Tag: Military
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air force eyes energy shields & microwave bombs
from wired: Energy shields, microwave bombs, and laser-firing gunships – those are just a few of the ideas the Air Force has in mind for its future arsenal. Susan Thornton, head of the Air Force Research Lab’s Directed Energy Directorate, laid out the sci-fi-style vision (1.1mb PDF) at the 33rd Annual Air Armament Symposium, held…
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Grim Reaper Visits Marines at Georgia College
from bill fisher: Walking past the buildings of GCSU on an overcast, cool morning on a Thursday in September, a Marine Recruitment booth was spotted near “the Fountain,” a common meeting area and major campus thoroughfare… Within two hours a cloak was donated, a scythe fabricated and the Grim Reaper began a conversation with the…
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nj to deploy largest number of nat’l guard since wwii
from axcessnews: New Jersey voters are puzzled, they were under the impression that the Bush administration was going to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq beginning in December, but now over half of New Jersey’s National Guard are to be sent to Iraq or Afghanistan next year – the largest number since World War II… Three…
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70 punished in ‘accidental’ nuke flight
from ap: The Air Force said Friday it has punished 70 airmen involved in the accidental, cross-country flight of a nuclear-armed B-52 bomber following an investigation that found widespread disregard for the rules on handling such munitions. “There has been an erosion of adherence to weapons-handling standards at Minot Air Force Base and Barksdale Air…
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summer camp teaches US teens to fight israeli style
from chris hedges: If you are a young Muslim American and head off to the Middle East for a spell in a fundamentalist “madrassa,” or religious school, Homeland Security will probably greet you at the airport when you return. But if you are an American Jew and you join hundreds of teenagers from Europe and…
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best terror drill ever!
US plans biggest terror drill ever – 3 fictional ‘dirty bombs’ to go off in portland, phoenix & guamfrom wlfi: It is only a test, but three “dirty bomb” attacks will take place on U.S. soil later this month, beginning at a power plant on Guam and then hitting two U.S. cities. According to internal…
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heard about stratcom?
from op-ed news: They used to call it the Strategic Air Command (SAC). They were in charge of the nuclear bombers and nuclear missiles. Then the Pentagon changed the name to the Strategic Command – StratCom. StratCom is headquartered at Offutt AFB in Omaha, Nebraska. Their mission now includes being in charge of “full-spectrum global…
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israel admits air strike on syria
from bbc: Israel has confirmed that it carried out a strike on a Syrian military installation last month. Syria accused Israel at the time but Israeli officials refused to comment, and the Israeli military censor imposed a strict blackout on information. The censor’s office has now allowed some details to be released. On Monday, Syrian…
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2 russian strategic bombers fly along alaska, canada coasts
from itar-tass: Two Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers, within the scope of a long-range aviation drill, flew along the coasts of Alaska and Canada and returned to their home airfield via the North Pole on Thursday, Air Force spokesman Col Alexander Drobyshevsky told Itar-Tass. “A pair of Tu-95MS planes flew along a large range along the…
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US develops 14-ton super bomb
bigger than russian vacuum bombfrom ria novosti: The U.S. has a 14-ton super bomb more destructive than the vacuum bomb just tested by Russia, a U.S. general said Wednesday. The statement was made by retired Lt. General McInerney, chairman of the Iran Policy Committee, and former Assistant Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force.…
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soldier threatened by military for refusing anthrax vaccine
from raw story: A soldier serving in Iraq who is stationed in Baghdad says he has faced “threats” and “intimidation” from his Army superiors – including the possibility of forced inoculations – after he refused to take the military’s controversial anthrax vaccine. Private First Class Leif Hamre, 22, is currently serving out a Field Grade…
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military exercise ‘solid curtain’ from sept 14-21
from navy compass: Exercise Solid Curtain 2007, a Navy force protection exercise, will be conducted on all naval installations in the continental United States Sept. 14 – 21, 2007. Exercise Solid Curtain 2007, conducted to enhance training and readiness of naval security personnel, is a regularly-scheduled exercise and is not in response to any specific…
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florida troops deploy to nation’s capital
from wesh: Members of the 1st Battalion 265 Air Defense Artillery have mobilized and are on a plane headed first to Ft. Bliss, then for federal active duty in the capital region. The troops will be deployed for a year. “It’s going to be all right It’s OK if he helps people and everything, and…
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air force manual outlines how to aid insurgencies
from raw story: The Air Force is ready to aid insurgencies. According to a lengthy new Air Force document, which outlines US strategies for “Irregular Warfare,” military resources will sometimes be needed to help insurgencies in foreign countries. The 103-page document (1.03mb PDF), published earlier this month, takes lessons from the last six years of…
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US military practices genetic discrimination in denying benefits
from los angeles times: Eric Miller’s career as an Army Ranger wasn’t ended by a battlefield wound, but his DNA. Lurking in his genes was a mutation that made him vulnerable to uncontrolled tumor growth. After suffering back pain during a tour in Afghanistan, he underwent three surgeries to remove tumors from his brain and…