Custom computers implemented for our original Anti-ballistic missile system (ABM) came on line in 1972 and are still in use for the radar system that scans the northern sky for space debris. I saw them working earlier this year. The input, output and storage sub-systems have been upgraded over the years but the core processors are the same and are running some of the original code.
You sir are correct. The Air Force lost a KC-135 to a mid-air explosion in the late 80's when the crew forgot to turn off a fuel transfer pump in a nearly empty fuel tank, well no liquid fuel but lots of fuel vapors.
Caused some state department issues because it occurred in Canada just across the border from Loring AFB ME and us firefighters forgot to get permission before crossing the border to put the fires out.
When you say a short of IT people in the Midwest what kind of skills are you talking about? Network design, implementation and management or are you talking programming skills. Too many people use IT as a shorthand for all of these skill sets without further defining the categories.
Actually the US Air Force uses multiple dots in the majority of their e-mail address. The US military in general does a decent job of useing the heirarchal nature of DNS.
You might want to check your facts. The drawdown of the US military was planned and started under Bush the first with the enthusiastic support of the majority of both parties. They started the drawdown even before we had wrapped up the first Gulf War.
As to starting a draft, we were able to ramp up for WW II in less that a year, if we, as a country, truly committed to a war against terrorism instead of just waving to the boys as the go to war it would be trivial to have 500,000 troops available. But NO we would much rather pay a bunch of undisciplined contractors to do the dirty work.
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Custom computers implemented for our original Anti-ballistic missile system (ABM) came on line in 1972 and are still in use for the radar system that scans the northern sky for space debris. I saw them working earlier this year. The input, output and storage sub-systems have been upgraded over the years but the core processors are the same and are running some of the original code.
An interesting site talking about the original implementation. http://srmsc.org/dps1000.html
I thought it was just me, yes I am colorblind, that was having issues with the way that so many of the CAPTHAs are constructed.
You sir are correct. The Air Force lost a KC-135 to a mid-air explosion in the late 80's when the crew forgot to turn off a fuel transfer pump in a nearly empty fuel tank, well no liquid fuel but lots of fuel vapors.
Caused some state department issues because it occurred in Canada just across the border from Loring AFB ME and us firefighters forgot to get permission before crossing the border to put the fires out.
When you say a short of IT people in the Midwest what kind of skills are you talking about? Network design, implementation and management or are you talking programming skills. Too many people use IT as a shorthand for all of these skill sets without further defining the categories.
Actually the US Air Force uses multiple dots in the majority of their e-mail address. The US military in general does a decent job of useing the heirarchal nature of DNS.
EG. John.Doe@AFSPC.af.mil
John.Doe@Peterson.af.mil
And I have seen much longer address for mobile units.
You might want to check your facts. The drawdown of the US military was planned and started under Bush the first with the enthusiastic support of the majority of both parties. They started the drawdown even before we had wrapped up the first Gulf War. As to starting a draft, we were able to ramp up for WW II in less that a year, if we, as a country, truly committed to a war against terrorism instead of just waving to the boys as the go to war it would be trivial to have 500,000 troops available. But NO we would much rather pay a bunch of undisciplined contractors to do the dirty work.