Word: awacs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...recent performance of the Crimson defensive corps would surely make Caspar W. Weinberger '38 proud. Sweeper Deb Field's clearing kick rivals the Titan II in distance and accuracy, while stopper Jeanne Piersiak makes the AWAC look obsolete when homing in on an opposing centering pass. On the wings All-Ivy honorable-mention selection Kelly Gately and Mayer, who played fullback as a freshman, looked impressive while stifling B.C. Speedsters Cathy Murphy and Ann Porell on Wednesday...
Meanwhile, Secretary of State Edmund Muskie met today with the NATO allies, attempting to formulate a unified Western position on the crisis. Harold Brown, the secretary of defense, said that several AWAC reconnaissance planes had been dispatched to West Germany, presumably to keep a closer watch on Soviet troop movements along the Polish border...
...early cessation of hostilities faded, so did fears that the conflagration could spread to neighboring Arab gulf states or even escalate into a confrontation between the superpowers. Responding to Saudi Arabia's fears of possible spillover attacks against Middle East oilfields, the U.S. lent Riyadh four AWAC (Airborne Warning and Control System) electronic-surveillance planes. Mindful that Iran might misinterpret the gesture as an act of pro-Iraqi collusion, Muskie wrote a letter to Banisadr re-emphasizing U.S. neutrality. Indeed, Iran promptly denounced the action as "provocative." As usual, it did not help the hostage problem. Iran...