24 April 2017 (15:03 UTC-07 Tango 06) 03 Ordibehest 1396/26 Rajab 1438/28 Jia Chen 4715
“The U.S. Forest Service has always been a strong partner with the Department of Defense when it comes to firefighting. This is probably one of the clearest examples of the benefits of using military aircraft in a civil support role and the U.S. […] Continue Reading…
23 April 2017 / 23:49 UTC-07 Tango 06 (03 Ordibehest 1396/26 Rajab 1438/28 Jia Chen 4715)
Susan Kett of U.S. Forest Service, David Lafon of North Carolina Forest Service and Robert Wheatley from CAL FIRE, on the flightline at Gowen Field, Idaho.Technical Sergeant Miguel Corona, 146th Maintenance Squadron California National […] Continue Reading…
23 April 2017 / 22:54 UTC-07 Tango 06 (03 Ordibehest 1396/26 Rajab 1438/28 Jia Chen 4715)
“We hope to get an initial understanding about the space micro-gravity effects on stem cell proliferation and differentiation.”-Duan Enkui, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Inside the cargo compartment of space-freighter Tianzhou-1Aboard China’s new and just launched Tianzhou-1 space-freighter an experiment like no […] Continue Reading…
23 April 2017 / 18:41 UTC-07 Tango 06 (03 Ordibehest 1396/26 Rajab 1438/28 Jia Chen 4715)
Staff Sgt. Benny Romero, 146th Airlift Wing, California Air Militia, inspects the C-130J’s main landing gear on Gowen Field, Idaho, 20APR2017. U.S. Air Force photo by Major Jolene Ortiona.MAFFS 9 (C-130H) of 152nd Airlift […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of U.S. Federal/State/Local Government self-destruct announcements for February 2017:
Alaska: Taxpayer owned Alaska Railroad Corporation laid off 31 people and eliminated 29 positions, blaming an un-recovered economy for creating a forecasted loss of $4.9-million USD for 2017.
Arizona: Marana Hooters restaurant shutdown not by protesters, but by a $148-million USD state taxpayer funded road project. […] Continue Reading…
20 April 2017 / 19:19 UTC-07 Tango 06 (01 Ordibehest 1396/24 Rajab 1438/25 Jia Chen 4715)
In the BAT ‘cave’ at Camp Dodge Joint Maneuver Training Center, Iowa.According to the following video report there are only two BAT (BLACKHAWK AIRCREW TRAINER) in use, and the Iowa National Guard is the first state militia unit […] Continue Reading…
Puerto Rico National Guard takes part, for the first time, in global High Frequency Radio competition:
20 April 2017 / 18:27 UTC-07 Tango 06 (01 Ordibehest 1396/24 Rajab 1438/25 Jia Chen 4715)
“We look forward to this joint training with our military and civilian partners. Training together with all four MAFFS wings alongside U.S. Forest Service and other wildland firefighting agencies here in Boise provides a significant opportunity as we prepare for another challenging […] Continue Reading…
20 April 2017 (15:42 UTC-07 Tango 06) 31 Farvardin 1396/23 Rajab 1438/24 Jia Chen 4715
At the beginning of April, Nippon (Japan) legalized the use of Bitcoin, and other cryptocurrencies, and immediately two major retailers announced they would accept customer’s Bitcoins. Now the city of Hirosaki announced it would accept Bitcoins for their Save the Cherry Blossoms charity.
The value of […] Continue Reading…
20 April 2017 (04:32 UTC-07 Tango 06) 31 Farvardin 1396/23 Rajab 1438/24 Jia Chen 4715
Senior Airman Mariah Klingenberg, 133rd Force Support Squadron, Sustainment Services Flight, Minnesota National GuardThe following official Defense Department video is of Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Force Support Squadron preparing lunch for the UTA Disney Award:
But wait, it’s […] Continue Reading…