Truemors
Airborne legacy passed from grandfather to grandson
"Pvt. 1st Class Christopher Mullen grew up with "about a million" Airborne stories. When he graduated from Airborne School Friday, he reminisced about some of the anecdotes his grandfather, Darrell Branstetter,... 
Army Times asks if McCain flip flopped or fibbed.
"McCain on FCS: Flip-flop or fib? By Bradley Peniston - Staff writer Posted : Saturday Sep 13, 2008 6:58:20 EDT Has Sen. John McCain renounced his longtime antagonism toward the Army’s Future Combat Systems?On Sept. 8, the Republican presidential candidate told a...
Time Running Out for Airborne Rebate $$
Time is running out to get your rebate from the makers of Airborne, the popular cold prevention product. You remember, the one invented by a teacher. Seems they have met the ubiquitous class-action... 
created by Jennings David L | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Iraqi Chicken Farmers Get Jumpstart With Egg Delivery
" BAGHDAD, April 28, 2008 – Chicken farmers in Mahmudiyah, 20 miles south of Baghdad, received the jumpstart their industry needed with the arrival of 45,000 eggs, each ready for hatching. Army Capt. Benjamin Neusse, a civil military operations officer with 3rd...
UK plane makes Emergency landing
"ATHENS, Greece, April 7 (UPI) -- An easyJet flight traveling from Greece to Britain was required to turn around because of a "technical problem," airline officials said.Flight EZY 2002 left for Luton, England, Sunday about 11 p.m. with 119 passengers and landed back in...
created by Albert Milliron | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Half a Decade of War: Five Years After Iraq Invasion, Soldiers Testify at Win...
" AMY GOODMAN: [Five years ago] on March 19th, 2003, the US began bombing Baghdad. The invasion was on. Six weeks later, President Bush stood under a banner reading “Mission Accomplished” and declared an end to major military combat operations in Iraq. Now, half a...
Stealth bomber crashes at Andersen AFB (Guam)
Update: USAF grounds B-2 fleet pending crash investigastion "a B-2 stealth bomber crashed at Andersen Air Force Base this morning. The incident happened at around 10:45am Saturday, as information we've... 
created by nukegingrich | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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3038 views | 2 recommendations | 16 comments
More UFO kerfuffle in Texas
So the U.S. military is now saying it might have been their own F-16s that caused all the drama in Stephenville the past two weeks, even though they originally said there were no planes in the area.Meanwhile, some... 
created by Rob Peters | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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807 views | 15 recommendations | 7 comments
U.S. Army selects Airborne Aystems DragonFly and FireFly Systems
"DragonFly is a precision guided parachute delivery system that uses Global Positioning System (GPS) signals to steer up to 10,000 lbs of cargo; dropping supplies to troops in remote or dangerous areas. After being dropped from high altitude, DragonFly uses GPS and a...
U.S. Army buys IDM-304 from Symetrics
"Symetrics President and CEO, Mitch Garner stated, "We are absolutely thrilled with this order because it demonstrates the Army's confidence in our ability to execute a long-term, high volume production effort. The IDM-304 is the cornerstone of the Army's airborne element of...
3 aviators declared dead in ocean crash
"NORFOLK, Va. — Three aviators on a twin-engine radar plane that crashed off North Carolina's coast have died, the Navy said Friday. Search crews found debris from the E-2C Hawkeye turbo prop plane but no...
Dario Franchitti Survives to "Fly" Another Day - UPDATED ... Dario "Flys" Aga...
"The IndyCar race at Michigan International Speedway was very exciting, close (to close), and virtually unwatched due to a rain delay that pushed the original start time and broadcast outlet off a good four...
created by Edmund Jenks | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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1596 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment
Is the United States Army officially teaching anti-Arab racism?
Is the United States Army officially teaching anti-Arab racism? It would seem so and the evidence is in black and white. After everything else, here is a document issued to American military personnel on...
created by angryindian | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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2379 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment
