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  • War's opening: Thunderous air assault to open way for ground attack

    03/17/2003 2:31:27 PM PST · by Oldeconomybuyer · 10 replies · 218+ views
    Associated Press ^ | 3-17-03 | ROBERT BURNS, AP Military Writer
    <p>WASHINGTON (AP) -- In the opening hours of war in Iraq, volleys of terrain-hugging cruise missiles and torrents of precision-guided bombs would seek to blind Saddam Hussein's military, cutting military communications and clearing the way for a ground invasion that would sweep north from Kuwait.</p>
  • Navy's F-14A Tomcat Crashes in Iraq (Pilots Rescued)

    04/02/2003 6:05:30 AM PST · by kattracks · 1 replies · 295+ views
    AP | 4/02/03 | ROHAN SULLIVAN
    Navy's F-14A Tomcat Crashes in Iraq By ROHAN SULLIVAN .c The Associated Press ABOARD THE USS KITTY HAWK (AP) - A F-14 Tomcat strike fighter crashed into the Iraqi desert during a bombing mission early Wednesday after a mechanical failure caused its engines to fail, senior Navy officers said. The pilot and a second crewman ejected to safety and were rescued by helicopter. The F-14A - a type of plane that dates from the late 1960s and is among the Navy's oldest - went down in southern Iraq about 1:50 a.m. said Rear Adm. Matthew G. Moffit, commander of the...