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May
10
The Good Old Days Weren’t Necessarily Better
Filed Under Air Force, economy, war on terror | 2 Comments
While we’re thinking back to the good old days — it seems like we could be blasting back to the 1970s economically if we aren’t careful — lets take a ride back in time to see what it was like for people living in the 1950s when the world was dominated not by random violence perpetrated by individuals and shadowy cells bent on wiping out the infidels but by nation states armed with nuclear weapons ready to launch at a seconds’ notice.
Despite all of the complaining we all like to do, we’re a lot better off today than we were even 20 years ago.
Video: Civil Defense Film About Nuclear War
Video: SAC Nuclear Warfare Training Video
Apr
4
B1-B Bomber Burns In Qatar
Filed Under Air Force, B1-B Lancer, homeland security, Iraq War, Middle East, military, Qatar | Comments Off
B1-B Lancer
A B1-B Lancer bomber has crashed in Qatar, reports CNN.
The crew escaped safely.
A U.S. Air Force B-1 bomber caught fire Friday after a landing at al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, U.S. military officials said.
A sweep-wing B-1 bomber, similar to this one, caught fire after landing Friday in Qatar, the U.S. military says.
The crew evacuated safely, the officials said.
They said the fire began while the plane was taxiing after landing about 9:10 p.m. at al-Udeid, the headquarters of U.S. military air operations for the Middle East.
