Subject: MARS IS "Amateur Radio".
From: (William)
Date: 5/25/2004 7:39 AM Central Standard Time
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Somebody has to get the Marines to where they're going. If they don't
mind a long ride, they take a boat. If they're needed a bit quicker,
they take a plane. Airplanes typically require a runway, and
Mogadishu had one. What they didn't have was atc and weather. Too
bad the Marines aren't self-propelled. It would save everyone a lot
of trouble.
Why?
According to a SecDef inteview on Sixty Minutes a few years back, the
Commander-in-Chief wants to know two things when the stuff hits the fan...Where
are the nearest carriers, and is the MEF ready to hit the beach...?!?!
No runways or ATC needed. And no particular interest in the USAF or it's
MWR department.
Just a mission.
Steve, K4YZ