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...when the renovations get done on the president's house and he orders an Air Force flyby to celebrate, what happens? He sees a squadron of Mirages fly overhead, turns to you, and says `Mirages? Mirages? That's what the guys next door are flying!' And he gives you your walking papers...
...Japanese capacity for change is nothing short of astounding. When Commodore Matthew Perry sailed a squadron of U.S. naval ships into Japan's waters in 1853 and demanded an opening of trade, the Japanese reacted swiftly. They cast off 250 years of rigid isolation and rapidly transformed their island nation from a feudal to a modern state. The Japanese again proved chameleon-like following their humiliating surrender at the close of World War II. Under the watchful eye of General Douglas MacArthur, the head of the occupation forces, they abandoned militarism, established their unique brand of capitalism, and quickly turned...
Senior fullback Brian O'Neil leads a deep but untalented squadron of Crimson ball-carriers. Six Harvard runners, including quarterbacks Tom Yohe and David Landau, have gained a total of more than 100 yards this season...
...Soviet fleet includes two small aircraft carriers, twelve nuclear-armed cruisers and 180 combat aircraft. On any given day, 25 to 30 Soviet ships are docked at Cam Ranh Bay, just 870 nautical miles from the U.S. bases in the Philippines. At an adjacent airfield is a squadron of 24 Soviet combat aircraft, including 18 TU-16 Badger reconnaissance jets...
...also agreed to help Honduras upgrade its existing squadron of a dozen French Super Mystere fighter jets, half of which are in disrepair. Even without the Kfir jets, Honduras enjoys air superiority over neighboring Nicaragua, and the U.S. decision is likely to make the Sandinistas more eager to obtain MiG-21s from the Soviet Union...