History – IAF in Lebanon War (1982) …Here’s one …

BySteeljawscribe 24 July 200617 January 2010

History – IAF in Lebanon War (1982)

…Here’s one from the historical archives during the last dust-up in the region. For fellow Hawkeyes, what primary rule do you see the IAF crew violating?
-SJS

Air Warfare | history lessons

June 4th, 1942
BySteeljawscribe 4 June 20093 June 2009

Pause… Ponder… Remember… Honor… From these honored aviators, Marines and Sailors – those departed and the few left with us, we draw our heritage…our ethos. May they and their actions this day never be forgotten. And from their stand, may we evermore draw strength. – SJS

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Hawkeyes… (NOT Univ of Iowa)
BySteeljawscribe 12 February 200728 February 2010

Have a couple of irons in the fire — hopefully at least one will be out later this week. Space/missile roll-up tomorrow/Wednesday. In the meantime, a couple of Hawkeye clips for your viewing pleasure… From the ’06 show at Oceana (look close, you’ll see some ‘vapes). This Hawkeye has the new props — while there…

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Air Warfare | history lessons | Joint Warfare | Maritime Strategy

Thought for the Day
BySteeljawscribe 22 November 2010

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Fifth Generation Fighters – The Competition Casts Its Ballot (UPDATED)
BySteeljawscribe 29 January 201030 January 2010

UPDATE: Lots of comparisons to the F-22 based on the front end shots and planform, but I’m also thinking that Sukhoi took some cues from this bad boy: based on a comparison from the tailfeather POV: for comparison, here is an in-flight of the YF-22 and YF-23: Things that make you go hmmm…. In this…

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Doolittle’s Raiders: Last Surviving Bomber Pilot of WWII Doolittle Raid, Dies at 93
BySteeljawscribe 16 January 2011

The last pilot from the Doolittle raid, Col Bill Bower, USAF-Ret., passed away Jan 10 at his home in Boulder CO: As a 25-year-old first lieutenant, Col. Bower commanded one of the 16 Army Air Forces’ B-25s in the top-secret mission under the direction of then-Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle. Col. Bower and the 79…

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Project CADILLAC: The Beginning of AEW in the US Navy (Part II)
BySteeljawscribe 9 October 201011 October 2010

Project CADILLAC (Part II) Â Â Â Â Project Cadillac was more than just a program to develop radar â€“ it would develop an entire AEW system — Radar, IFF, relay equipment, shipboard receivers, and airborne platform. Such an undertaking would be ambitious enough in peacetime, at the height of a critical stage in the…

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