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Sea cadets help with recent air show

News — Tue, 22 May 2012 03:21:30 +0000

US Naval Sea Cadets assisting at the recent Wings Over Flagler air show. Contributed photo. The US Naval Sea Cadet Corps, St. Augustine Battalion, a youth program sponsored by the Navy League of the United States and the Ormond Civil Air Patrol, …

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Oman orders C295s

News — Tue, 22 May 2012 02:30:15 +0000

The RAAF might have given them a pass, but the Royal Air Force of Oman has ordered eight C295s from Airbus Military. Five of the aircraft will be configured as tactical transports while the remaining three will serve as maritime patrol aircraft, …

Read more at Australian Aviation.

Jacksboro Gazette-News & The Jack County Herald

News — Mon, 21 May 2012 23:20:32 +0000

At Tuesday's special called meeting, Jacksboro City councilmembers voted to employ Michael Smith, a retired Lieutenant Colonel with the US Air Force. Smith has not been a city manager before, but graduated from Southwest Texas State University with a …

Read more at Jack County Herald.

Queen Elizabeth II takes in military parade for Diamond Jubilee

Marty — Mon, 21 May 2012 21:51:45 +0000

TIME (blog) (CBS/AP) WINDSOR, England – Thousands of Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force troops paraded outside Windsor Castle on Saturday to mark Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee. The monarch watched with her husband, Prince Philip, and other members of the …

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London 2012: Air Traffic Chief’s Challenge

News — Mon, 21 May 2012 21:35:26 +0000

London 2012: Air Traffic Chief's ChallengeThe military will “sterilise” London's airspace during the Olympic Games in the most severe air security restrictions Britain has ever seen, it has been revealed. The military will “sterilise” London's airspace during the Olympic Games in the most …

Read more at City Talk 105.9.

Medevac copter pilot dodges military jets

News — Mon, 21 May 2012 21:35:24 +0000

“The pilot and crew scanned the area and saw three military aircraft in the vicinity,” Earnhart said. “As a precaution, the pilot took evasive action and the helicopter landed safety.” Carilion reported the incident to the Federal Aviation …

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Andrews clips wings on annual air show

News — Mon, 21 May 2012 21:24:48 +0000

Washington Times After the weekend's Joint Service Open House and Air Show, the base will move from offering the show annually to every other year in an effort to save money, base officials said. Eric Sharman, a base spokesman, said that although the cost of the air …

Blue Angel’s air show acrobatics

News — Mon, 21 May 2012 19:21:48 +0000

Washington Times Blue Angel's air show acrobaticsBy Sarah Kaufman At an airshow, no one can hear you scream. Because we are all quite deaf. Some of the vendors at Saturday's Joint Service Open House and Air Show at Andrews Air Force Base were selling earplugs alongside their T-shirts and model …

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UN’s Ban warns Syria at ‘pivotal moment’

News — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:35:30 +0000

UN's Ban warns Syria at 'pivotal moment'NATO, which undertook a major air war in Libya to back rebels who fought Moamer Kadhafi's forces last year, said it has “no intention” of taking military action against Assad's regime. “We strongly condemn the behaviour of the Syrian security forces …

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Military calls on Egyptians to vote for president

News — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:35:28 +0000

CTV.ca Egyptians walk near a poster showing ousted president Hosni Mubarak, center, and presidential candidates Amr Moussa, left, Mubarak's foreign minister for 10 years, and Ahmed Shafiq, a former Air Force commander and civil aviation minister whom Mubarak …

Read more at Seattle Post Intelligencer.