Military: One Strike Hit Crew Planting Roadside Bomb
American warplanes and helicopters bombed and strafed two Iraqi
villages over the weekend, killing approximately 70 people
identified as insurgents, according to the military. Witnesses said
39 of those killed in the attacks were civilians.
Accident Claims Six Returning From Bringing Supplies To
Earthquake Victims
A Pakistani Mi-17 helicopter went down Saturday night as it was
returning from ferrying supplies to survivors of the devastating
earthquake last week. The six people onboard, listed as four army
officers and two civilians, were confirmed dead.
The next generation of Marine One, the helicopter that carries
the President, is the US-101, which has recently received the
official designation VH-71.