Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"Hopefully, the good guys win..."

Source: Capt. Gurhan Tarman, the co-pilot of a NATO E-3A Sentinel, from the Turkish Air Force. The  Sentinel and its crew arrived at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Aug. 8th to conduct training missions with 4th Fighter Wing aircrews. The Sentinel, which is an Airborne Early Warning and Control System aircraft from Geilenkirchen, Germany, will conduct mock dogfights between the wing's fighter aircraft. Using its trademark 30-foot exterior satellite, the AWACS aircraft will provide Strike Eagle aircrews with "enemy" positions.

FMI: www.nato.int