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“Here’s Why” of the week

By Oriana Pawlyk on June 18, 2013 Defense Department, Here's Why, History, Pentagon, Washington

Taking our “Here’s Why” from the paper to the blog. An explanation for why something is the way it is in the Air Force/military. The façade of the Supreme Court. The Taj Mahal. The Leaning Tower of Pisa. All iconic landmarks. All composed of marble. An iconic building to military personnel and the world’s largest office building — the Pentagon — could have been made out of marble, but building planners said, “No way.” Why? According to the Pentagon tours website, the Pentagon has no marble because “it was built during World War II, and Italy, the source of marble, was…

Aviano SFS, Italian national military police hunt laser pointer abusers

By Markeshia Ricks on May 22, 2012 Uncategorized

Someone has got some explaining to do at Aviano Air Base, Italy. And when the 31st Security Forces Squadron and the Italian national military police, get a hold of them, they might be in a lot of trouble. Pilots at the base have reported that small lasers have been directed into aircraft on approach and take off from the base on several occasions, according to a press release from the base. The lasers are not only a visual distraction for pilots, but apparently can cause irreparable harm to a pilot’s vision, according to 31st Aerospace Medicine Squadron physiologist Capt. Chris…

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