Flying Blind. John McQuaid.
by McQuaid, John; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 404Health. Publisher: Times-Picayune, 2003ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Aerial reconnaissance | Aircraft accident victims' families | Aircraft accidents | Contracting out | Kidnapping -- Colombia | Narcotics -- Control of | Narcotics -- Control of -- Colombia | Paramilitary forces | Private military companiesDDC classification: 050 Summary: "With three Americans held captive by guerrillas in the wake of the Feb. 13 [2003] crash of their U.S. surveillance plane, American and Colombian forces launched a massive search. More than 2,000 Colombian troops combed the jungle, backed by all available support from the United States....On March 25 [2003], the remaining surveillance plane in the Southcom Reconnaissance System program was taking part in that search effort when it clipped a tree and crashed in a ravine. Three Americans died: sensor technician Ralph Ponticelli and pilots James 'Butch' Oliver and Thomas Schmidt....Interviews with former workers from the program and others familiar with the events paint a picture of a program operating under exceptional stresses." (TIMES-PICAYUNE) This article addresses the problems of contracting out civilians for military operations.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Flying Blind, Nov. 10, 2003; pp. n.p..
"With three Americans held captive by guerrillas in the wake of the Feb. 13 [2003] crash of their U.S. surveillance plane, American and Colombian forces launched a massive search. More than 2,000 Colombian troops combed the jungle, backed by all available support from the United States....On March 25 [2003], the remaining surveillance plane in the Southcom Reconnaissance System program was taking part in that search effort when it clipped a tree and crashed in a ravine. Three Americans died: sensor technician Ralph Ponticelli and pilots James 'Butch' Oliver and Thomas Schmidt....Interviews with former workers from the program and others familiar with the events paint a picture of a program operating under exceptional stresses." (TIMES-PICAYUNE) This article addresses the problems of contracting out civilians for military operations.
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