Air Force Orders "Stand Down" of Langley Jet Fighters on Sept. 14, 2007[Editor's Note, September 7, 2007: I think we can all recall the last time that Dick Cheney and the Pentagon said there was a "stand down" of jet fighters located close to Washington DC. It was on September 11, 2001. I wonder if all of those "put" options recently taken for a disaster to occur in the next 30 days and this announcement are in any way connected? Hmmm....Ken]
http://educate-yourself.org/cn/airforcestanddownonfriday07sep07 .shtml
September 7, 2007----- Original Message -----
From: Jon
To: Editor
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007
Subject: re: Does the 'Mistaken' Fly-Over of Nukes Have You Panting?Thought this tied in with your blurb - not sure if something is up - or ?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20628998/
WAVY-TV—Norfolk, VA
Langley jets grounded next week for safety review
WAVY-TVHAMPTON, Va. (AP) -- Langley Air Force Base will ground its jets next week.
The Air Force says the service's Air Combat Command has ordered all jet fighters and bombers to remain grounded so airmen can review safety procedures and protocol.
Langley is home to three fighter squadrons, which fly the F-15 Eagle and F-22A Raptor.
Officials say the stand down next Friday [September 14, 2007?] was prompted by an August incident where a B-52 bomber was mistakenly armed with six nuclear warheads and flown across several states.
The advanced nuclear cruise missiles loaded on the B-52 were scheduled to be decommissioned and were flying from North Dakota to Louisiana.
Officials say the warheads are designed so they don't accidentally detonate. To accidentally load them onto the bomber meant that safety protocols were ignored.
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