The tragic fatal accident that took the lives of a fine warbird
flyer and a well-known sport aviation figure, last Sunday, now
appears to have been the result of a wing failure, in-flight.
As previously noted, the Defense Department has recommended
closing 33 major bases and realigning 29 others as part of a
comprehensive reshaping of the military infrastructure through the
base realignment and closure process.
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (Ike) (CVN 69) reached a significant
milestone in her long and storied history May 4, trapping her
215,000th aircraft since the ship's commissioning in 1977.
DoD BRAC Recommendations Expected to Save Nearly $50
Billion
Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld has announced that the
department's recommendations to close or realign military
facilities in the United States will better position U.S. forces to
confront this century's threats.
One of the F-16 pilots who intercepted a private plane that
strayed into restricted airspace on May 11 said that he was
prepared to use force, if necessary...
The Navy, this week, begins Operational Evaluation of the MH-60R
Weapons System, the next generation submarine hunter and surface
attack helicopter that will replace the fleet's legacy SH-60B and
SH-60F aircraft.