Posted on 07/30/2004 9:12:01 PM PDT by Defender2
You've been here since 1999 and this is the first article you posted? Come on, you have got to get over being shy. :)
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!!!!) :-)
And a good one.
Thanks Very Much, tiki!!!!:-)
Very Best FReegards, Always,
Defender2
D2
:-)
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.
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+
Here's another bump for 'ya! Hugs!
Very Interesting, Sir. I Did not know that before. Thank you very much for your service, Sir.
And Very Best FReegards, Always,
Defender2
HUGS, Sweetie!!!!:-)
D2
Volley bump and more hugs!
Here's a Bump and another HUG!!!!:-)
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
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
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
Thanks, D2, for the sharing. Good stuff that is finally seeing the light of day for those that will see. *HUGS*
Dated 94 ?.........
TS
Thanks for the ping,D2
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.
BTTT!!!!!!
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