A little bit of disregarded history(09/11/01).

Friday, July 30,2004 | Defender2

[doug from upland]

You've been here since 1999 and this is the first article you posted? Come on, you have got to get over being shy. :)

[Defender2]

I wish you could see the big grin and chuckling, I'm doing as I am reading your reply!!!!:-)

I guess in a way you could call it that I was being a little gun shy...hehehe!!!!:-)

Very Best FReegards to You Always, Doug,

Defender2

:-)hehehe(I'm still chuckling!!!!) :-)

[tiki]

And a good one.

[Defender2]

Thanks Very Much, tiki!!!!:-)


Very Best FReegards, Always,

Defender2

D2

:-)

[larryjohnson]

Did you know....
that ADC had a space launch unit at Vandenberg AFB?
I am not sure of the years but in 1964 a SAC unit launched the first,then classified USAF weather satellite on a Scout. I was in the HQ SAC weather center downloading pictures. Some years after ADC was the launch agency for the more advanced Defense Meteorological Satellite Program. The Thor was the booster. I ran a user site in VietNam,and later ended my career as operations director in the program office and engineering director at Sac HQ. This joint program was given to Space Command on Titan boosters after I retired.

[larryjohnson]

More than you needed to know. First"Blue Scout"was in 1962. ADC launches are in this link(I think)

MSL: Launch History Database

http://leonardo.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/LHscript.pl?name=&xmass=l&mass=&site=WSMC&year=&orbit=LEO&organiz=Force&mission=Weather&lv=Thor+

[Alamo-Girl]

Here's another bump for 'ya! Hugs!

[Defender2]

Very Interesting, Sir. I Did not know that before. Thank you very much for your service, Sir.

And Very Best FReegards, Always,

Defender2

[Defender2]

HUGS, Sweetie!!!!:-)

D2

[Alamo-Girl]

Volley bump and more hugs!

[Defender2]

Here's a Bump and another HUG!!!!:-)

[ODC-GIRL]

Just found this. It addresses the thought process behind the reduction in Air Defense. Kinda sad in hind sight.

http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/GOVPUBS/gao/gao19.htm

[Defender2]

Post #212.

ODC-GIRL wrote me the below:

"Just found this. It addresses the thought process behind the reduction in Air Defense. Kinda sad in hind sight.

http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/GOVPUBS/gao/gao19.htm

Thanks ODC-GIRL. Yes indeed sad in hindsight.

I wanted to share this with All of you.

FReegards, D2

[risk]

D2 post of link (in #213) 1994 memo suggesting that integrated air defense force is no longer neede by: All Dem congressmen. No big surprise.

The Honorable Sam Nunn (D-GA)
Chairman, Committee on Armed Services
United States Senate

The Honorable Daniel K.  Inouye (D-HI)
Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense
Committee on Appropriations
United States Senate

The Honorable Ronald V.  Dellums (D-CA)
Chairman, Committee on Armed Services
House of Representatives

The Honorable John P.  Murtha (D-PA)
Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense
Committee on Appropriations
House of Representatives

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, D2, for the sharing. Good stuff that is finally seeing the light of day for those that will see. *HUGS*

[Squantos]

Dated 94 ?.........

[The Shrew]

Ping!

TS

[BARLF]

Thanks for the ping,D2

[PROUDAMREP]

Thanks for all the wonderful info. Tbis is why FR is such a wonderful site. All the news worth knowing can be found here.

Thanks for your service to our country. Will look forward to more posts.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!