Word: hornet
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...that end, pilots are already in constant practice. Lt. Blaine Tompkins, a pilot on the U.S.S. Constellation, takes out an F-18 Hornet at least once every day, may be twice, kills his lights, rams on the night goggles and flies into the "Box" as pilots call Iraq. Pilots are being trained to be particularly careful to prevent loss of civilian lives or vital infrastructure. Last week, they used precision-guided weapons to target five underground military communication sites just 60 miles southeast of Baghdad, without taking any civilian lives - though forces were met with Iraqi ground fire. According...
Fast forward to the present and I find myself near the end of training and only a few short months from being assigned to my first fleet squadron. The F/A-18 Hornet I fly and I are about to become part of the tip of the U.S. military’s spear. And while the tactical air mission in Afghanistan is all but complete, it is still a good bet that carrier-based Navy jets will have a role in whatever military action is required for the next phase of the War on Terrorism—be it in Iraq...
...found a bunch of collectible memorabilia--in other words, they struck eBay gold. In honor of the 50th anniversary of the company's first baseball card, Topps will be auctioning off the contents of its archives on eBay throughout July, including such priceless treasures as a 1966 Green Hornet sticker featuring the young Bruce...
KILLED. FIVE U.S. SERVICEMEN and one New Zealand army officer; during training exercises in northwest Kuwait; when a Navy F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet erroneously dropped unguided, 500-lb. bombs on them. The U.S. has sent a team to uncover why the tragedy occurred...
...role in Romeo Must Die, director Andrzej Bart-kowiak's star-crossed-killers melodrama that earned a robust $4.1 million on its midweek opening day and kept on kicking all weekend. Soon he may play Kato (Bruce Lee's role on '60s TV) in an update of The Green Hornet or a role in a sequel to The Matrix. It's all part of Li's strategy: "First you open the door so people know who Jet Li is. Next you prove yourself and make some money for the studio. Then you'll have the chance to do something...