MIA summaries. There is a link on the homepage and you can also visit directly via https://www.rollingthunderremembered.com/task-force-omega/. There are 60 summaries posted thus far, with about 940 to go (not a typo—TFO has over 1,000 individual case files).
If you have any questions or comments about RTR/TFO, or have a question on my book, you may e-mail me directly at acrossthewing@protonmail.com. Thank you Dan
Thanks to Micro
To remind folks that these are from the Vietnam Air Losses site that Micro put together. You click on the url below and get what happened each day to the crew of the aircraft. ……Skip
For Saturday May 11 ..
May 11: https://www.vietnamairlosses.com/loss.php?id=2877
This following work accounts for every fixed wing loss of the Vietnam War and you can use it to read more about the losses in The Bear’s Daily account. Even better it allows you to add your updated information to the work to update for history…skip
Vietnam Air Losses Access Chris Hobson and Dave Lovelady’s work at: https://www.VietnamAirLosses.com.
This is a list of all Helicopter Pilots Who Died in the Vietnam War . Listed by last name and has other info https://www.vhpa.org/KIA/KIAINDEX.HTM
MOAA - Wall of Faces Now Includes Photos of All Service members Killed in the Vietnam War
(This site was sent by a friend . The site works, find anyone you knew in “search" feature. https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/ )
Wall of Faces Now Includes Photos of All Service members Killed in the Vietnam War
By: Kipp Hanley
AUGUST 15, 2022
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Thanks to Al
Monday Morning Humor
Submitted by Pastor Dan Bollman:
Just heard from my friend that he hired a limo for a $1000. It didn't come with a driver...Such a shame, spending all that money and nothing to chauffer it.
Submitted by Skip Leonard:
King Ozymandias of Assyria was running low on cash after years of war with the Hittites. His last great possession was the Star of the Euphrate , the most valuable diamond in the ancient world. Desperate, he went to Croesus, the pawnbroker, to ask for a loan.
Croesus said, "I'll give you 100,000 dinars for it."
"But I paid a million dinars for it," the King protested. "Don't you know who I am? I am the King!"
Croesus replied, "When you wish to pawn a Star, makes no difference who you are."
Evidence has been found that William Tell and his family were avid bowlers. Unfortunately, all the Swiss League records were destroyed in a fire,…and so we'll never know for whom the Tells bowled.
A man rushed into a busy doctor's surgery and shouted, "Doctor! I think I'm shrinking!"
The doctor calmly responded, "Now, settle down. You'll just have to be a little patient."
An Indian chief was feeling very sick, so he summoned the medicine man. After a brief examination, the medicine man took out a long, thin strip of elk rawhide and gave it to the chief, telling him to bite off, chew, and swallow one inch of the leather every day.
After a month, the medicine man returned to see how the chief was feeling. The chief shrugged and said, "The thong is ended, but the malady lingers on."
A famous Viking explorer returned home from a voyage and found his name missing from the town register. His wife insisted on complaining to the local civic official, who apologized profusely saying, "I must have taken Leif off my census."
There were three Indian squaws. One slept on a deer skin, one slept on an elk skin, and the third slept on a hippopotamus skin. All three became pregnant. The first two each had a baby boy. The one who slept on the hippopotamus skin had twin boys. This just goes to prove that...the squaw of the hippopotamus is equal to the sons of the squaws of the other two hides.
A skeptical anthropologist was cataloging South American folk remedies with the assistance of a tribal elder who indicated that the leaves of a particular fern were a sure cure for any case of constipation. When the anthropologist expressed his doubts, the elder looked him in the eye and said, "Let me tell you, with fronds like these, you don't need enemas."
Submitted by Mark Logan:
I once dated a lady. who broke up with me because I only have nine toes. Yes, she was lack-toes intolerant.
I've started telling everyone about the benefits of eating dried grapes. It's all about raisin awareness.
If you boil a funny bone, it becomes a laughing stock. Now that's humerus.
I accidentally rubbed ketchup in my eyes. Now I have Heinzsight.
Did you know muffins spelled backwards is what you do when you take them out of the oven?
Scientifically, a raven has 17 primary wing feathers, the big ones at the end of the wing are called pinion feathers. A crow has 16. So, the difference between a raven and a crow is only a matter of a pinion.
I was walking in the jungle and saw a lizard on his hind legs telling jokes. I turned to a local tribal leader and said, "That lizard is really funny!" The leader replied, "That's not a lizard. He's a stand-up chameleon."
I tried to come up with a carpentry pun that woodwork. I thought I nailed it but nobody saw it.
Just spoke with Bill Withers and told him "Ain't No Sunshine" is bad grammar. He said, "I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know."
Singing in the shower is fine until you get soap in your mouth. Then it's a soap opera.
The Black-Eyed Peas can sing us a song but the chick peas can only hummus one.
Then there was the time Fruit of the Loom took Hanes to court...it was a brief case.
How much does a chimney cost? Nothing, it's on the house.
My friend said she wouldn't eat cow's tongue because it came out of a cow's mouth. I gave her an egg.
Once upon a time there was a King who was only 12 inches tall. He was a terrible King but he made a great ruler.
Ran out of toilet paper and now using lettuce leaves. Today was just the tip of the iceberg, and tomorrow romaines to be seen.
My friend Jack says he can communicate with vegetables. That's right...Jack and the beans talk.
I want to tell you about a girl who only eats plants. You probably have not heard of herbivore.
I was struggling to understand how lightning works and then it struck me.
Six cows were smoking joints and playing poker. That's right. The steaks were pretty high.
I went to the paint store to get thinner. It didn't work.
Two trucks loaded with 1,000 copies of Roget's Thesaurus collided as they left a New York publishing house last Thursday, according to the Associated Press.
Witnesses were stunned, startled, aghast, taken aback, stupefied ...Webster's dictionary editors met to decide how to abridge the new edition. "We are listing too many old words that no one uses any more They've got to go," said the chief editor. "It's time we faced the fact that we can't have archaic and edit too."
Sir Wilber was one of the lesser known Knights of the Round Table. But he was an accomplished furniture maker. His latest creation was a magnificent armoire, which he had covered with pure silver plate. When the piece was polished, it shined like nothing anyone had ever seen.
The medieval hero was not ready to settle down, but Gracie, his girl, wanted to get married right away. She had become tired of waiting and decided to go to Wilber and pop the question herself. When Wilber saw the woman coming, he jumped into the armoire to hide.
Gracie entered Wilber's quarters and looked around. She didn't see anybody and turned to leave. Suddenly Wilber sneezed. Gracie ran to the armoire and flung the door open. There stood Wilber: He was trapped!
The next day, the castle newsletter's headline proclaimed: "Lady Gracie Finds Her Knight In Shining Armoire!"
An elephant was drinking at a riverbank one day, when he spotted a turtle asleep on a log. The elephant ambled over and kicked the turtle across the river.
"Why did you do that?" asked a passing giraffe.
"Because I recognized it as the same turtle that took a nip out of my trunk 53 years ago."
"Wow, you have quite a memory," commented the giraffe.
"Yes," said the elephant, "I have turtle recall."
A linguistics professor was lecturing to his class one day. "In English," he said, "a double negative forms a positive. In some languages though, such as Russian, a double negative is still a negative. "However," he pointed out, "there is no language wherein a double positive can form a negative."
A voice from the back of the room piped up, "Yeah, right."
Have a great week,
Al
Have a great week,
Al
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Folks, After 35 years, the NYT OpEd finally agrees with me! Climate Change has always been unmitigated bullshit! It was a scam from the beginning, wasted trillions of dollars and allowed the Democratic Party to almost enslave the minds of our young! A pox on their house! As we used to say back in my flying days… “They don’t call them weather guessers for no reason!
Never thought I’d see the day! Read the OpEd!
Shadow
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/david-marcus-new-york-times-announces-endclimate-change-hoax
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/david-marcus-new-york-times-announces-endclimate-change-hoax
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Thanks to Newell
. There will likely be many wonderful testaments to her matriarchal role shared today. But the one that always fosters a smile, and fleshes out many of the loving memories of growing up, is encapsulated in the following amusing and perceptive musical tribute to all of our amazing moms.
Newell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzHSXW3clLY
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Another from Newell
Family and Friends,
Here’s a delightfully clever bit of humor, which happens to originate in an unusual setting. Unusual, but ideal for the short-story’s narrative.
If it doesn’t amuse, check yourself for a pulse,
Newell
https://youtube.com/shorts/ozzqXeoLDRI?si=202XBcdZIZoT9Eqe
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|Thanks to Brett
George Answers Your Questions: The Significance of the Trump-Putin Talks
By: George Friedman
The Significance of the Trump-Putin Talks
Question: Russian President Vladimir Putin wants only a one-day ceasefire for his May 9 celebration, but there are not any signs that Putin wants to end this war. Why can’t you accept that he is delusional, and while every Russian bureaucrat understands Russia needs to end the war, Putin doesn’t understand that and this is the problem.
Response: If you think Putin is delusional, how can you expect him to understand that he is delusional? The accusation that political leaders people disagree with and dislike are insane, is in many ways an evasion of the reality with which the leader is dealing. Putin is not delusional. He committed a massive error and now doesn’t want to, or fears to, admit it. This is one of the most common features of umans. Delusion is psychosis. Refusing to admit error is not psychotic, but a common thing, at least with many of us. When Putin took power, the Soviet Union had collapsed and Russia was fragmenting. Central Asia, the South Caucasus and countries like Ukraine and the Baltic nations had broken away from Russia, along with the Russian satellites in Eastern Europe. Putin faced the situation that Abraham Lincoln faced as well. Lincoln sought to defeat and occupy the confederacy. He achieved his intention. Many now revere him. Putin saw the nation he had served in the KGB was shattering. His intention was to save the Union, Soviet this time. His first move was to invade Ukraine, something that was strategically predictable (and I would like to add, I predicted that Russia would try to do it 10 years before it did). What Putin did was commit a massive mistake, a view shared by other Russians as well as much of the world. He thought he would sweep through Ukraine with ease given the power of the Russian army and the weakness of Ukraine’s. He was wrong, not delusional. He has spent over four years trying to prove he was right but he has failed. That he cannot admit he was wrong, given the massive costs in lives and national well-being, is obvious, and he likely understands it. Nietzsche wrote a book titled “Human, All Too Human,” which is Putin’s problem. If he were delusional, I could not hold him responsible for the pain he imposed on Ukraine and on his own country of Russia. But he is responsible because he is not delusional, but human, all too human, and could not admit his mistake. Delusion is psychosis. What Putin is doing is a crime.
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Question: George, you made me aware of buffer zones. Eastern Europe is the buffer zone between Berlin and Moscow. The U.S. went “ballistic” when the Soviets tried to arm Cuba. When we said that we wanted to make Ukraine a full NATO member, that seemed a little provocative to me. Last time I checked, that was right in their buffer zone. Then when Russia finally invaded, the Ukrainian people seemed unusually prepared.
Response: One of the reasons I had predicted in 2009 that Russia would attack Ukraine was because Ukraine was a buffer zone, and although I expected them to attack, I also saw the weakness of the Russian military. I do not think that Ukraine was unusually prepared for the attack, but the Ukrainians resisted as best they could. The reason that Ukraine has contained Russia is based more on the weakness of the Russian army and the intelligence, particularly the satellite intelligence, Ukraine received from the U.S. and Europe. There were those in the days before the collapse of communism who made the argument that the United States in particular was vastly overestimating the Russian army. This was based both on the quality of training carried out and on the Russian command structure. The American command structure is based on “commander’s intent,” made clear to the lowest ranks of the military. The principle is to have all levels of command understand the intent of the senior commander, and be allowed to modify his unit’s actions away from detailed orders to take advantage of opportunities that presented themselves. Successfully pursuing the commander’s intent while violating his precise orders was how commanders get promoted. The trick is to be successful or have a really good excuse. This principle creates an agile force, able to deal with the unexpected, the fundamental reality of war. The Russians did not exercise commander’s intent but were given detailed orders on precisely what they must do; innovation is not welcomed kindly. The Ukrainians were forced to operate by commander’s intent given the size of their force, and thus held the Russians from taking the country. They were not defeated because they were defending their homeland, and because they innovated by necessity, not because of massive preparation. That and satellite intelligence from the United States and some European countries did the trick. I should add that commander’s intent originated with the German army very long ago.
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Question: Is it possible that the reason Putin called Trump is that he’s trying to convince Trump to stop supplying Ukraine with armaments and intelligence in exchange for economic ties, including oil?
Response: I think he would have, but the fact is that while the Russians have great oil reserves, their ability to pump and process that oil is limited, and they are using and exporting all they can, which is far less than is needed. It takes a long time to increase drilling and the rest of the industrial infrastructure needed to process and distribute oil. So that would not have been a believable offer. I think he offered an economic relationship because the Russian economy has been deeply weakened by the cost of the war in money, manpower and morale. And I think the offer was too little and too late, given the evolution of the U.S. and Chinese relationship. As important, I am not certain that the U.S. is any longer in a position to force Ukraine to act in ways not in its own national interest
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The Truth About The Vietnam
Take the time to listen if you have never watched it before. Sam Elliot does a great job
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjwyCaiJ0lE
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Thanks to Brett
https://victorhanson.com/try-a-little-honesty-about-israel/
Try a Little Honesty About Israel
May 9, 2024
Victor Davis Hanson
American Greatness
Scan news accounts of anti-Israel campus and street protestors. Read their demands and manifestos. Collate the confusion after October 7 from the Biden administration.
Here are ten of their most common untruths about October 7 and the war that followed.
“Progressive Hamas”: Gay and transgendered student protestors in America would be in mortal danger in Gaza under a fascistic Hamas that has banned homosexual acts and lifestyles. Anyone protesting publicly against Hamas or its allies would be arrested and severely punished.
Women are segregated in most Hamas-run educational institutions. Under the Hamas charter, women are valued mostly as child-bearers. By design, there are almost no women in high positions in business or in government under Hamas.
“Colonists and Settlers”: Students scream that Israelis are “settlers” and “colonists” and sometimes yell at Jewish students to “go back to Poland.”
But the Jewish presence in present-day Israel is deeply rooted in ancient tradition. Dating back at least three millennia, the concept of “Israel” as a distinct Jewish state, situated roughly in its current location, is ingrained in history.
By contrast, the much later Arab invasions of the Byzantine-controlled Levant and their arrival in Palestine occurred about 1800 years after the establishment of a Jewish Israel.
“Two-state Solution”: When student protestors scream “from the river to the sea,” that is not advocacy for a two-state solution. It is a call to eliminate the state of Israel—lying in between the Jordan River and Mediterranean Sea—and its 10 million Jewish and Arab citizens. The Hamas charter is a one-state/no-Israel agenda, which we saw attempted on October 7.
“Occupied Gaza”: Gaza was autonomous. The Israeli border is closed, but so is the Egyptian border. There have not been any Jews in Gaza for nearly two decades.
So on October 7, Gaza was not occupied by Israel. It was under the control of Hamas, designated by the U.S. government as a terrorist organization. After being elected to power in 2006, Hamas cancelled all subsequent elections and ruled as a dictatorship. Gaza forbids Jews from entering Gaza and has driven out most Christians. Israel hosts two million Arabs, both as Israeli citizens and residents.
“Netanyahu is the Problem”: The U.S. and Europe claim that the conservative government of Benjamin Netanyahu is alone behind the Israeli tough response in Gaza. Thus, both the EU and the U.S. are doing their best to undermine or even overthrow the elected Netanyahu administration.
Yet, most Israelis support Netanyahu’s coalition government’s agenda of destroying Hamas in Gaza. There is no evidence that any other alternative Israeli government would do anything differently from the present policies toward Hamas.
“Targeting Civilians”: After murdering nearly 1,200 Israelis on October 7, Hamas scurried back to Gaza and hid in tunnels and bases beneath hospitals, schools, and mosques. Its preplanned strategy was to survive by ensuring Gaza civilians would be killed. Hamas has indiscriminately launched more than 7,000 rockets at Israel, all designed to kill Jewish civilians.
Outside assessors have concluded that Israel has not inadvertently killed a greater ratio of civilians to terrorists compared to most other urban fighting conflicts elsewhere, and perhaps even fewer than American engagements in Mosul and Fallujah.
“Protestors Are Pro-Palestine”: Increasingly, protestors make no distinction between supporting “Palestine” and Hamas. Their chants often echo the original Hamas eliminationist charter and recent genocidal ravings of its leadership. Some protestors wear Hamas logos and wave its flag. Many cheered the Hamas massacre of October 7.
“Anti-Israel Is Not Anti-Semitic”: When protestors scream to Jewish students to “go back to Poland” or call for the “Final Solution,” or assault them or bar them from campus facilities, they do not ask whether they are pro-Israeli. For protestors, anyone identifiable as Jewish becomes a target of their anti-Semitic invective and violence.
“Genocide”: Israel has not tried to wipe out the Palestinian people in the fashion of Hamas’s one-state solution plan for Jews. Before October 7, some 20,000 Gazans a day requested to work in Israel—on the correct expectation of much higher wages and humane treatment.
If Hamas had come out of its tunnels, separated from its impressed civilian shields, released its surviving Israeli hostages, and either openly fought the Israeli Defense Forces or surrendered the organizers of the October 7 massacre, no Gaza civilians would have died.
According to Hamas’s questionable “genocide” figures, roughly 4 percent of the Gazan population died during the Israeli response to October 7. At least a third to almost half of those deaths, according to various international observers, were Hamas terrorists.
“Disproportionate Response”: Iran tried to send 320 missiles and rockets into Israel. Israel replied with three. Hamas launched 7,000 rockets into Israel and slaughtered 1,200 Israelis before the IDF responded in Gaza, often dropping leaflets and sending texts to forewarn citizens.
Israel has been disproportionate only in the effectiveness of its response. Hamas and its Iranian benefactor intended disproportionately to hurt Israel but utterly failed.
So Israel proved to be competent, and Hamas incompetent in their similar efforts to use disproportionate force.
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Thanks to NORDO
Outline for managing campus demonstrations!
HOW TO HANDLE CAMPUS DEMONSTRATIONS
https://x.com/mihaschw/status/1784150096751231176
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From the archives
Thanks to Bill who gave us the extra good news portion of the List Yesterday after Cowboy did his magic on it.
Like many of you I grew up in this time entirely on many USAF and Army bases all over the country and we had our own life style and things to do and got in trouble in many other ways.
Black and White
(Under age 45? You won't understand.)
You could hardly see for all the snow,
Spread the rabbit ears as far as they go.
'Good Night, David.
Good Night, Chet.'
My Mom used to cut chicken, chop eggs and spread Mayo on the same cutting board with the same knife and no bleach, but we didn't seem to get food poisoning.
My Mom used to defrost hamburger on the counter and I used to eat it raw sometimes, too. Our school sandwiches were wrapped in wax paper in a brown paper bag, not in ice pack coolers, but I can't remember getting e.coli.
No school bus. We walked 6 blocks without mom, without crossing guards, without wwheelyschool bags, without so much as a scratch.
Weekends found us all roller skating down to the corner candy store where for 10cents we shared the latest "Archie & Veronica" comic book. Now we would require adult supervision, knowledge of cell phone emergency capabilities and a lecture "stranger danger" and on using 911 just to get the mail.
Almost all of us would have rather gone swimming in the lake instead of a pristine pool (talk about boring), no beach closures then.
The term cell phone would have conjured up a phone in a jail cell, and a pager was the school PA system.
We all took gym, not PE.. And risked permanent injury with a pair of high top Ked's (only worn in gym) instead of having cross-training athletic shoes with air cushion soles and built in light reflectors. I can't recall any injuries but they must have happened because they tell us how much safer we are now.
Flunking gym was not an option.. Even for stupid kids! I guess PE must be much harder than gym.
Speaking of school, we all said prayers and sang the national anthem, and staying in detention after school caught all sorts of negative attention.
We must have had horribly damaged psyches. What an archaic health system we had then. Remember school nurses? Ours wore a hat and everything.
I thought that I was supposed to accomplish something before I was allowed to be proud of myself.
I just can't recall how bored we were without computers, Play Station, Nintendo, X-box or 270 digital TV cable stations.
Oh yeah... And where was the Benadryl and sterilization kit when I got that bee sting? I could have been killed!
How did we all make it through without seatbelts and bike helmets and booster seats? Maybe the 50mph speed limit made that much difference?We played 'king of the hill' on piles of gravel left on vacant construction sites, and when we got hurt, Mom pulled out the 48-cent bottle of Mercurochrome (kids liked it better because it didn't sting like iodine did) and then we got our butt spanked.
Now it's a trip to the emergency room, followed by a 10-day dose of a $99 bottle of antibiotics, and then Mom calls the attorney to sue the contractor for leaving a horribly vicious pile of gravel where it was such a threat
We didn't act up at the neighbor's house either; because if we did we got our butt spanked there and then we got our butt spanked again when we got home.
I recall Donny Reynolds from next door coming over and doing his tricks on the front stoop, just before he fell off.
Little did his Mom know that she could have owned our house.
Instead, she picked him up and swatted him for being such a jerk. It was a neighborhood run a muck.
To top it off, not a single person I knew had ever been told that they were from a dysfunctional family.
How could we possibly have known that?
We needed to get into group therapy and anger management classes.
We were obviously so duped by so many societal ills, that we didn't even
Notice that the entire country wasn't taking Prozac!
How did we ever survive?
LOVE TO ALL OF US WHO SHARED THIS ERA; AND TO ALL WHO DIDN'T, SORRY FOR WHAT YOU MISSED. I WOULDN'T TRADE IT FOR ANYTHING!
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Popcorn used to be banned in movie theaters.
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Few things go together like movies and popcorn, but that wasn’t always the case. In fact, popcorn used to be banned in movie theaters. As the nickelodeons of the early 20th century were replaced by comparatively luxe venues that wanted to emulate the sophisticated vibe of traditional theaters in the 1920s and ’30s, cinema owners decided to ban the now-ubiquitous snack — it was loud, messy, and didn’t exactly evoke seeing Madama Butterfly at the Met. “Movie theaters wanted nothing to do with popcorn,” according to Popped Culture: A Social History of Popcorn author Andrew Smith, “because they were trying to duplicate what was done in real theaters. They had beautiful carpets and rugs and didn’t want popcorn being ground into it.”
That’s a reasonable objection, but it was eventually trumped by how much money those same owners stood to make during the Great Depression. Movies were a much-needed (and inexpensive) escape during that historic downturn, and selling popcorn in-house for 5 to 10 cents a bag helped keep countless theaters afloat at a time when many popcorn-less venues were going under. By 1945, more than half the popcorn consumed in the U.S. was sold in movie theaters, and in the nearly 80 years since, that association has only grown stronger.
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The smallest flower in the world is the size of a candy sprinkle.
The world’s smallest flower is commonly found throughout North America (and the globe), but its bloom is so small, you may never catch a glimpse. Watermeal, aka various species of the genus Wolffia, is an aquatic plant that thrives in slow-moving ponds, marshes, and lakes; to the naked eye, clusters of watermeal can resemble a floating raft of algae. Under a microscope, it’s easier to see just how tiny individual watermeal plants are — they measure around 1/42 of an inch long and 1/85 of an inch wide, or about the size of a candy sprinkle. In fact, watermeal is so small that about 5,000 individual plants can fit inside a thimble. When they bloom, they’re rarely noticed. What’s more, the even-tinier fruit they produce is the smallest fruit in the world, and cultivated in some parts of Southeast Asia as a food source.
But it’s not just its minuscule size that makes watermeal distinctive. Unlike most plants, those in the Wolffia species have no roots, which allows them to float to the surface of water. There, the plants can grow rapidly and reproduce at top speeds. While capable of producing seeds, watermeal more commonly reproduces asexually by creating daughter plants that emerge from their buds. By producing two new plants every three days, watermeal can double its size in just 48 hours and quickly overtake waterways, choking out other aquatic life. However, in healthy aquatic environments, watermeal can be kept in check by providing nutrient-dense food for fish and waterfowl, and can also clean up waterways by removing excess nutrients — a reminder that even the smallest organisms have a role to play in the world around us.
The world’s largest flower weighs up to 20 pounds and smells like rotting meat.
Microscopic watermeal plants have something in common with the gigantic Rafflesia arnoldii: They both survive without roots. Yet the similarities end there. Rafflesia arnoldii also lacks leaves and stems, and the flowers are more akin to parasites. Considered the largest flower in the world, with blooms measuring 3 feet wide and weighing up to 20 pounds, these plants attach themselves to other living greenery, absorbing nutrients from their hosts. When they do bloom, Rafflesia arnoldii — aka corpse lilies — produce a putrid smell similar to the stench of rotting meat. The disgusting odor has a specific purpose: It attracts carrion flies that help with pollination. Rafflesia blooms last just about a week, but the plants are capable of living for years in the rainforests of Sumatra and Borneo.
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𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐆-𝟐𝟓 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝐤𝐍 𝐰𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝟐.𝟖-𝟑 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅-𝟐𝟐 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝟑𝟎𝟎𝐤𝐍 𝐰𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭? 𝐈𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐭 𝐯𝐬 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧?
The MiG-25 and the F-22 are both supersonic fighter jets, but they have different designs and engines. The MiG-25 uses two Tumansky R-15 turbojet engines, while the F-22 uses two Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 turbofan engines.
Turbojets and turbofans are both types of jet engines that compress air, mix it with fuel, and ignite it to produce thrust. However, they have different ways of doing so. The main advantage of a turbojet engine is that it can produce more thrust at high speeds and altitudes than a turbofan engine. This is because a turbojet engine does not have a fan that limits its airflow and creates drag. A turbojet engine can also operate at higher temperatures than a turbofan engine, which allows it to burn more fuel and generate more power.
And turbofan engine can produce more thrust at low speeds and altitudes than a turbojet engine. This is because a turbofan engine has a fan that increases its airflow and efficiency. A turbofan engine can also reduce its noise and fuel consumption compared to a turbojet engine.
Therefore, the MiG-25’s turbojet engines give it an edge over the F-22’s turbofan engines in terms of top speed at high altitudes. The MiG-25 can reach a maximum speed of Mach 3.2 (about 2,450 mph) at an altitude of 80,000 feet (24,400 meters), while the F-22 can reach a maximum speed of Mach 2.25 (about 1,500 mph) at an altitude of 65,000 feet (19,800 meters). However, this does not mean that the MiG-25 is superior to the F-22 in every aspect.
Another factor that influences the speed of a jet is its design and role. The MiG-25 was designed to intercept high-altitude bombers and spy planes, such as the U.S. B-58 Hustler and SR-71 Blackbird. So it sacrificed maneuverability, stealth, and versatility for speed and altitude performance. The MiG-25 has a large and heavy airframe with sharp edges and large wings that create drag and reduce agility. It also has limited weapons and avionics systems that make it vulnerable to modern fighters.
The F-22 was designed to dominate any airspace with stealth, agility, and advanced technology. So it sacrificed some speed and altitude performance for maneuverability, stealth, and versatility. It has a small and light airframe with smooth curves and small wings that reduce drag and increase agility. It also has sophisticated weapons and avionics systems that make it capable of engaging multiple targets in any situation.
So the F-22’s design and role give it an edge over the MiG-25 in terms of combat effectiveness and survivability. The F-22 can outmaneuver, outsmart, and outfight the MiG-25 in most scenarios. But this does not mean that the F-22 is invincible or unbeatable.
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This Day in American Military History May 11
1942 – The Air Medal was authorized by President Roosevelt by Executive Order 9158 and established the award for “any person who, while serving in any capacity in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard of the United States subsequent to September 8, 1939, distinguishes, or has distinguished, himself by meritorious achievement while participating in an aerial flight.” Executive Order 9242-A, dated 11 September 1942 amended the previous Executive Order to read “in any capacity in or with the Army”. The Air Medal is awarded to any person who, while serving in any capacity in or with the Armed Forces of the United States, shall have distinguished himself/herself by meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight. Awards may be made to recognize single acts of merit or heroism, or for meritorious service. Award of the Air Medal is primarily intended to recognize those personnel who are on current crew member or non-crew member flying status which requires them to participate in aerial flight on a regular and frequent basis in the performance of their primary duties. However, it may also be awarded to certain other individuals whose combat duties require regular and frequent flying in other than a passenger status, or individuals who perform a particularly noteworthy act while performing the function of a crew member but who are not on flying status. These individuals must make a discernible contribution to the operational land combat mission or to the mission of the aircraft in flight. Examples of personnel whose combat duties require them to fly include those in the attack elements of units involved in air-land assaults against an armed enemy and those directly involved in airborne command and control of combat operations. Involvement in such activities, normally at the brigade/group level and below, serves only to establish eligibility for award of the Air Medal; the degree of heroism, meritorious achievement or exemplary service determines who should receive the award. Awards will not be made to individuals who use air transportation solely for the purpose of moving from point to point in a combat zone.
1945 – On Okinawa, American forces conduct a coordinated attack on the Japanese held Shuri Line. The forces deployed include the US 3rd Amphibious Corps on the right of the line and the US 24th Corps on the left. Only minor gains are achieved. At sea, Kiyoshi Ogawa, Japanese pilot, crashed his plane into the US carrier Bunker Hill near Okinawa. 496 Americans died with him and the ship was knocked out of the war. Two destroyers are also damaged by kamikaze attacks.
1945 – Four days after Nazi Germany surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, the Coast Guard-manned destroyer escorts USS Vance and USS Durant, underway off the Azores escorting their last convoy to the Mediterranean, sighted a light ahead of the convoy. They closed to investigate. The Durant illuminated the target, which was the surfaced German submarine U-873, which had been at sea for 50 days. Vance, while screened by Durant, hailed the “erstwhile enemy” over her public address system, established her identity, and then ordered her to heave to. On board were seven officers and 52 enlisted men. Vance placed a 21-man prize crew on board the captured U-boat and delivered their prize at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on 16 May 1945.
1945 – On Luzon, elements of US 1st Corps make contact on Kapintalan Ridge. The US 25th Division advances on Santa Fe. On Mindanao, elements of US 40th Division advance to hills overlooking Del Monte airfield. Units of Filipino guerrillas liberate Cagayan. The US 24th Division mops up the area northeast of the Talomo river, near Mintal. On Samar, a small American contingent is landed to spot Japanese artillery sites firing on Davao on Mindanao. Fighting continues in the western mountains on Negros.
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day These men were amazing in courage and determination,
McKlNNEY, JOHN R.
Rank and organization: Sergeant (then Private), U.S. Army, Company A, 123d Infantry, 33d Infantry Division. Place and date: Tayabas Province, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 11 May 1945. Entered service at: Woodcliff, Ga. Birth: Woodcliff, Ga. G.O. No.: 14, 4 February 1946. Citation: He fought with extreme gallantry to defend the outpost which had been established near Dingalan Bay. Just before daybreak approximately 100 Japanese stealthily attacked the perimeter defense, concentrating on a light machinegun position manned by 3 Americans. Having completed a long tour of duty at this gun, Pvt. McKinney was resting a few paces away when an enemy soldier dealt him a glancing blow on the head with a saber. Although dazed by the stroke, he seized his rifle, bludgeoned his attacker, and then shot another assailant who was charging him. Meanwhile, 1 of his comrades at the machinegun had been wounded and his other companion withdrew carrying the injured man to safety. Alone, Pvt. McKinney was confronted by 10 infantrymen who had captured the machinegun with the evident intent of reversing it to fire into the perimeter. Leaping into the emplacement, he shot 7 of them at pointblank range and killed 3 more with his rifle butt. In the melee the machinegun was rendered inoperative, leaving him only his rifle with which to meet the advancing Japanese, who hurled grenades and directed knee mortar shells into the perimeter. He warily changed position, secured more ammunition, and reloading repeatedly, cut down waves of the fanatical enemy with devastating fire or clubbed them to death in hand-to-hand combat. When assistance arrived, he had thwarted the assault and was in complete control of the area. Thirty-eight dead Japanese around the machinegun and 2 more at the side of a mortar 45 yards distant was the amazing toll he had exacted single-handedly. By his indomitable spirit, extraordinary fighting ability, and unwavering courage in the face of tremendous odds, Pvt. McKinley saved his company from possible annihilation and set an example of unsurpassed intrepidity.
*TERRY, SEYMOUR W.
Rank and organization: Captain, U.S. Army, Company B, 382d Infantry, 96th Infantry Division. Place and date: Zebra Hill, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 11 May 1945. Entered service at: Little Rock, Ark. Birth: Little Rock, Ark. G.O. No.: 23, 6 March 1946. Citation: 1st Lt. Terry was leading an attack against heavily defended Zebra Hill when devastating fire from 5 pillboxes halted the advance. He braved the hail of bullets to secure satchel charges and white phosphorus grenades, and then ran 30 yards directly at the enemy with an ignited charge to the first stronghold, demolished it, and moved on to the other pillboxes, bombarding them with his grenades and calmly cutting down their defenders with rifle fire as they attempted to escape. When he had finished this job by sealing the 4 pillboxes with explosives, he had killed 20 Japanese and destroyed 3 machineguns. The advance was again held up by an intense grenade barrage which inflicted several casualties. Locating the source of enemy fire in trenches on the reverse slope of the hill, 1st Lt. Terry, burdened by 6 satchel charges launched a l-man assault. He wrecked the enemy’s defenses by throwing explosives into their positions and himself accounted for 10 of the 20 hostile troops killed when his men overran the area. Pressing forward again toward a nearby ridge, his 2 assault platoons were stopped by slashing machinegun and mortar fire. He fearlessly ran across 100 yards of fire-swept terrain to join the support platoon and urge it on in a flanking maneuver. This thrust, too, was halted by stubborn resistance. 1st Lt. Terry began another 1 -man drive, hurling grenades upon the strongly entrenched defenders until they fled in confusion, leaving 5 dead behind them. Inspired by this bold action, the support platoon charged the retreating enemy and annihilated them. Soon afterward, while organizing his company to repulse a possible counterattack, the gallant company commander was mortally wounded by the burst of an enemy mortar shell. By his indomitable fighting spirit, brilliant leadership, and unwavering courage in the face of tremendous odds, 1st Lt. Terry made possible the accomplishment of his unit’s mission and set an example of heroism in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service.
*WAUGH, ROBERT T.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, 339th Infantry, 85th Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Tremensucli, Italy, 11-14 May 1944. Entered service at: Augusta, Maine. Birth: Ashton, R.I. G.O. No.: 79, 4 October 1944. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at risk of life above and beyond the call of duty in action with the enemy. In the course of an attack upon an enemy-held hill on 11 May, 1st Lt. Waugh personally reconnoitered a heavily mined area before entering it with his platoon. Directing his men to deliver fire on 6 bunkers guarding this hill, 1st Lt. Waugh advanced alone against them, reached the first bunker, threw phosphorus grenades into it and as the defenders emerged, killed them with a burst from his tommygun. He repeated this process on the 5 remaining bunkers, killing or capturing the occupants. On the morning of 14 May, 1st Lt. Waugh ordered his platoon to lay a base of fire on 2 enemy pillboxes located on a knoll which commanded the only trail up the hill. He then ran to the first pillbox, threw several grenades into it, drove the defenders into the open, and killed them. The second pillbox was next taken by this intrepid officer by similar methods. The fearless actions of 1st Lt. Waugh broke the Gustav Line at that point, neutralizing 6 bunkers and 2 pillboxes and he was personally responsible for the death of 30 of the enemy and the capture of 25 others. He was later killed in action in Itri, Italy, while leading his platoon in an attack.
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May 11, 1929
Lt. Alford J. Williams received the Distinguished Flying Cross from Secretary of the Navy Charles F. Adams for extraordinary achievement in aerial flight. Williams had studied the action of aircraft in violent maneuvers and inverted flight, and developed and applied principles of operation, which contributed directly to flight safety and aircraft performance test accuracy.
May 11, 1918
The American Expeditionary Forces in France received a DH-4 De Havilland, its first American-made airplane.
May 12, 1938
Over the Atlantic, the Army Air Corps dispatched three B-17 bombers that intercepted the Italian liner Rex 700 miles at sea. The Navy, suitably alarmed, demanded that Army aircraft be limited to only 100 miles from the coast. The lead navigator in this stunt was Capt. Curtis LeMay.
May 13, 1952
Fifth 5th Air Force F-86s destroyed five MiG-15s in aerial combat. In the morning 12 F-86s attacked targets in Sinuiju, Sinuiju Airfield and Uiju Airfield in NW Korea. In the early afternoon, Sabres hit the marshaling yards at Kunu-ri, and, in the late afternoon, bombed Sinuiju. Col. Walker M. “Bud” Mahurin, the 4th Fighter Interceptor Group commander who led all three missions, was shot down and captured. Mahurin, who retired as a colonel, passed away May 11, 2010, at his home in Newport Beach, California, one of the last surviving World War II aces. He was 91. In his career, he earned the Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal, and many more.
May 14, 1923
The new Curtiss PW-8 pursuit (fighter) aircraft was accepted into Army service for flight trials. This was the first in the long series of “Hawk” fighters; the “W” signified a water-cooled engine.
May 15, 1948
Air Materiel Command asked Boeing to develop an American aerial fueling system, the flying boom, to overcome problems with the British hose system used on B-29s. Among the deficiencies noted were slow rate of fuel flow, time-consuming contact procedures, excessive weight and space requirements, and relatively slow flying speeds during refueling.
May 16, 1929
The World War I aerial drama, “Wings,” received the first Oscar for best picture in Hollywood, California. The film was shot with many real and reconstructed World War I fighter aircraft and highlighted the nation’s continuing interest in aviation. “Wings” was shot and completed on a $2 million budget at Kelly Field in San Antonio between Sept. 7, 1926, and April 7, 1927.
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS
FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR MAY 11 THANKS TO HAROLD “PHIL” MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
May 11
1918: Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, received its first American-made DH-4, with a Liberty engine. It made its first flight six days later. (11) (24)
1942: First contingent of US AAF arrived in England to join Eighth Air Force. (4) The President ordered an Air Medal established to award any person who, while serving in any capacity in or with the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard after 8 September 1939, distinguished or had distinguished himself by meritorious achievement in an aerial flight.
1949: President Truman signed a bill to provide a 5,000-mile guided missile test range to the USAF. The USAF established this range at Cape Canaveral. It was designated the Atlantic Missile Range on 1 May 1958. (6)
1953: North American's F-86H Sabre made its first flight at Edwards AFB. 1958: Lt Cmdr Jack Neiman (USN) completed a 44-hour stay in a pressure chamber under conditions existing between 80,000 and 100,000 feet.
1960: An Army Signal Corps’ balloon ascended to a record night-time altitude of 144,000 feet before bursting. (24)
1964: The North American XB-70 Valkyrie went on public display for the first time at Palmdale. This 275-ton aircraft measured 185 feet in length and had a 105-foot wing span. It was designed to fly three times the speed of sound at altitudes above 70,000 feet. (3) (12) Jackie Cochran became the first woman to fly more than Mach 2, when she flew an F-104G at 1,429 MPH at Edwards AFB.
1966: At Holloman AFB, a Surveyor spacecraft made the first softlanding under its own power to demonstrate its ability to softland on the moon. Lockheed unveiled a full-scale mockup of the C-5A Galaxy at its plant in Marietta. (12)
1972: A C-5A Galaxy set a nonstop distance record from Kadena AB to Charleston AFB. The8,019-mile flight lasted 16 hours 5 minutes.
1989: Operation NIMROD DANCER. To 18 May, MAC moved a brigade-size security augmentation force to Panama in 34 C-5, 39 C-141, and 2 commercial L-1011 missions. In all, MAC airlifted 2,679 soldiers and 2,950 tons of cargo. (18)
1990: Lockheed Missiles and Space Company received a $971 million contract to build advanced solid rocket motors (ASRMs) for the Space Shuttle. These new motors increased the shuttle”s payload by 12,000 pounds to 65,000 pounds. (8: Jul 90) Hughes won a competition with Raytheon for the AGM-65 Maverick air-to-ground missile. The $194 million contract called for 3,006 missiles, 75 F-model captive-carry training missiles, and 61 G-model guided training missiles. (8: Jul 90)
1991: Operation SEA ANGEL. Through 13 June, in response to flooding along the Bangladesh coastline from Cyclone Marion, with its 150-MPH winds and 20-foot tidal waves, MAC dispatched 10 C-5, 14 C-141, and 5 C-130 missions to deliver 738 passengers and 832 tons of food, equipment, and supplies. A C-130 intratheater airlift delivered food from in-country depots. (18)
1994: Operation PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. Through 17 May, 13 C-141 missions moved 239 tons of relief supplies from Incirlik AB to Mwanza, Tanzania, in a joint operation to help over 100,000 Rwandan victims of tribal warfare. Four C-141s from the 438 AW at McGuire AFB flew most of the missions. (16) 2001: The T-6A Texan II primary trainer completed wet runway testing at Edwards AFB. (
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