Bob: This is great news! It is nice to hear for once that American military personnel aren't killed in either a mx helicopter or by a insurgent with a surface-to-surface air missle. Thanks, Mike Burris Cambridge, Mass --- Bob Fletcher <Robert.Fletcher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > FAST BREAKING NEWS ! > > BOB FLETCHER > US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS > Military Design Section, 10th Floor S.W. > SACRAMENTO DISTRICT, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, > 95814-2922 > PH. (916) 557-7235 > -----Original Message----- > From: pressrelease@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:pressrelease@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 1:16 PM > To: Air Force Press Release > Subject: C-5 LANDS SAFELY AFTER IN-FLIGHT EMERGENCY > > > PRESS RELEASE -- Secretary of the Air Force, > Directorate of Public Affairs > > Release No. 0108043 > Jan 8, 2004 > > C-5 LANDS SAFELY AFTER IN-FLIGHT EMERGENCY > > SCOTT AFB, ILL - A C-5 Galaxy outbound from Baghdad > International Airport > declared an in-flight emergency January 8, at 6:20 > a.m. Baghdad time, due to > an explosion in the number four engine. The aircraft > immediately returned to > the airport and landed safely. The 11 crewmembers > and 52 military personnel > on board were not injured. The aircraft was assigned > to 22nd Airlift > Squadron, Travis AFB, CA. Initial reports indicate > the incident is the > result of hostile action from the ground but the > type of weapon and other > details are unknown. A team has been dispatched from > Europe to investigate > this incident. As soon as additional details become > available they will be > provided. All questions regarding this incident > should be directed to Air > Mobility Command Public Affairs at 618-229-7843. - > end - > > -30- > > > > _____ > > > Send this email to friends and colleagues so they > can subscribe to this list > or other U.S. Air Force lists at > https://oaprod.hq.af.mil/saf/pa/misc/listserv.cfm > <https://oaprod.hq.af.mil/saf/pa/misc/listserv.cfm> > > Try these U.S. Air Force news products: > Air Force News <http://www.af.mil/news/> -- daily > news from around the Air > Force, produced Monday through Friday. > Airman Magazine <http://www.af.mil/news/airman/> -- > a monthly magazine of > indepth news and features showcasing America's Air > Force. > Air Force Television News > <http://www.af.mil/news/tv/> -- Air Force > Television News produced bi-weekly. > Air Force Radio News <http://www.af.mil/news/radio/> > -- Air Force Radio > News produced Monday through Friday. > Air Force Policy Letter Digest > <http://www.af.mil/lib/policy/> -- policy > news from throughout the Air Force. > Air Force Press Releases > <http://www.af.mil/media_center/> -- news releases > on current Air Force issues and events. > > If you wish to cancel your subscription at anytime, > simply send a blank > email to leave-af_pressrelease-274651Q@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com