USN = United States Navy. They are entering contracts with commercial shipping companies to transport tanks and material from the US to the Persian Gulf (probably to either Kuwait or Qatar; Turkey is also a possibility). -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of yul@prodigy.net Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 11:16 PM To: AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: Re: Iraq? AIRLINE: What do you mean by 'commercially' to move tanks. Do you mean US airliners; cargo carriers to move tanks? Mike Burris Cambridge, Mass >It seems that C-5As are landing at Kuwait Int'l virtually around the >clock. But the USN is still chartering heavy lift commercially to move >tanks et al. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Addison Schonland" <addison@schonland.com> >To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> >Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 1:43 PM >Subject: Iraq? > > >> Last night we had 100 birds over Iraq and now a highly unusual thing >> happened over my house in La Jolla....a KC10 flew very low over my >> home (must be very heavy not to use standard Seawolf exit from >> Miramar) which almost never happens here because of the law suits. >> >> Cool thing was three F18s on each side the the '10 carrying huge >> wing tanks....wonder these guys are headed? Might be a coincidence >> or it might > > not. > > > > Anyone else in the US noticing unusual mil aviation activities? >