Word: ac
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...will confess a bias here. I love warm weather, even when it slouches toward humidity. I detest the harsh, slightly metallic quality of the air forced through even the fanciest AC systems. The only air conditioner I own sits, unused, in my car; my home is happily unrefrigerated. But given the energy mess we're in, I can now gild my personal preference with a patina of high-mindedness: air-conditioning is bad for the planet, and for national security, and for our balance-of-payments deficit. Unfortunately, it is not as bad as I'd like...
...first time in history, the Air Force is about to be commanded by a C-130 cargo plane pilot-albeit one with extensive special operations and multi-service war-fighting experience; among the cargo planes and helicopters Schwartz has piloted is the deadly AC-130 gunship with its 105mm howitzer protruding from its belly. Still, some Air Force officers were quick to grumble, though privately, over the prospect of having a "C-130 driver" in charge". But others, like former chief of staff Merrill McPeak, think that is shortsighted. "Norty is a good guy, though obviously...
...day.Sure, maybe they haven’t passed anyone...yet, I thought. Just wait until they saw my driving skills. I sat in the car, waiting for the woman from the DMV to climb in. “It’s freezing in here. Turn off the AC.”“Oh, okay, I’m sorry.” I fumbled with the temperature controls on the console, randomly smacking buttons until I hit something that seemed to stop the icy air. I immediately began to sweat.“Make a right...
...Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman confirmed that U.S. forces had carried out an air strike in Africa. An AC-130 gunship, he said, had targeted "what we believe to be senior al-Qaeda leadership." Whitman neither specified a location nor confirmed reports of other U.S. attacks. Asked about another air strike on Jan. 23--confirmed to TIME by a Pentagon officer--Whitman said, "We're going to go after al-Qaeda and the global war on terror, wherever it takes us." He continued: "I don't have anything for you on Somalia...
...move from a few massive bases onto smaller, more numerous combat outposts means many soldiers are going without amenities they got used to on previous trips. Air-conditioned trailers shared between two roommates have given way to tents where the AC often can't compete with 120-degree heat. Cavernous dining halls serving ice cream and made-to-order sandwiches have been replaced by reheated meals eaten outside under camouflage netting. Sgt. Raymond Salgado, 22, said that the bases on his first two deployments had "swimming pools and Burger Kings." He was often too busy to use them...