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CAGED FIGHTERS 7
MAR 15, 2014
ELLAND ROAD CENTENARY PAVILION SUITE, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND
Taylor Hawkins steps out to play the guitar and sing while Dave Grohl slides back to play the drums.
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On a few acres of mountaintop in northeastern Pennsylvania in Schuylkill County, far from the big city lights that normally would be associated with the “sweet science”, sits a very important site in the history of boxing. Here Muhammad Ali, arguably the greatest fighter of all time, built a training camp near Deer Lake. He called it “Fighter’s Heaven” and trained here for many of his epic battles.
Ali first came to Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania in the early 1970’s to train at Pollack’s Mink Farm in Deer Lake. Bernie Pollack, who was involved in the fight game, was introduced to Ali by Gene Kilroy, a local native and prominent member of the Champ’s entourage. Ali liked the area and purchased the land up Sculps Hill Road in 1972, where he proceeded to build the training camp of his dreams. Ali, himself, hiked the land determining what exactly should be built and where.
Over time, the rustic camp grew to include some eighteen various buildings. Ali built a large log gym, dining hall, bunkhouses for sparring partners, a small mosque where he would pray daily, and small individual cabins for members of his staff and also for the many special guests that always seemed to show up. In a courtyard situated near the gym and the dining hall, a huge outdoor stone fireplace was built that became a favorite gathering spot for camp residents and visitors alike. Staff members would gather here at night with a roaring fire, stars filling the clear night sky, to enjoy the special camaraderie they shared. Many people associated with Ali recall that their fondest memories were the times spent at Deer Lake. Although now obstructed by grown trees, the courtyard once had a commanding view of the surrounding countryside. Ali had giant boulders trucked in and placed around the camp. His father, Cassius Clay, Sr. (a sign painter by trade), painted on them the names of other famous boxers that Ali admired. The Champ got this idea from Archie Moore’s old California training camp, “The Salt Mine”, where Ali trained briefly early in his career.
The camp was like a small village and had a special excitement and vitality to it. It was also a magnet for the celebrities of the day. Tom Jones, Jim Brown, The Jackson Five, Andy Warhol, Isaac Hayes, Diana Ross, Howard Cosell, Dick Cavett, Flip Wilson, Kris Kristofferson, Dizzy Gillespie, Leroy Neiman, Doug Henning – they all came to Deer Lake to call on “The Greatest”. Former heavyweight champ Larry Holmes got his start there as Ali’s sparring partner. So did Tim Witherspoon and Eddie Mustafa Muhammad. When former welterweight champion Kid Gavilan was on hard times, Ali hired him to work at the camp.
CAGED FIGHTERS 7
MAR 15, 2014
ELLAND ROAD CENTENARY PAVILION SUITE, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND
The 1912 Mersey Monoplane was the first British designed fighter. The Mersey was designed to attack airships and aircraft just as the supersonic Lightning was built to intercept enemy aircraft.fifty years later. The Lightning was the last British designed fighter and the two aircraft illustrate the staggering advances in aviation in just one lifetime. The fragile Mersey which crashed during the Military Trials in 1912 killing its designer Robert Fenwick does have one advantage over the magnificent Lightning as with an endurance of six hours it would be still in the air long after the thirsty Lightning had run out of fuel.
When rumors circulated that the Terran Union was in the market for a new medium space superiority fighter, Turner Industries leapt into action, completing, with their own funds, a fully working prototype before bidding even began.Needless to say, Turner Industries won the contract handily, as they had already footed the design costs, thereby allowing them to undercut their competitors.
The Perseus is a medium space superiority fighter of middling speed and maneuverability-a strange design decision, to say the least. To compensate for its relatively low speed (for its role), Turner Industries outfitted it with nearly unparalleled firepower and protection for a fighter of its size-it features two heavy hardpoints (usually only found on bombers) that normally mount 30 mm gatling cannons. In addition, this is the first space-faring vessel lighter than a corvette to feature a shield system.
The Perseus is generally quite successful in dogfighting situations, and can be made to be successful in anti-frigate maneuvers by mounting heavier cannons or ship-to-ship torpedoes in place of the gatling cannons.
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Justin Puro, 378th Expeditionary Operations Group deputy commander for operations, prepares for a flight aboard an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, June 5, 2021. The "Swamp Fox" Airmen from the South Carolina Air National Guard are deployed to PSAB to project combat power and help bolster defensive capabilities against potential threats in the region. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Carl Clegg, 169th Fighter Wing Public Affairs)
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II[1][2] is a two-seat, twin-engined, all-weather, long-range supersonic fighter-bomber originally developed for the U.S. Navy by McDonnell Aircraft.[2] Proving highly adaptable, it became a major part of the air wings of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Air Force.[3] It was used extensively by all three of these services during the Vietnam War, serving as the principal air superiority fighter for both the Navy and Air Force, as well as being important in the ground-attack and reconnaissance roles by the close of U.S. involvement in the war.[3]
ジェネラル・ダイナミクス F-16DM ファイティング・ファルコン 戦闘機（90-0834） / アメリカ空軍 太平洋空軍 第5空軍 第35戦闘航空団 第35作戦群 第14戦闘飛行隊 / 三沢基地
General Dynamics F-16DM “Fighting Falcon” Fighter Aircraft / USAF Pacific Air Force, 5th Air Force, 35th Fighter Wing, 35th Operations Group, 14th Fighter Squadron / Misawa Air Base, Japan
ロッキード・マーティン F-35A ライトニングII 戦闘機（99-8713） / 航空自衛隊 航空総隊 北部航空方面隊 第3航空団 飛行群 第301飛行隊 / 三沢基地
Lockheed Martin F-35A “Lightning II” Fighter Aircraft / JASDF Air Defense Command, Northern Air Defense Force, 3rd Air Wing, Flight Group, 301st Squadron / Misawa Air Base
2024年9月8日 三沢飛行場（航空自衛隊・アメリカ空軍 三沢基地・三沢空港 / 三沢基地航空祭2024）にて撮影
September 8, 2024 at Misawa Airfield (JASDF / USAF Misawa Air Base / Misawa Airport, Misawa Air Fest 2024), MSJ / RJSM
Foo Fighters at Outside Lands Music Festival in San Francisco on 8/10/12.
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Las Vegas, NV - December 15, 2012: UFC Bantam Weights, Rueben Duran (black trunks) and Hugo Viana (green/yellow trunks) during their fight on the Ultimate Fighter finale at the Joint inside Hardrock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. (Al Powers for ESPN.com)
CAGED FIGHTERS 7
MAR 15, 2014
ELLAND ROAD CENTENARY PAVILION SUITE, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND