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  • Dutch Paratroopers Integrated Into German Army

    06/02/2013 2:35:59 PM PDT · by JerseyanExile · 37 replies
    Philadelphia Trumpet ^ | May 27, 2013 | RICHARD PALMER
    A brigade of Dutch paratroopers will be integrated into a new German division of rapid reaction forces, German newspaper Rheinische Post reported on May 22. The 11th Airmobile Brigade—a mobile force of 4,500 troops that is equipped with light vehicles, mortars and anti-aircraft systems—will join 8,600 German soldiers to form the new division under German command. With paratroopers and special forces, as well as combat and transport helicopters, the group is designed to respond quickly to new threats and help evacuate endangered German and Dutch citizens. Until now, only Britain and America had a similar type of military structure. The...
  • EPA: Montana, Wyoming among states with cleanest air

    03/26/2006 12:04:05 PM PST · by george76 · 16 replies · 705+ views
    Associated Press ^ | Mar 22, 2006 | Associated Press
    New Yorkers and Californians breathe in the dirtiest air in the nation and face higher cancer risks than the rest of the nation, according to the latest data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Oregon, Washington, D.C. and New Jersey had the third, fourth and fifth worst air in the nation, respectively, the EPA said. Rural residents of Wyoming, South Dakota and Montana breathed the cleanest air. New York's cancer risk is estimated to be 68 residents per million. In California, the risk is 66 residents per million.