Aero-Linx!

Scouring the information super airways can sometimes be a tough, if educational, task for the Aero-News staff... but it also allows us to check out some truly neat and exciting sites, so it's not that bad a gig. On any given day, we may check dozens (and often hundreds) of different sources for story ideas, and facts confirmation. And, as is the nature of our business, much of this is done on the Internet.

The ANN gang decided we probably shouldn't keep some of the neat sites, info resources, and organizations we've discovered to ourselves... so we decided to bring you Aero-Linx. These are the sites that WE check out -- when we need added perspective, a new spin on a day's topic... or just want to escape into cyber-aero-space for awhile.

Look for some of our favorite sites, coming each day to ANN via Aero-Linx. Suggestions for future Aero-Linx segments are always welcome, as well.

Aero-Linx: MCAS New River

The homepgae for MCAS New River has one of the best taglines in the business... "Pardon Our Noise, It's The Sound Of Freedom."  MCAS New River, the home to a number of aircraft including the AH-1W Super Cobra, CH-46E Sea Knight Helicopter, CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter, UH-1N Huey Helicopter, MV-22 Osprey, and C-12, is based in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Approximately 6,000 Marines, sailors, airmen and 600 civilian employees work on a daily basis to meet the demands of operating the Corps’ only East Coast rotary wing and tiltrotor Air Station. MCAS New River is home to two Marine Aircraft Groups, several premier training units and the first operational MV-22 squadrons. For more than 60 years, their 'primary mission has been providing combat assault support for Fleet Marine Force units worldwide. Our dedication and reputation have made us a key part of the II Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installations East team.'

FMI: www.newriver.usmc.mil