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FRENCH DEFENCE 2009

Apr 26

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in A400M, about PLS/SLP, ACADEMICS, AIR FORCES, AIRCRAFT, Armée de l'Air, ARMS, ARMY, CARGO, CFSP / ESDP, DETERRENCE, EU, EUAFA, Eur. AFs, EW, EXAMS, FAFA, FIGHTERS, French Defence 2009, GLOBAL, HELICOPTERS, Humanitarian, ISR, J1 Personnel, J2 Intelligence, J3 Operations, J4 Logistics, J5 Planning, J6 CIS, J7 Training, J8 BUDFIN, J9 CIMIC, Military, Mirage, Misc., MISCELLANEOUS, MULTIROLE, NATO, NAVY, NEWS, NRBC, Peacekeeping, PLS 3 / SLP 3, PLS 4 / SLP 4, RAF, Rafale, READ, S3, Schools, SERVICES, TANKERS, THEATERS, TRAINERS, UAVs, WARFARE | No Comments

Philippe ROSTAING has made a superb piece of workmanship once again. He has just written this file called “French Defence 2009″. This document is rather dedicated to SLP 4 preparation (PLS 4). However, this publication will undoubtedly help those who want to make headway in English as well as in their knowledge of the French military and defence. Click on the book on your left to download French Defence 2009

Contents:

1. French Defence Organization
2. French Defence Policy (including the White Paper 2008)
3. The French Army
4. The French Air Force
5. The French Navy
6. The French Gendarmerie
7. Intelligence and the French Intelligence Community

Mr Rostaing and Prepa PLS anglais are very grateful to LA DOCUMENTATION FRANCAISE and its magazine QUESTIONS INTERNATIONALES. Special thanks to Jean Berton (from La documentation française) who gracefully allowed us to copy paste their brilliant French intelligence community diagram which is available on the 35th Questions Internationales, page 47. For those who want to beg him for the keys of the FRENCH DEFENCE 2009 exercices, they can send him a mail to this address: philippe.rostaing2@laposte.net

Philippe Rostaing teaches military English at the French Air Force Academy (EOAA – Salon de Provence). He was an English teacher at the military college of St Cyr Coetquidan. Last but not least he wrote a fabulous French-English / English-French dictionary of land forces.

Please, visit these sources: http://www.ladocumentationfrancaise.fr/ and http://www.ladocumentationfrancaise.fr/revues-collections/questions-internationales/index.shtml

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Breaking the US AIR FORCE NEWS

Apr 12

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in A2, about PLS/SLP, ACADEMICS, ACCENTS, AIR FORCES, AIRCRAFT, American, B - Independent user, B1, B2, C - Proficient user, C-12, C-130, C-130J, C1, C2, CARGO, DCL, EXAMS, ISR, Japan, LISTEN, Misc., NEWS, NRBC, PLS 2 / SLP 2, PLS 3 / SLP 3, PLS 4 / SLP 4, PLS 5 / SLP 5, TOEFL, TOEIC, USA, USAF, WARFARE | No Comments

AIRMEN PROVIDE PRESIDENTIAL SECURITY: Airmen hand picked to provide security for Presidential visit (Turkey) ROAD TAX: Price changes for use of Japanese highways affect service members (Misawa) CSAF VISITS AOR:WARRIOR TOURS: Gen Schwartz visits with deployed airmen (DMA SA) Volunteer takes wounded warriors on tour of local German towns (Landstuhl)

C-130J DELIVERY: New Super Hercules arrive at Ramstein (DMA SA) NEW GAS MASKS: New M-50 gas mask distributed (Kadena) MY PYRAMID: A tool for your healthy living lifestyle (Aviano) MC-12 DELIVERY: New surveillance aircraft procured (DMA SA) LIVING HISTORY: Airman shares story of 40 years of service (Incirlik)

Tags: AOR, C-12, C-130J, CSAF, Deliveries, Gas, Hercules, Huron, JAPAN, LISTEN, Listening, Mask, MC-12, MP3, NEWS, Obama, PLS 4444, President, Surveillance, USAF, Warriors, Wounded

Breaking the US Air Force radio news

Apr 5

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DIGNIFIED TRANSFER OF REMAINS: SECDEF approved policy for media coverage of transfer of fallen servicemembers (DMASA)

MASS CASUALTY DRILL: Airmen train to respond to mass casualty scenario (Yokota)

DIRT BOYS: CE airmen take on new construction projects (Ramstein)

AF GLOBAL STRIKE COMMAND: New MAJCOM to be stationed at Barksdale AFB (DMA SA)

DECONTAMINATION EXERCISE: Airmen train to decontaminate victims (Yokota)

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kamran Sadaghiani

( www.defenselink.mil courtesy)

Tags: AFGSC, Barksdale, Casualties, CBRN, Chemical, Decontamination, DMASA, Exercises, Global Strike, Listening, MAJCOM, Medical, MP3, NEWS, NRBC, Nuclear, Radio, Ramstein, Remains, Scenario, SECDEF, Training, USAF, Yokota

Breaking the USAF radio news – MP3

Oct 29

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in A2, about PLS/SLP, ACADEMICS, ACCENTS, AIR FORCES, AIRSHOWS, American, AMERICAS, ASIA, B - Independent user, B1, B2, C - Proficient user, C1, C2, CAE, CPE, DCL, EUROPE, EXAMS, FCE, Firefighting, Germany, HOT SPOTS, Iraq, Iraq war, J1 Personnel, J4 Logistics, J7 Training, Japan, Korea, S., LISTEN, MEDIC, Mid. EAST, Misc., NEWS, NRBC, PERSONNEL, PLS 2 / SLP 2, PLS 3 / SLP 3, PLS 4 / SLP 4, PLS 5 / SLP 5, THEATERS, TOEIC, USA, USAF, WARFARE | No Comments

CHEMICAL/MORTARLEAD: Medical Group Exercise (Yokota)

THUNDERBIRD CREW CHIEF: Profile of Thunderbird Crew Chief (Misawa)
SEVERE WEATHER EXERCISE: Airmen pariticipate in weather exercise (Incirlik)
PAX TERMINAL: Passenger terminal houses people getting ready to deploy (Incirlik)

OCTOBER 27, 2008
JOINT FIREFIGHTERS: Air Force and Iraqi firsfighters train together (Iraq)
MEDICAL EXERCISE: Exercise tests forst responders (Incirlik)
USO: Volunteers help wounded warriors (Ramstein)
INSPECTION: Airmen inspect equipment (Iraq)

OCTOBER 24, 2008
WARRIOR PREP: Warrior Preparation Center turns 25 (Ramstein)
NEO EXERCISE: Non combat evacuation exercise (Yokota)
DFAC CLOSURE: Base closes dinign facility for AFSO 21 (Lajes)
AIR SHOW ACTIVITIES: First ever Kunsan Partnership Airshow (Kunsan)
SCOTT STAPP: Former lead singer of Creed visits base (Feltwell)

OCTOBER 23, 2008
WW2 UXO: EOD airmen detonate unexploded rocket from WW2 (Okinawa)
CHEM WARFARE TRAINING: Airmen prepare for missile attack on base (Aviano)
OSAN AIR SHOW: 51st Fighter Wing shows Korean people their capabilities (Osan)
AIRMAN CENTER OPENING: New center opens its doors (Yokota)
BILATERAL BOWLING: US and Japanese airmen raise funds for the CFC (Misawa)

Tags: AFSO, Airshows, Bowling, CBR, CBRN, CFC, Chemical, Creed, DFAC, EOD, Exercises, Firefighters, Firefighting, Firemen, Germany, Incirlik, Iraq, JAPAN, Kunsan, LISTEN, Listening, Medical, Meteorology, Misawa, MP3, NBC, NEO, NEWS, NRBC, Okinawa, Osan, PAX, Preparation, Ramstein, Scott Stapp, Severe, Singer, South Korea, Thunderbird, TURKEY, USAF, USO, UXO, WARFARE, Warrior, Weather, Wounded, WPC, WW2, WWII, Yokota

Why not fly NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT ?

Jul 15

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in AIR FORCES, AIRCRAFT, AIRCREW, B-36H, ENGINES, Flight SAFETY, HISTORY, Misc., NRBC, PERSONNEL, PHOTOS, Planes, R&D, READ, Sc. & Tech., USAF, WARFARE | No Comments

I was reading a gripping blog in French called “Objets du ciel” when I bumped into an amazing article written by Carl Conrad. I first thought that this post was unbelievable. I daresay that all the articles he writes are amazing. I am going to report hereafter what I have read about this topic – nuclear-powered aircraft – from different sources, but Carl Conrad’s article is the one that inspired me most.

As a major oil crisis is looming, airlines are cancelling some less financially viable air links of theirs. The future of aviation as we currently know it, seems to be in jeopardy. Nothing seems to be used as a substitute for any current kind of energy, not even electricity. What about nuclear-powered engines?

Nowadays, nobody would bear any nuclear-powered test flights. However those tests did occur within a USAF-carried-out weapons system (WS 125-A) nuclear-powered bomber aircraft programme. Those tests were performed with a 1,000-kilowatt-nuclear jet engine airborne on a Convair NB-36H. This aircraft named “The Crusader”, took-off 47 times during the 50s. The engine was not used for propelling. It only worked at an altitude which was deemed sensible. Those tests allowed to assess the nuclear engine drive performance. Every flight would involve troops deployment in the area to prevent as soon as possible from any accident fallout spreading. The aircraft was modified in order to enhance the five crew member’s safety. The USAF considered the concept not realistic and gave the programme up in late 1956.

However, this technology might be coming back to fly some drones for long-lasting flights. People might be relunctant to see nuclear-powered drones taking-off and flying past over their heads. Who knows? Maybe some day.

Another project to mention: Project Orion should have become a 4,000-ton, long-range spacecraft powered by controlled nuclear pulses, or explosions. For this purpose, a small test vehicle was built. It was dubbed “Hot Rod”, and was conventional-explosive-powered craft. Finally, Orion was cancelled in 1965 because it would not have been politically correct and because of technical challenges.

I have not found a piece of information about nuclear-powered craft after the year 2004. By the way, if someone knows further information about nuclear-powered aircraft, they will be welcome if they want to add some comments.

SPECIFICATIONS:
Span: 230 ft. 0 in.
Length: 162 ft. 1 in. (as B-36H, the NB-36H was slightly shorter)
Height: 46 ft. 8 in.
Weight: 357,500 lbs. (max. gross weight)
Armament: None
Engines: Six Pratt & Whitney R-4360-53 radials of 3,800 hp each (takeoff power) and four General Electric J47-GE-19 turbojets of 5,200 lbs. thrust each
Crew: Five ( pilot, copilot, flight engineer and two nuclear engineers)