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...exercise began, ships and planes fired surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles at target drones overhead. F-14 Tomcats, the U.S. Navy's hottest and most versatile fighter planes, flew combat air patrol, or CAP in military parlance, watching for intruding aircraft and warning off the unwary. Since the landfall to the south was Libya, led by the unpredictable and often hostile Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, and since U.S. and French aircraft had been harassed over the Mediterranean by Libyan planes, the U.S. pilots were ready for trouble. To the north of the F-14s flew two carrier...
...Wednesday morning, the CAP had intercepted and waved off about 40 sorties by Libyan air force planes. Each time, U.S. F-14s rolled in beside the interlopers, and the Libyan planes turned and headed for home. Had the Libyans not done so, the American pilots would have had no choice but to escort them through the exercise area, however dangerous it might be, since the craft of both nations were over international waters...
Sophisticated weaponry aside, the most potent weapon in our nation's arsenal could well be the one designed to see that we get the most for our trillion: "Cap the Knife...
...work anywhere else because of generally limited vocabularies." Aveson says. "Quite true," adds his partner, "This is without a doubt the top of the gutter." Despite a penchant for one-liners and their unusual appearance--Aveson wears most of a tuxedo; Krulick sports dungarees, a baseball shirt, and a cap labeled "Shakespeare"--the duo takes performing seriously. "There are no admissions and no boundaries, so we can be funny and say things that are meaningful too," Aveson notes...
...trespassed on Haig's turf, he has not hesitated to express views that differ from those of the Secretary of State. He opposed, for example, Haig's effort to set a deadline for arms talks with the U.S.S.R. Yet once the President has spoken, Weinberger abides by the decision. Cap the Knife, with his reverence for good management, is a consummate team player...