http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/air/ en-us Tue, 20 May 2008 23:29:38 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2018894/posts CAMP TAJI, Iraq, May 20, 2008 – U.S. military forces dominate the battlefield with superior weaponry and disciplined talent, not only on the land and in the water, but in the air as well. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Dennis Seymour, a native of Hattiesburg, Miss., who serves as the brigade master gunner for all aircraft and the standardization pilot for AH-64 Apache helicopters with Task Force 12, Multinational Division Baghdad, checks the fluid levels and every major component of his AH-64 Apache helicopter before a mission in Baghdad May 14, 2008. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Aaron Rosencrans,... Face of Defence http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2018894/posts#comment Tue, 20 May 2008 23:29:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2012696/posts Amazon doomed by too much clean air Last Updated: 12:01am BST 07/05/2008 The lungs of the planet - the Amazon - could be wiped out within half a century as a result of too much clean air, writes Roger Highfield. The vast rainforest, so crucial to the Earth's climate, is coming under threat from attempts to curb the pollution that causes acid rain, warn UK and Brazilian climate scientists. The Amazon rainforest is threatened by drought Their new study in Nature reports a link between reducing sulphur dioxide emissions from burning coal and increasing sea surface temperatures in the tropical... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2012696/posts#comment Wed, 7 May 2008 22:58:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2011697/posts 5/5/2008 - KABUL, Afghanistan (AFPN) -- Graduates completed the first orientation course for the Afghan National army air corps April 30 at the Kabul Air Corps Training Center here. The four-week inaugural course laid the foundation for the air corps soldiers as they began their careers in the ANAAC. "This is an exciting new age," said Brig. Gen. Jay H. Lindell, the Combined Air Power Transition Force commander. "I congratulate you as you build, and rebuild, the Afghan air corps." During the course, KACTC instructors taught 20 students airfield safety, computer instruction, the history of the air corps, logistics and... Air Force Link http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2011697/posts#comment Tue, 6 May 2008 00:30:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1996229/posts Warning: Strong Language. "What a whore Geraldine Ferraro is! She's such a **** whore! ... Hillary is a big **** whore, too," said Air America host Randi Rhodes during a live appearance. Breitbart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1996229/posts#comment Thu, 3 Apr 2008 18:56:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992808/posts WASHINGTON, March 27, 2008 – With progress made in developing Afghanistan’s army and police forces, the coalition focus there has expanded to include building an Afghan air corps, the U.S. general leading the effort told military analysts today. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jay H. Lindell, commander of the Combined Air Power Transition Force, described “an aggressive campaign” under way to develop a fully self-sustaining and operationally capable Afghan National Army Air Corps. That effort has made solid momentum within the last year, since U.S. Central Command issued an approved development plan in September, Lindell said during a conference call from... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992808/posts#comment Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:49:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1987188/posts BEIJING (AP) -- Beijing's air quality is better than expected, though a study shows athletes in outdoor endurance events will face some risks from pollution and the weather may be less than ideal at this summer's Olympics. ...snip... an analysis by four independent experts of data supplied by Beijing organizers found heat and humidity might be a greater threat to athletes than the city's noxious air. ...snip... "It means we may not see much of world records under unfavorable conditions, but that's not the main purpose of the Olympic Games -- to set records." CNNSI via AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1987188/posts#comment Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:56:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1985385/posts Gulf Stream's secret is a load of hot air 18:21 12 March 2008 NewScientist.com news service Catherine Brahic A wall of warm air rises up from the Gulf Stream, shown here as it moves along the North American coastline (Image: F Araki and S Kawahara, ESC JAMSTEC) It could be the end of preparing for a balmy European summer only to be met with rain and freezing temperatures. After years of mystery surrounding the Gulf Stream, researchers have finally worked out how it affects European weather. The key, they say, is a corridor of warm air that rises up from... New Scientist http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1985385/posts#comment Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:28:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1983473/posts The US government is demanding the right to ban British air passengers from flying over America en route to other countries – even when the flights will not land in the United States. Under anti-terrorism measures due to come into force within two years, the US authorities insist they need to do background checks on all UK air passengers travelling to Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico and South America. Direct flights to popular holiday destinations such as the Bahamas, Barbados, Toronto and Mexico City would all be covered by stringent US security checks examining people's passport details, travel plans and even... This is London http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1983473/posts#comment Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:08:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1963526/posts CNN.com Small-plane crash kills 6 in North Carolina * Plane crashed into a neighborhood yard, no one on ground hurt * Aircraft was attempting to land in "overcast conditions," authorities said * Controllers cleared plane to land; official saw it was too high, then heard crash * Passengers were heading to Virginia for hunting excursion MOUNT AIRY, North Carolina (CNN) -- Six people were killed Friday when a small plane crashed into the front yard of a home while attempting to land in fog and low visibility in Mount Airy, North Carolina, authorities said. The crash occurred about 11:30 a.m.,... CNN.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1963526/posts#comment Sat, 2 Feb 2008 00:08:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1956023/posts Man, who killed air traffic controller, becomes deputy construction and architecture minister 18.01.2008 Source: Pravda.Ru URL: By Anastasia Tomazhenkova: Vitaly Kaloyev, a Russian man who killed a Swiss air traffic controller he blamed for a plane crash that killed his wife and children was appointed to a high-level government post in his home province in southern Russia. Vitaly Kaloyev, an architect, was named deputy construction and architecture minister of North Ossetia, one of Russia's 85 administrative regions. Kaloyev was charged with killing a flight control officer of the Swiss company Skyguide. The court ruled that Kaloyev had committed a premeditated... PRAVDA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1956023/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:20:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1928585/posts Tue November 20, 2007Hopes Flew With Lame Jet By Bryan Dean Staff Writer A four-star general pinned medals Monday on 12 airmen and nine civilians from Tinker Air Force Base for their role in salvaging a B-1B bomber after an engine fire left the jet crippled on an airstrip in Afghanistan. The plane landed at an airfield in Afghanistan in mid-August after a fire warning went off during a mission. The jet's No. 4 engine was in flames, and firefighters had to extinguish the blaze after the plane landed. The Air Force had a tough choice. The fire caused significant... The Daily Oklahoman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1928585/posts#comment Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:44:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1895199/posts First the people in the towers died. Then the rescue workers. Now first responders are succumbing to a 9/11 illness. The next victims: tens of thousands of ordinary citizens who worked and lived in Lower Manhattan—all of whom were told that the air was safe. While the people who died in the towers and the first responders have gotten much attention from the nation and the press—witness the lead feature from 60 Minutes last night on first responders—the ordinary citizens have gone relatively unnoticed. So Discover has released a package that focuses directly on this final group of 9/11 victims.... Discover Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1895199/posts#comment Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:39:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1883758/posts Author reflects on days in tower Air-traffic controller shares 'Secrets' from his time at O'Hare Jon Hilkevitch August 20, 2007 At the end of a flight, usually the first thing you do is unbuckle the seat belt. But while reading a new book written by a veteran air-traffic controller at O'Hare International Airport, the more prudent advice would be to stay seated and keep the seat belt buckle secured snugly across your lap. Then wait for the oxygen mask to drop out of the ceiling. Bob Richards, a lifelong Chicago-area resident who grew up in Berwyn, retired in February after... Chicago Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1883758/posts#comment Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:04:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1883036/posts A squadron of MV-22 Ospreys will be operating out of Miramar Marine Corps Air Station starting today. The Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron will be training at the base until Sept. 8. People in the area can expect to see the aircraft flying around the area. The Osprey is the military's first tilt-rotor production aircraft. It can go from flying horizontally at 200 mph to landing vertically like a helicopter in 45 seconds, carrying up to 24 people at a time. San Diego Union http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1883036/posts#comment Sat, 18 Aug 2007 14:41:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1877212/posts Clinton's Golden Voice Bill Clinton earned $31 million in speaking fees between 2001 and 2005, as disclosed in his wife's Senate ethics reports. This page lists information about each speech and the amount the former president earned. Related: See the map of speeches and read the Post story www.washingtonpost.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1877212/posts#comment Mon, 6 Aug 2007 20:49:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1872320/posts Dexter air taxi starts flying to southern cities of Russia at the beginning of 2008. Particularly for this purpose Air Management Group (organizer of the air taxi project) buys several Swiss planes Pilatus PC-12. Russia-IC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1872320/posts#comment Fri, 27 Jul 2007 09:23:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1856814/posts   Night Air Assault Mission Nets Insurgents   Preparation results in successful mission to capture insurgents and weapons. By Sgt. Johnnie French, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq, June 26, 2007 — U.S. Paratroopers targeted an insurgent stronghold nicknamed “Hawaii” outside of Mahmudiyah June 23. The paratroopers from Company C, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (BCT) (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division conducted Operation Peregrine II and captured five members of an insurgent cell in north Babil. “It was difficult. This was our first air assault, and at the last... Defend America News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1856814/posts#comment Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:25:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1839952/posts BAGHDAD — Soldiers continue searching around the clock for their missing comrades throughout southern Baghdad Thursday. Although the 2nd Brigade Combat Team “Commandos,” 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) troops are sometimes trucking supplies out to their brothers and sisters in arms, they mainly rely on the 1st “Warriors” Air Cavalry Brigade’s aerial assets to get the job done, said Staff Sgt. Darren Larson, a brigade supply noncommissioned officer for 2-10th Mountain. “I know everybody down range really appreciates everything (1st ACB) is doing. We couldn’t have done it without (them),” he said. “(They’re) probably, by far, one of the biggest... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1839952/posts#comment Fri, 25 May 2007 23:48:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1822326/posts WASHINGTON, April 23, 2007 – Coalition aircraft killed a key northeastern Taliban leader during an air strike April 20 in the Alishang district of Laghman province, Afghanistan, military officials reported. Fateh Gul Haqparast, an important militant organizer and leader with extensive ties to the Hekmatyar Gulbuddin network and Taliban extremists, died during the U.S. Air Force strikes, officials said. Coalition sources described Haqparast as a significant regional Taliban leader involved in assassinations, improvised-explosive-device attacks and assaults on Afghan and coalition facilities in Laghman and Kapisa provinces. The militant leader orchestrated attacks against the Mehtar Lam Provincial Reconstruction Team and... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1822326/posts#comment Mon, 23 Apr 2007 23:43:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1803457/posts March 19, 2007 Many respected engineers have been trying for years to bring a compressed air car to market, believing strongly that compressed air can power a viable "zero pollution" car. Now the first commercial compressed air car is on the verge of production and beginning to attract a lot of attention, and with a recently signed partnership with Tata, India’s largest automotive manufacturer, the prospects of very cost-effective mass production are now a distinct possibility. The MiniC.A.T is a simple, light urban car, with a tubular chassis that is glued not welded and a body of fibreglass. The heart... Gizmag http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1803457/posts#comment Mon, 19 Mar 2007 23:47:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1797934/posts Losses at planemaker Airbus slashed 2006 operating profit at Europe's top aerospace company EADS by 86 percent to €399 million ($526 million), hit by delays to its A380 superjumbo, EADS said Friday. The Franco-German group's results included a €572 million loss at Airbus - U.S. planemaker Boeing's arch rival - due to a weak dollar and production problems for its troubled double-decker A380, the world's largest jet liner. The 2006 company-wide profit drop came despite a 15 percent increase in revenue to €39.43 billion, which included a 30 percent boost in defense revenue to €10.04 billion, topping the €10 billion... CNN Money http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1797934/posts#comment Fri, 9 Mar 2007 11:58:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1793645/posts BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, March 1, 2007 — As they near the end of their second deployment together, Army Sgt. 1st Class Richard Pyles, Air Defense Air Management platoon sergeant; Army Staff Sgt. Edson Caupp, ADAM assistant operations noncommissioned officer; and Army Sgt. Eugene Sefranek, ADAM cell assistant noncommissioned officer; all of whom serve with Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, have become “like a family.” "The Afghan people need help and it feels really good to help them. And knowing each other so well, it is easier for us to work together and get it done." Army... Defend America News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1793645/posts#comment Fri, 2 Mar 2007 01:03:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1760782/posts US 'licence to snoop' on British air travellers By David Millward, Transport Correspondent Last Updated: 1:35am GMT 01/01/2007 Air passengers face having credit card transactions and email messages inspected by the American authorities Britons flying to America could have their credit card and email accounts inspected by the United States authorities following a deal struck by Brussels and Washington. By using a credit card to book a flight, passengers face having other transactions on the card inspected by the American authorities. Providing an email address to an airline could also lead to scrutiny of other messages sent or received on... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1760782/posts#comment Mon, 1 Jan 2007 01:49:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1755565/posts Air America Bankrupt -- Times Again Ignores Loan from Boys & Girls Club A choice example of liberal hypocrisy is again ignored by the Times. Posted by: Clay Waters 12/18/2006 4:31:50 PM Monday's front-page Business story on Air America's bankruptcy (better late than never, given the left-wing radio network filed for bankruptcy protection two months ago) by Elizabeth Jensen and Lia Miller is headlined "After Bankruptcy Filing, Recriminations Fly at Air America." Michelle Malkin reminds us that....... timeswatch.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1755565/posts#comment Tue, 19 Dec 2006 05:37:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1740130/posts *** Breaking News *** We're hearing tonight that Al Franken is leaving Air America and giving up on talk radio for good. His last day on the air will be December 8. A few libtalk stations have already begun to leak word of Franken's impending exit. This confirms rumors we'd been hearing for several weeks that are now confirmed by these on- air announcements. We'll have much more on this breaking story as details emerge. Radio Equalizer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1740130/posts#comment Fri, 17 Nov 2006 09:09:08 GMT