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Another serendipitous find on the ‘net whilst searching for something else.  B-29’s, X-1’s and an actor from an all-time favorite movie 2 - so what’s not to like?  Turn the page and watch (about 10 minutes). 

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WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - A U.S. interceptor missile on Friday shot down a dummy warhead replicating an incoming North Korean missile in the 7th successful test of Boeing Co’s long-range missile shield, a witness told Reuters.
"We got it," said Riki Ellison, president of the private Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance. "It was a success."
A Pentagon statement [...]

It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words.  Truly, the accolades written in praise of Douglas’ wonderously rugged and lethal AD Skyraider, affectionately known as the SPAD, exceed the thousands.  With roots in the latter days of WW2 (via the XBTD-2), the SPAD saw actrion in Korea, Vietnam and numerous fronts [...]

 
We noticed that Iran chose the recent occasion of the 27th observance of the start of the Iran-Iraq war to parade their latest thumb-nose Israel (and the rest of the world).  While subject missile, and some other obeservations, are in the process of being written, we too recalled the occasion of the start of said [...]

… and other Beltway phenomena aptly defined:

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…but they can darn sure make halftime interesting…

Excerpt from the Madison Wisconsin Capital Times on the Citadel vs Wisconsin game results:
    
    The Badgers returned seven starters from a defensive unit that was statistically one of the best in the nation last season. But in three games in 2007, UW has allowed an average [...]

 Ed: Well, they’re back again   folks.  Out on good behavior but still on probation  , we bring you the Apprentices…  -SJS

Apprentices: So, Pops– has the VALOUR-IT Challenge started yet?
SJS: No - and remember, you’re still on probation…don’t call me Pops…
Apprentices: We know that Pops - but why the VALOUR-IT reference if the Challenge hasn’t started [...]

 
UPDATE: Happy 60th Birthday to the USAF (18 Sep 1947 - 2007) 
(thanks for the reminder Mike 0)
Frequent readers of this site (all 3 of you…) know that we tend not to cut the Junior Service too much slack, especially since their idea of a tailhook has not much more heft than a bent coat hanger [...]