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(comes the time in most every Hawkeye flier’s experience when they have to deal face-to-face with the hydraulic failure demon. The Hawkeye has two hydraulic systems — one to drive the flight controls and another to drive the “auxiliary gear” which includes such minor items as landing gear, brakes, etc. In the event of a…

Operation Red Hat: 10 October 1985

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The background:  Arab terrorists had found and struck an Italian luxury liner, Achille Lauro. The ship had just departed Alexandria, Egypt, on a pleasure cruise of the Mediterranean. A few hours later, terrorists from the Palestinian Liberation Front hijacked the ship. After tense negotiations and the killing of an American tourist, the hijackers traveled in…

ROSKOSMOS Head on Recent Failures – “…Sabotage”
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ROSKOSMOS Head on Recent Failures – “…Sabotage”

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The Solomons Campaign: Ground Action – The New Georgia Campaign, June 20-November 3, 1943

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  2. Nice tribute to a warrior. I remember reading his exploits in VietNam when I was still in high school.

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