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With powerful aircraft and fearless fighters, the Air Force is always armed and ready to lift off and fight from above.
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This particular late June day itself started much as any other. I was deployed with my squadron for Operation Southern Watch. I had risen early, ready for the day’s work. The hairline sun already lighting the stark Persian Gulf coastline promised another hot and humid Saudi Arabian day. I’d already been in country for more than 2 months, with the encroaching summer proving as brutal as any I had encountered. I don’t honestly recall the early day, just another in a litany of unremarkable points in time. I was more than likely checking the self-defense systems of each jet as it launched, as I did many times before and after. I ate an unimpressive lunch, perhaps enjoyed the small terrarium we had at the modular building where avionics troops like myself rested when we had no work. If that had been the course of my day, then I would say it would have been preferable, even if I had no memory to remark on later.
Benjamin R Disher JrPublished about a year ago in ServeSoaring Power Prices Brings On Economic Jeopardy , as All Hell Break Loose
Everything the United States and its allies have done since Russia launched his “special military ops ” in Ukraine has only made things worse. Despite Russian and Ukrainian efforts to resolve the conflict through the transfer of weapons, the conflict has continued. Western leaders and their Russian counterparts could not afford to look foolish ,at the expense of their citizens
EstalontechPublished 2 years ago in ServeWho was Charles Jackson French?
Charles French is a World War II hero you will hear very little about. The reason why is about as obvious as the reflection from a mirror. In September 1942, Charles was pulling a life raft with fifteen injured sailors around his waist. He swam for six to eight hours. Now imagine doing that in shark infested waters, oh by the way the Japanese are trying to kill you and oh you have to deal with racism as well.
Lawrence Edward HincheePublished 2 years ago in ServeWhat People Really Mean When They Say Thank You for Your Service
On Veterans Day and Memorial Day, you hear it a lot. Your Facebook friends post pictures of themselves and their relatives in military uniforms, and the comments frequently include the phrase, “Thank you for your service.” It’s become the “have a nice day” of the new millennium. The number of people who sincerely mean it is questionable.
Denise SheltonPublished 2 years ago in Serve2022 Air & Sea Show-Founder Mickey Markoff Honors Original Vision
This article was previously published by Mickey Markoff on Newsbreak. If you have lived in South Florida over the last few decades, chances are good that you have either heard of or attended on the infamous Air and Sea Shows on our State’s beaches. The locations may have varied slightly throughout the years, but the mission and vision has remained consistent. Founder and Executive Producer of the Air and Sea Show, Mickey Markoff, has been passionate about the importance of paying tribute to our nation’s heroes since the event’s inception, and carries this through in each one of his annual events.
Mickey MarkoffPublished 2 years ago in Serve- Top Story - April 2022
Top 10 Interesting Warplanes With The World's Most Ridiculous Design
Warplanes are some of the deadliest weapons ever designed. They have the ability to carry huge loads and destroy entire cities. How exactly are they interestingly designed? What makes them so ridiculous?
Writer TigerPublished 2 years ago in Serve 10 of the World's Fastest Fighter Jets for 2022
The fastest fighter jets are designed to travel at speeds over Mach 2 (2,200 km/h). They are also known as supersonic jets because they reach speeds faster than sound.
Writer TigerPublished 2 years ago in ServeThe 10 Best And Most Advanced Combat Helicopters In The World
The combat helicopter is a type of military aircraft designed to perform close air support missions. These include attack, escort, or rescue operations. They are also known as attack helicopters, gunships, or assault choppers.
Writer TigerPublished 2 years ago in ServeThe 7 Most Expensive Helicopters in the World
A helicopter is a type of aircraft that can hover over its landing pad and take off again without touching down. This is done by using rotors located at the bottom of the craft. These rotors are powered by engines and they turn at high speeds. When the rotor blades spin, they push air downward, creating lift.
Writer TigerPublished 2 years ago in Serve2021: The epic year that changed my perspective towards life
Through this article, I want to give a brief overview of the struggles and the hardships that we all face down the line in our lives, but we still hold ourselves and our family together. You do not let things fall apart even if you have suffered and struggled for continuously 365 days. You have fallen, once, twice, thrice….n number of times, but there will come a time when this will stop and it is then that you will start sprinting with such a force that no power in this entire universe can ever stop you again.
Adarsh Kumar SinghPublished 2 years ago in ServeThe Dream of Supersonic Passenger Plane
American startup Hermeus will build a passenger plane up to 5 times the speed of sound, which can fly from New York to London in 90 minutes. Since the Concorde retired nearly 20 years ago, people’s interest in supersonic travel has been accelerating, and several super-high-speed aircraft are under development. Airlines also seem to be very interested. United Airlines has promised to provide supersonic routes as early as 2029.
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I still remember the first dead body I saw in Afghanistan. I was in Kandahar, a southern city located in a valley that was basically a desert. We got the call that a helicopter crashed and everyone was dead. People don’t typically survive helicopter crashes, they tend to fall from the sky like a rock. We all gathered on the runway, it was a short walk since I worked in the hangar on helicopters. Once on the runway, everyone lines up shoulder to shoulder in something called a “ramp ceremony.” As a way to pay respect to the fallen. It is not nearly as ceremonious as when a body is returned in a casket draped with an American flag. Most of the time it is just a body bag being wheeled off the tarmac. Whatever is left of the aircrew, whatever parts they could find.
Robert RaymondPublished 3 years ago in Serve