2012 -- Dept of Homeland Security’s Disconnect With Reality
Two tourists from the United Kingdom arrived at Los Angeles International Airport, on board Air France Flight 74 from Paris, for a vacation in Southern California. Instead of posting their trip to Twitter, comments made on Twitter got them deported.
2012 -- Sen. Paul on TSA detention: 'Have the terrorists won?'
Sen. Rand Paul detained for refusing TSA patdown. Sen. Rand’s story is that he was detained by the TSA in a small cubicle. The TSA’s story is that Sen. Rand was held until escorted from ‘sterile’ side of security by law enforcement. The TSA’s policy on pat downs to resolve alarms is well known, and everyone should know by now that all persons who refuse a pat down will be escorted from the security area by law enforcement. Sen. Rand sits on the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee; he certainly should know. Sen. Paul, the terrorists have won when a U.S. Senator wastes time arguing with TSA at the gate, producing sound bites for the 6 O'Clock News, instead of taking care of business by changing the way TSA does business.
2012 -- After Iran threat to close the strategic shipping route, U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln goes through Strait of Hormuz without incident.
Today they discussed the possible purchase of Czech-made L-159 fighter jets to Iraq, but said no final deal had been reached yet. Negotiations are to continue. The Iraqi minister confirmed his country’s continuing interest, while Mr Vondra said he was “optimistic”. Mr al-Dulaimi also confirmed that Iraq was not only interested in older existing planes from Aero Vodochody, but also in commissioning new aircraft. Iraq is reportedly seeking to acquire around 20 jets for its military.
2012 -- The defense group BAE Systems said that it would enter into discussion with the Sultanate of Oman to complete of an order of Eurofighter combat aircraft for the Royal Air Force of Oman (al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Sultanat Oman).
Oman remains a very strategic country, controlling the Strait of Hormuz’s western bank, and providing an overwatch position for both the entrance to the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean near Africa.
2012 -- Boeing delivered Saudi Arabian Airlines' first two 777-300ERs (extended range).
2011 -- Today, Abu Dhabi Airports Company said that the number of passengers using the airport of the capital increased 12.2 percent last year to nearly 11 million.
The most recent airdrop missions occurred today with two C-130 transports flying in tandem and also one C-17. The airdrops are a means of relieving the burden on the Port au Prince airport, which has been the principal access route in Haiti since the devastating Earthquake on January 12.
2002 -- A 305th AMW KC-10 from McGuire AFB, New Jersey., arrived at Dulles IAP, D.C., with John Walker Lindh, a 20-year-old American accused of joining Al Qaeda and fighting in Afghanistan against U.S. forces.
On January 24 in Alexandria, Virginia, he was charged with conspiracy to kill Americans.
1946 -- German WW I ace (33 victories) Leutnant Heinrich Bongartz died at Rheinberg , Germany.
The Blériot XI monoplane was the culmination of hard work by Louis Blériot and Raymond Saulnier. Blériot personally flew this airplane on July 25, 1909, crossing the English Channel in just 36 minutes. The military implications of his flight were immediately apparent: England was no longer an island. At the moment of his landing, Blériot became the most celebrated man in Europe, and a flood of orders came in for copies of his delicate-lookingBlériot XI with its distinctive, uncovered rear fuselage. For the French, there was considerable satisfaction in the creation of a monoplane that seemed clearly superior to the Wright biplanes.
2012 -- Boeing delivered Saudi Arabian Airlines' first two 777-300ERs (extended range).
2011 —- Another front-line Eastern Bloc fighter, a 1989 MiG-29, flew for the first time in the United States at Snohomish County Airport in Everett, Washington.
It’s the second privately held MiG-29 flying in the U.S., closely following Don Kirlin’s aircraft that flew last month in Quincy, Illinois.
2012 -- Research into goshawk flight could inform the design of next generation agile UAVs.
2011 -- A coalition airstrike in the Pol-e Alam district of Afghanistan’s Logar province killed a Taliban logistics leader, military officials reported.
Abdul Bari facilitated weapons and vehicles on behalf of Taliban leaders and was directly associated with leaders of the attack network in and around the Afghan capital of Kabul, officials said. He also he collected information regarding coalition forces’ movements to be used in attack coordination, officials added.
2011 -- Today, Abu Dhabi Airports Company said that the number of passengers using the airport of the capital increased 12.2 percent last year to nearly 11 million.
2011 -- U.S. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) carried out three strikes in the restive North Waziristan tribal region of northwest Pakistan today, killing 11 suspected militants even as tribesmen joined a protest in the area against the attacks.
More than 10,000 held an anti-U.S. protest in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar calling for an immediate stop to American UAV attacks in tribal areas, police said.
2010 -- Among the tasks accomplished by U.S. airmen in support of the Haiti relief mission since it began on January 13 are five airdrops of supplies directly to the rescue and recovery forces on the ground there.
The most recent airdrop missions occurred today with two C-130 transports flying in tandem and also one C-17. The airdrops are a means of relieving the burden on the Port au Prince airport, which has been the principal access route in Haiti since the devastating Earthquake on January 12.
The U.S. has 15,000 troops and 24 ships involved in Haitian relief. The airport is handling about 200 flights per day. Defense Secretary Robert Gate's spokesman, Geoff Morrell says that how many forces, doing what kind of things and for how long and at what expense are being discussed at the Pentagon. Morell explains, "It is a very expensive operation¹...probably hundreds of millions of dollars...."
2008 -- The U.K. Royal Air Force activated its first unmanned aerial vehicle unit, No. 39 Squadron, at Creech AFB, Nevada. Air Marshal Iain McNicholl, RAF’s deputy commander in chief of operations, presided over the ceremony.
RAF personnel have been at Creech since 2004 as part of the Joint Predator Task Force. From there, they have taken part, alongside their U.S. Air Force counterparts, in operating MQ-1 Predator and, more recently, MQ-9 Reaper UAVs. No. 39 Squadron, which also includes British Army and Navy personnel, will operate the RAF’s MQ-9 Reapers and remain involved with Predator operations. The RAF currently has three MQ-9s in its inventory, one of which is already flying in Afghanistan in support of ISAF. The remaining two will deploy there in 2008, according to the RAF. The UK is interested in acquiring 10 more Reapers; the Pentagon announced the potential foreign military sale on January 3.
2007 -- Today marked the 6,000th day for U-2 high flying recon airplane and its pilots and maintainers, dedicated to missions in Southwest Asia.
A few days after the start of Operation Desert Shield in August 1990, the Dragon Lady fleet flew 260 sorties during Operation Desert Storm and was responsible for approximately 50 percent of all imagery intelligence. The U-2s remain in Southwest Asia today, providing high-altitude reconnaissance.
2002 -- A 305th AMW KC-10 from McGuire AFB, New Jersey., arrived at Dulles IAP, D.C., with John Walker Lindh, a 20-year-old American accused of joining Al Qaeda and fighting in Afghanistan against U.S. forces.
On January 24 in Alexandria, Virginia, he was charged with conspiracy to kill Americans.
1964 -- The U.S. Air Force launched a Titan II ICBM from an underground silo at Vandenberg AFB, California, in a 5,000-mile flight down the Pacific Missile Range.
1961 -- Royal Naval Air Service WW I ace Colonel Redford Henry Red Mulock died at Winnepeg, Ontario, Canada.
Mulock was t he highest ranking Canadian airman of the war, he became the first Canadian ace of the war as well as the first RNAS pilot to claim 5 victories. After the war, Mulock served with the Royal Canadian Air Force, rising to the rank of Air Commodore by 1935. He then left the military and joined Canadian Airways.
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Afghanistan Casualties: Military Forces and Civilians, January 18, 2012
Sen. Paul the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution reads “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”
Defend it or lose it.
The 9th Circuit Court of the United States ruled on the search of passengers in airports back in 1973, which effectively suspends limited aspects of the Fourth Amendment while undergoing airport security screening.
U.S. vs Davis was upheld by the 9th Circuit Court in 1986 in U.S. vs Pulido-Baquerizo, 800 F.2d 899, 901 with this ruling “To judge reasonableness, it is necessary to balance the right to be free of intrusion with society’s interest in safe air travel.”
These 9th Circuit Court ruling laid the path for the creation of Public Law 107-71, the Aviation Transportation and Security Act, which was virtually unopposed by legislators when it was it was signed into law on the 19th of November 2001 by President George W. Bush. This law laid the groundwork for the Transportation Security Administration and the evolution of its current security procedures.
These laws are what gives the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Transportation Security Administration significant legal free-rein to perform the searches utilizing their current procedures without fear of violating the Fourth Amendment.
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