BBC – Nine Australian military personnel were killed when their helicopter from HMAS Kanimbla crashed during relief operations on the quake-hit Indonesian island of Nias.
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Daily Archives: April 3, 2005
US Navy – With new jets, Navy pilots rely more on brains than brawn
Virginian Pilot – Their new ride has the brains; the old one had the brawn. That oversimplifies the difference between the F/A-18 Super Hornet and the F-14 Tomcat. But remove the pilot lingo and military acronyms used by those who fly the jets or keep them running, and itís the bottom line.
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US Navy – Naval aviation moves to a whole new plane
Virginian Pilot – Move over, Tomcats and ìBabyî Hornets. The Super Hornets are finally here, filling a decade-long need for a more advanced Navy combat aircraft.
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US Navy – After Closing of Navy Base, Hard Times in Puerto Rico
New York Times – A year after the Navy left Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, taking with it 6,000 jobs and an estimated $300 million annually, Ceiba is struggling as businesses close, unemployment rises and residents leave the town of 18,000.
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Geopolitics / Environment – The Choice
Foreign Affairs – Jared Diamond’s Collapse is a catalog of past environmental ruin. But despite the abundance of bad news, its message is one of cautious optimism: if modern society can learn from the failures of its predecessors, it can avoid their fate.
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