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...Defense, Jan. 30] barely scratches the surface. The venerable B-52 will be flying long after both the B-1 and B-2 are retired. The B-52 is combat proven and requires no major modifications to carry popular weapons configurations. Why then are we rapidly modifying our new aircraft to match the capabilities of our old aircraft so that these still viable planes can be retired? Yes, I want a strong defense, but imagine how far the $20 billion being spent on unnecessary B-2s would go toward improving readiness...
HONORED. Former Presidents HARRY TRUMAN and RONALD REGAN; with state-of-the-art aircraft carriers bearing their names, to be commissioned in 1998 and 2002; thanks to President Clinton...
...European Union, but Japan accepted aid from only 15 of them. Tokyo also turned down most offers of help from the U.S. military based in the country, though the American forces have tons of emergency supplies stockpiled and even offered to accommodate refugees aboard an aircraft carrier. Teams of doctors from the U.S. and France arrived to warnings that they could not practice medicine without Japanese licenses...
...used poor judgment in publishing details of the heroic French commandos' assault and counterterrorist activities to save hostages on Air France Flight 8969. It was not necessary to report just how the French gendarmes were able to determine the situation on board the aircraft by donning uniforms and impersonating airport service personnel. Let's face it: terrorists can read. Knowing exactly how the last group failed will enable the next bunch of skyjackers to execute their evil mission with even more tragic results...
Jacob and fellow researches will use a DC 8 aircraft to study the atmosphere of the region between Easter Island, Fiji, Tahiti, and New Zealand...