Isn't Today Air Force Stand Down Day ???

[WillyT]

Or some such weirdness???

Keep your eyes peeled.

:shrug:

[madokie]

1. what is that all about anyway

whats their purpose? I don't get it

[onenote]

2. link here

http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2007/09/airforce_aircombatcommand_standdown_070807/

[madokie]

5. yes thats it

my guess is nuclear bombs go nowhere without a lot of paperwork and many people involved, something smells here and it ain't, this time anyway, my arse

[WillyT]

3. I Thought It Was Some Sort Of Safety Review After The Loose Nukes Flight

But the entire command?

In the past it was just one or two types of planes at a time.

:shrug:

[NightWatcher]

4. I live at the end of the runway near a huge base

here in Georgia, and I will be sure to start screaming if I should see that planes take to the air. Wednesday the skies around here were full of fighters, cargo planes, and heli's, but it has been quiet thus far.

[Cooley Hurd]

6. I don't think the next attack will be kamikaze strikes with our own planes...

...like 9/11, but standing down the entire AF within NORTHCOMM is an odd response to ONE "mistake" by one aircraft, isn't it?:shrug:

[peacetalksforall]

7. What is the speculation? If some knowledgeable people say that

the procedures are so tight that this 'mistake' could not have happened, what is the real purpose of the standdown?

[LosinIt]

8. I'll get back to you on that....

tomorrow.