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Korean Peninsula on the verge of Nuclear war?

At a meeting of the U.N. General Assembly on Oct 1. North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Pak Kil-yon, one of the final speakers at the assembly’s annual gathering in New…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
October 6, 2012

This is the DC-3 plane the State Dept denied to Stevens and Security Support Team at U.S. Embassy in Libya

According to the CNN Security Clearance blog, the State Department denied a request by the security team at the U.S. Embassy in Libya for continued use of a DC-3 plane…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 5, 2012

Video: Syrian rebels down another helicopter gunship outside Damascus

Syrian rebels anti-aircraft fire has become increasingly effective against Assad regime helicopter gunships. Taken on Oct. 5, the following video shows another Mil Mi-8 Hip being hit by artillery fire…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 5, 2012

Replenishment At Sea: even Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carriers need fuel and supplies

The following picture shows Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as it steams aside the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) during a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 5, 2012

From Russia with Love: more pictures from the Russian Air Force centenary airshow

On Aug. 11 and 12, where the Russian Air Force celebrated its 100th anniversary with a pyrotechnic airshow that featured mass flybys, heavy formations of Tu-95 and Tu-160 strategic bombers,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 5, 2012
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All you need to know about arrested landings on U.S. aircraft carriers

From the last three quarters of a mile all the way to touchdown the pilot approaching a U.S. aircraft carrier can rely on LSO (Landing Signal Officers - radio callsign…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 5, 2012
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