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  • Farewell to the Mighty MH-53 Pave Low Helicopter and a "well done" to the men who flew her and those that maintained them

    Photo caption: MH-53 Pave Low helicopters prepare to take off for their final combat mission Sept. 27 in Iraq. The MH-53 was retired from the Air Force inventory Sept. 30. It was the largest and most technologically advanced helicopter in the Air Force, with a service record dating back to the Vietnam...
    Posted to EXCALIBUR (Weblog) by Otto on 10-04-2008

  • By strength and guile, UK SBS does it again!

    Current cap badge of the Special Boat Service I believe all modern special operations units trace their roots to the various units Great Britain established in WWII. Many such as the Long Range Desert Group (arguably the finest long range mobility unit ever), Popski’s Private Army , (named after venerable...
    Posted to EXCALIBUR (Weblog) by Otto on 09-27-2007

  • Bond.......30 .... James Bonds.....cue the music.....

    h/t to IraqSlogger A lengthy cover article in Newsweek magazine by Evan Thomas seems detail rich of our military and intelligence agencies incompetence in not catching Bin Laden. R eporting classified plans, details, and briefings as if they were witnesses to the events themselves, this “story” credits...
    Posted to EXCALIBUR (Weblog) by Otto on 08-29-2007

  • USAF Chief considering A-10's for AFSOC???

    h/t to reader Randy, GREAT info! here's the link, article follows: (Note, this USAF article is a reprint from a Jane's story) USAF chief considers new A-10A COIN squadron BY: Caitlin Harrington, Jane's Defence Weekly 07/24/2007 US Air Force ( USAF) Chief of Staff General Michael Moseley has...
    Posted to EXCALIBUR (Weblog) by Otto on 07-28-2007

  • First project: A new aircraft for Counterinsurgency

    I have spent a long time studying the aviation counterinsurgency (COIN) operations in Southeast Asia, from Water Pump and Jungle Jim, to the Raven FAC’s and Air America, and think we need to rebuild a COIN aircraft capability. There has been a variety of commentary on the web in the past few months,...
    Posted to EXCALIBUR (Weblog) by Otto on 07-23-2007

  • Farewell General Downing

    Official USSOCOM portrait of General Wayne Downing General Wayne A. Downing, US Army Retired, died on the 17 th of July at the age of 67. Nicknamed “The WAD” for his initials, General Downing’ military career culminated as Commander of the Special Operations Command. General Downing’s godson, a Special...
    Posted to EXCALIBUR (Weblog) by Otto on 07-23-2007
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