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Combat Air Patrol at a Space Shuttle Launch

Posted on June 9, 2010, 7:19 am, by admin, under National Security, Space.

From the US Air Force photo archives. 4th FW Strike Eagles assist shuttle launch Lt. Col. Gabriel Green and Capt. Zachary Bartoe patrol the airspace in an F-15E Strike Eagle as the Space Shuttle Atlantis launches May 14, 2010, at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Colonel Green is the 333rd Fighter Squadron commander and Captain Bartoe [...]

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Haiti airport capabilities and the complainers.

Posted on January 18, 2010, 10:16 am, by admin, under National Security.

Interesting tidbit here about the capabilities of Port au Prince airport. Currently, we’re operating with a working maximum aircraft on the ground of one wide-body and five narrow-body aircraft. And the one wide-body is planned for two hours on the ground, and the five narrow-bodies are planned for one hour on the ground. We also [...]

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