So I just learned that in 1980, the US Defense Department tried to outfit a C-130 cargo airplane with rockets so that it could be used in rescue missions (specifically in Iran). The purpose of the rockets were to allow the plane to take off and land in about 300-400 feet of runway instead of [...]
U.S. Military Surplus wool blankets are fire retardants also? I didn’t know that. That’s kind of cool, but I can’t imagine what the initial smell must be like.
I think this Casio G5600KG-3CR G-Shock Military Green is a nice watch.
Lower your volume for this one, but please watch as this family gets reunited with their military father (and husband) at this weekend’s Georgia-South Carolina game. [via]
I didn’t know the Osprey folded up. I just thought the propeller engines tilted forward and upright. Neat.
