Sentences with phrase «squadrons in»

Subsequently he commanded fighter squadrons in the Pacific, then decided to make the service a career.

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He began his college education at the University of Nevada, Reno and when World War II began, he joined the U.S. Army Air Corps where he served with a photo reconnaissance squadron in Northern Africa, Italy, and France.

Join the elite Sky Fighter airborne squadron in fast - paced, side - scrolling aerial combat.

For more than 20 years, Ken Welte, a sales rep with Sutton Group — West Coast Realty, has volunteered as an instructor at the Air Cadet squadron in Nanaimo, B.C. and he frequently takes students flying for free in his Cessna 172 so that they can gain practical experience.

Nanaimo, B.C. sales rep Ken Welte volunteers at the Air Cadet squadron in Nanaimo offering weekly instruction on airframes, navigation, engines, air law, meteorology and airmanship.

Not exact matches

The A-10 is returning to Afghanistan for the first time since 2012, with the squadron of 12 aircraft to operate from Kandahar air base in the south, the heartland of the militants fighting to oust the Western - backed government and drive out foreign forces.

His squadron was virtually destroyed in the ensuing battle — four cruisers were sunk, and two were captured and scuttled.

The US sent a squadron of 12 A-10s back to Afghanistan in January, where its quietly ramping up the longest - running war in US history.

The scene in which the POW camp is liberated by an American fighter squadron is one of the greatest single scene ever committed to film.

For our coaching session, we sat on the bridge of his boat, a sedan bridge Sea Ray named Heavy Tiger (his squadron's call sign in Vietnam).

Instead the focus was on the legitimacy of the documents Mapes had collected — photocopied memos purportedly written by Bush's squadron commander, and secured from Bill Burkett, a retired lieutenant colonel in the Texas Air National Guard and a known Bush critic.

«Those wondering how much it costs to be the kind of awesome country that can scramble a permanent elite squadron of jets and square - jawed pilots in case of emergency international demand for an aerobatics display were out of luck.»

But that continued support may only mean the deployment of a squadron - size contingent of aircraft like F - 15s, F - 16s, or A-10s to bolster the aircraft already in Afghanistan, Venable said.

In interviews two months later, Jon, 32, and James, 29, exuded a boyish joyfulness that made it seem as though lining up a killer pack of angels were as easy as arranging a squadron of toy soldiers.

The USAF EC - 130H overall force is quite small, consisting of only 14 aircraft, based at Davis - Monthan AFB (DMAFB), in Tucson, Arizona and belonging to the 55th Electronic Combat Group (ECG) and its two squadrons: the 41st and 43rd Electronic Combat Squadrosquadrons: the 41st and 43rd Electronic Combat SquadronsSquadrons (ECS).

Made up at Netheravon on Feb. 14, 1915 the unit contributed in developing daylight bombing tactics (their motto «Lead the Field» reflects this expertise) and the fin of their jet was painted with the emblem of the fox, received from Fairey Fox aircraft that the squadron flew in 1926.

XV Squadron was born in Farnborough on Mar. 1, 1915 and their tail fin features the Hind's Head from their squadron emblem.

The event is being organized by Defense Alliance and the Pew Charitable Trusts; and will be hosted by the U.S. Air Force 934th Airlift Wing — the reserve C - 130 squadron based in Minneapolis - St.

Air power demo include aircraft belonging to both the embarked squadrons and take place in the vicinity of the aircraft carrier for all the personnel to see.

In an official release published on the U.S. Air Force official website, Lt. Col. Josh Koslov, squadron commander of the 43rd Expeditionary Electronic Attack Squadron, is quoted as saying, «When the Compass Call is up on station supporting our Iraqi allies we are denying ISIL's ability to command and control their forces.»

While SAC Capital may use some trading algorithms in its day - to - day, Cohen's is not a black - box operation, with software designed and constantly tweaked by a squadron of PhDs like those that work for Simons.

It juat so happens that the acorn wa the empblem of the squadron I joined when I was in the Air force with the motto «few are chosen».

Devotion, by Adam Makos (Ballantine): The story of the U.S. Navy's first African - American carrier pilot, Jesse Brown, and his white squadron - mate and friend, Tom Hudner, is touching in its own right and a timely antidote to the politically - correct madness of recent months on campuses and elsewhere.

In the Air Force, the apprentice squadron I joined had an emblem of an acorn with the motto «few are chosen».

The motto of the squadron was «Non Plerique Delicaturi» with in Latin means «Few are Chosen».

Mom always made the Enchiladas... she grew up in the southwest, enchildas sauce was made from scratch.and they were good enough so fellows in Dad's squadron would eat 12 or 13 of them!

COLONEL RICHARD R. AMERINE, KANSAS Forced to bail out of his fighter 30 miles behind the Japanese lines on Guadalcanal in 1942, Marine Lieut. Richard Amerine made his way through the jungle and the enemy to rejoin his squadron seven days later.

After he was shot down in Vietnam, his captors demanded that he I.D. the airmen in his squadron; McCain (above, with Muhammad Ali) rattled off the names of Packers linemen instead.

Their combined total often wasexceeded by the squadrons of gulls which appear about the middle of the fourthperiod looking for rare bits of popcorn and creating an understandablenervousness in punt receivers, who must look up for the ball.

That is why it will seem that he spent the day way up there in the crisp sky, a thousand feet above Miami's Orange Bowl, where neither the Dallas Cowboys nor even a squadron of fighter planes could do anything to stop him.

I was the only female aviator in my squadron and one of a small minority on my ship.

(E.g., it was reported today in the NY Post that in the aftermath of the incident where US sailers got captured by Iran near Farsi island on January 12 2016 that «In addition to Moses, the Navy last month fired Eric Rasch, commander of the squadron that included the sailors.&raquin the NY Post that in the aftermath of the incident where US sailers got captured by Iran near Farsi island on January 12 2016 that «In addition to Moses, the Navy last month fired Eric Rasch, commander of the squadron that included the sailors.&raquin the aftermath of the incident where US sailers got captured by Iran near Farsi island on January 12 2016 that «In addition to Moses, the Navy last month fired Eric Rasch, commander of the squadron that included the sailors.&raquIn addition to Moses, the Navy last month fired Eric Rasch, commander of the squadron that included the sailors.»

If he's unlucky, he enjoys a brief honeymoon or else no honeymoon at all, and then — after trying but failing to keep his parliamentary party in order — faces a vote of no - confidence triggered by the kamikaze squadron seated on the benches behind him.

In 1957, the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) consisted of its headquarters, support services, three battalions of infantry and a reconnaissance squadron with armoured vehicles.

«As Captain Kuss» family and Blue Angels squadron grieve this tremendous loss, Central New York will this weekend remember and honor his life and service to our great nation,» Katko said in his speech.

SQUADRON, KAVANAGH, ELECTEDS, ADVOCATES CALL TO CLOSE LLC LOOPHOLE IN BUDGET Electeds: With LLC Loophole Protected by Senate Majority, Budget Best Chance for Reform NEW YORK — Today, State Senator Daniel Squadron, Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh, and 42 co-sponsors of their bill to close the LLC Loophole (S. 60 / A.6975), called on Governor Cuomo to include closing the LLC Loophole in his Executive Budget proposal, and to ensure that it is closed in the final enacted budgeIN BUDGET Electeds: With LLC Loophole Protected by Senate Majority, Budget Best Chance for Reform NEW YORK — Today, State Senator Daniel Squadron, Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh, and 42 co-sponsors of their bill to close the LLC Loophole (S. 60 / A.6975), called on Governor Cuomo to include closing the LLC Loophole in his Executive Budget proposal, and to ensure that it is closed in the final enacted budgein his Executive Budget proposal, and to ensure that it is closed in the final enacted budgein the final enacted budget.

The number of fast - jet aircraft squadrons is at an all time low — from 33 at the time of the first Gulf War in 1990 to just eight today.

As a priority the number of combat aircraft squadrons must be addressed in the forthcoming SDSR if they are to be in balance with the rest of the UK's forces and provide the essential cover they need.»

He was in shock, having just spent time with the squadron at the air show.

Whether # 8 - 9bn this amount of cuts on forces that have already been trimmed to the bone in many places (only seven fast jet squadrons remain) will inevitably lead to more loss of capability and procurement decisions to be deferred or cancelled outright.

The families and squadron affected by this mishap have given The Wingman Foundation their full support in launching a fundraiser to help with current and future expenses.

Johnson was part of an aerial squadron at Stewart nicknamed the Yankees, skilled at operating the refueling plane that likely suffered catastrophic failure in flight.

«In addition, 4,969 personnel of the Police Mobile Force (PMF) drawn from different squadrons across the country have been deployed to strategic places, to complement the 11,000 conventional Police manpower, and other security agents already deployed for the election.

He served in the RAF the University of Nottingham Air Squadron during World War II, becoming a squadron leader at 25.

During nearly three decades in uniform, he commanded three warships, and later, a squadron of warships.

US national security and the provision of an adequate defense budget for America's diminished armed forces (since 1991, the naval forces dropped from 546 ships to 285; the Army fell from 76 brigades to 45; and the Air Force lost about half of its fighter and bomber squadrons) was held hostage in the recent budget negotiations just completed.

The mission would culminate with a squadron of the metallic silver RB - 47s, their undersides painted white to reflect the flash of a nuclear blast, flying in attack formation in broad daylight several hundred miles into Soviet territory.

Today those paddies have become barely discernible, transformed into pockets of marsh, and the new occupants of these lands arrive as dazzling white squadrons of red - crowned cranes that glide over the bulrushes in perfect formation, touching down so lightly that they detonate no land mines.

To achieve this level of flexibility and capability, and to get it in place quickly, would require squadrons of conventional submarines, many of them forward based, with all that that implies for their support.