Just finished September Calendars, standard and widescreen formats. This month we have the a reminder that winter is right around the corner, and incredible member shot (Thanks XRay), and threading the sound barrier with an FA-18. Enjoy. LINK: CombatAce Gallery  

Ex-USSR awash in radioactive ‘dirty bomb’ substances Defence Talk — By Agence France-Presse on August 30, 2010   Moscow: It has been of one of Europe's worst nightmares: traffickers obtaining highly-radioactive materials on the loose in the former Soviet Union with the help of corrupt officials and passing them on to rogue groups looking to make a dirty bomb.   The seizure this month of two kilograms of uranium in Moldova, an impoverished ex-Soviet nation bordering the EU member Romani

F-15 Eagles soar for last time at Hickam   Defence Professionals -- 30 August 2010 Tech Sgt. Cohen A. Young Defense Media Activity-Hawaii / AFNS   JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR - HICKAM, Hawaii | Pilots from the 199th Fighter Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard, completed their last training mission with the F-15 Eagle from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii Aug 25.   The HIANG is upgrading to the F-22 Raptor, a fifth generation fighter, and received their first two Raptors in July.  

Jump jets to fall victim to spending cuts   Telegraph -- By James Kirkup, Political Correspondent -- 30 August 2010   In a move that could put hundreds of British manufacturing jobs at risk, defence chiefs are ready to abandon plans to buy a vertical-landing fighter jet for the Royal Navy.   Instead, a cheaper conventional-landing warplane will replace the Navy’s Harriers when they retire.   The decision is the first to emerge from the Strategic Defence Review to have

The Olympia may be headed to a watery grave John F. Lehman Former Secretary of the Navy   A few months ago, one of our nation's most famous landmarks was deteriorating badly. Independence Hall had a roof leak and needed numerous expensive repairs. The city's historical commission met in April with the National Park Service to determine a course of action and on June 9, the park service announced that $4.4 million would be provided for a restoration of Independence Hall. The fundin

Remote-controlled model airplanes roll in for annual event   Sunday, August 29, 2010 By Shannon M. Nass, Special to the Post-Gazette   Nestled among the woods of South Park is a quiet stretch of land known as Jack Coates Memorial Field. Unlike other grassy patches in the park, this one has a landing strip down the center.   Most days the gates leading up to it are locked with access limited to day hikers and mountain bikers who traverse the trails that cross and surround it. However,

ThirdWire Sneek Peek of Upcoming Release 28 August 2010 -- DanW   In a surprise announcement today Dan from ThirdWire shares with the community some images and news of their upcoming release. In no great detail and without any release dates the news of the release has so far been positively received by the ThirdWire Community. From the looks of the expected release a mission editor and other terrific enhancements are on the horizon for the Strike Fighters 2 series. The original thread in the