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Thanks!

all part of the NORAD operation to support the Olympics.

got some back-channel info. coming back on a mission they had an oil leak in one engine and shut it down. But they couldn't feather the engine. That would put them in a difficult control situation with no divert. Hence the controlled bailout. Odd they would only have 4 on the mission. I have not heard of the 4th being found yet. My prayers are with him but this long looks grim.

probably a floating mine. Posssibly an old one that broke loose and drifted with the current. just my speculation.

I seem to have lost the text display that tells what you've selected as well as the text display of the radio calls. Anyone else have that problem? fix?

Welcome back to The World, shipmate.

very nice!

might end up being a "Remember the Maine" (internal explosion). SK is downplaying the likelyhood of an attack. As they dive on the wreck, the nature of the explosion will become more evident.

Happy Birthday!!!!

I've been able to skip previews and go straight to the movie - and scene selections. is this something new? (I haven't bought any new dvd's in awhile but I do rent them on a regular basis) I don't have a blu-ray set up so maybe this is something in the blu-ray marketing.

brings back memories........... (or nightmares!)

Good deal! If I recall, there is nothing that a C-5 can carry that a C-17 can't. So just a matter of scheduling enough C-17 sorties, that can actually fly, than a C-5, that can't.......

that's true - but its done very nicely. I like the technique of them going back and forth to each platform as that one puts out a call.

did you add the terrain?

RODLMAO I'm surprised anyone fell for it.

horse droppings, my friends. Northrup (what country is that company from again?) and EADS had a mix of European and American work, as did Boeing. on the last go around of this, an analysis I saw on the two proposals showed that the content of European and American work was about equal. The Airbus proposal had some good stuff in it, and some not so good stuff in it. The Boeing proposal had some good stuff in it, and some not so good stuff in it. Airbus won last time. The protest was keyed on irregularities in the RFP and source selection process. Those complaints were validated (as in found to be true). The new RFP got critical comments from BOTH teams complaining that the new RFP favored the other. You can hardly make the case that this demonstrates the fall of capitalism - that is quite a stretch. When I read the last proposals, I thought Airbus had won fair and square, until I saw what was in the protest. The source selection process changed the criteria after the bids were in. That was a foul, plain and simple. This time, the RFP was clearer on the operational criteria. I am surprised that Northrup-EADS chose not to play. But their declining to play is hardly proof of the fall of capitalism nor evidence of corruption of the source selection team or political influence. Such allegations are - distasteful.

That is pretty cool.

pretty impressive technology. How'd you like to fly against that?

who, or what, is Cesar Milan's The Dog Whisperer? I have noted, from time to time, that some (small percentage) of the people who post on blogs or forums or such, hiding behind screen names and cutesy icons will go off the deep end of deranged lunacy on the drop of hat. on the local paper, I often post on a couple of issues. There are people who have sworn to incarcerate me in a concentration camp and hook me up to an electro-shock therapy machine until I "think right". I find that the moderated forums are great places to hang out (like here) and the other ones will just get your blood pumping....... I did get myself into trouble in a somewhat similar fashion - not on a blog but in person a couple of times. 1. among a bunch of women in the office who were talking about cats, I said I liked them too. Since I was not known as a cat person a few of them expressed surprise. When I commented that they were much more challenging than paper targets, things got "tense"...... 2. a lady at the company put out an email asking if anyone would like to give a couple of rabbits a good home. I "replied all" and asked if anyone had any good rabbit recipes. In about 2 hours, 212 recipes had been emailed in and the lady said that I was a "bad person".....

just political posturing in advance of oil lease negotiations.

nope. On that network, I was receive only. That was one of three comm channels coming in to me at the time. My only "transmit" was to the VADM commanding 6th Fleet who was standing next to me. The "Alpha Bravo" that you hear was from my equivelant for the RADM commanding the carrier group who was the Officer in Tactical Command.

I vaguely recall hearing those comms................

Very nice shots!!