Day: October 25, 2015

Italian AV-8B returns home with help from USS Kearsarge

Posted on October 25, 2015October 25, 2015 by alert5

An Italian Navy AV-8B flew back to its home base from USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) after spending three years in the United States for maintenance.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Ryre Arciaga
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New info reveals USAF general’s role in deescalating the 1983 War Scare

Posted on October 25, 2015 by alert5

The U.S. government has declassified the Soviet “War Scare” report on the 1983 War Scare. New information revealed that retired Lt. Gen. Leonard Perroots, then assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, U.S. Air Forces Europe, had acted out of his own instincts to stop the escalation of the crisis.

Photo: USAF