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The 2017 field season was record-breaking for Operation IceBridge, NASA’s aerial survey of the state of polar ice. For the first time in its nine-year history, the mission, which aims to close the gap between two NASA satellite campaigns that study changes in the height of polar ice, carried out seven field campaigns in the Arctic and Antarctic in a single year. In total, the IceBridge scientists and instruments flew over 214,000 miles, the equivalent of orbiting the Earth 8.6 times at the equator.
The mission of Operation IceBridge, NASA’s longest-running airborne mission to monitor polar ice, is to collect data on changing polar land and sea ice and maintain continuity of measurements between ICESat missions. The original ICESat mission launched in 2003 and ended in 2009, and its successor, ICESat-2, is scheduled for launch in the fall of 2018. Operation IceBridge began in 2009 and is currently funded until 2020. The planned overlap with ICESat-2 will help scientists connect with the satellite’s measurements.
Read more: www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/big-year-for-icebridge
For more about Operation IceBridge and to follow future campaigns, visit: www.nasa.gov/icebridge
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission.
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"Operation GRANBY" RAF Tornado GR4 ZG750 repainted in Desert Pink paint scheme marking 25 years of almost constant deployed operations for the Tornado. The aircraft carries 11 ‘battle honours’ on its tail.
Hand your doctors a sterilized camera just before the operation and tell them to take snapshots while they work.... see what you get!
A door gunner with the Tactical Aviation Detachment watches out of a CH-146 Griffon helicopter during Operation IMPACT on September 27, 2017.
Photo: Op IMPACT, DND
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Un mitrailleur de porte du détachement d’aviation tactique à bord d’un hélicoptère CH-146 Griffon assure la surveillance au cours de l’opération IMPACT, le 27 septembre 2017.
Photo : Op IMPACT, MDN
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CSX's Operation Lifesaver 50th Anniversary unit rolls CSX train I015 (Chambersburg, PA to Bedford Park, IL, stacks) by the old Acme steel mill, now under the banner of Cleveland-Cliffs in Riverdale, Illinois on CSX's former B&OCT Barr Sub.
CSXT 4568 is a SD70MAC and was built by EMD for CSX as CSXT 768 in March of 2000.
ESA engineers test and debug ground control software and equipment, identifying and solving problems before a current or future mission can be affected.
They work close to real mission conditions to verify new software and hardware in a complete chain.
This runs from the flight controllers who sit at workstations through the complex and sophisticated mission control systems and ground tracking stations used to transmit commands right up to the satellite. And it’s all simulated in a safe, effective and rigorous way, helping to ensure the success of ESA missions.
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Credit: ESA/J.Mai
One of the former operation rooms in Pripyat hospital. Operating lights and medication are all that remain here....Did the workers and firemen after the Chernobyl Disaster pass through here those fateful hours and days after the explosion?
An M1A1 Abrams tank with Alpha Company, 1st Tank Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 6, patrols through the desert north of the Kajaki Dam, May 31. The Marines supported Operation Branding Iron.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mark Stroud)
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A Victorian special operations task force was assigned to ambush an exchange of radioactive material and capture a high value individual (HVI) codename Panther, a Russian arms dealer. Although Team 8 form the task force has setup an ambush to intercept the radioactive material and capture Panther, the arms dealer arrived at the exchange in a BTR armored personnel carrier along with a Russian Spetsnaz unit. A strategic decision was made for Team 8 to stand down, fearing a direct engagement with Russian troops.
Although Panther was allowed to escape, the task force had a "bump plan" to intercept the radioactive material. The Advanced Force Operations teams continued to track the vehicles carrying the radioactive material. As the vehicles entered the Great Desert, Team 7 performed a heliborne interception.
Team 7 successfully intercepted the two vehicles and the two insurgents immediately surrended. The team also captured the radioactive material. Once the team had secured the radioactive material, the entire task force exfil from the area.
Based on the gear, weapons, and movement of the Spetsnaz unit, the task force believed that it was a top tier unit. The fact that Panther was under the close protection of a top tier unit at the exchange, intelligence believed that Panther is not merely a Russian arms dealer but a Russian intelligence agent. Although the TF did not capture Panther at the exchange, it did further the CATF’s understanding of his role. The TF also successfully prevented radioactive material to fall into the hands of the insurgents and prevented their plot in building dirty bombs threatening Victoria and her allies. The mission was deemed a success.
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Note: The story, all names, characters, and incidents are fictitious.
Homer City Generating Station, a now decommissioned 2-GW coal-burning power station located in Homer City, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. and created by the Pennsylvania Electric Co. (PenElec). Homer City Generating Station began operation in 1969, powering Units 1 and 2, providing 660 MWe each. Unit 3 powered into operation in 1977, at a slightly higher 692 MWe. the site is 2,400 acres of land, and occupies the 1,800-acre Two Lick Reservoir. Homer City Generating Station was shut down to provide the state of Pennsylvania with cleaner emissions. this plant emitted 13,745,174 tons of CO2, ranking it the 33rd largest contributor in the U.S, and In 2003 (Environment Maine Research and Policy Center) states Homer City Generating Station produced 665 pounds (302 kg) of mercury air pollution. Homer City Generating Station was ranked the nation's sixth highest SO2 polluter, discharging 119,771 pounds (54.327 metric tons) of SO2 in 2005.
Decommissioned July 1, 2023.
Returning a rake of Eastern Rail Services Mark 3 coaches after being used to test the first new Rail Operations Group Class 93, Europhoenix 37901 Mirrlees Pioneer storms through Whitlingham Junction with 5L48 0835 Castle Donington to Yarmouth carriage sidings. The service was running 39 minutes late after brake issues on one of the coaches by Welney Road level crossing near Manea. The service missed it's booked path through Ely North Junction, causing further delay, but caught up time on the Breckland Line.
37901 had hauled the coaches from Eastern Rail Service's base in Great Yarmouth to Crewe on 5th January; the Class 37/9 made an impressive sound on the return trip, and could be heard well before coming into sight.
During Operation Blue Moon www.flickr.com/photos/8212187@N05/49182441817/in/datepost..., the Combined Anti-Terrorism Task Force (CATF) captured an Al-Asad financier. Interrogation of the financier revealed that they were in the process of purchasing radioactive material from Panther (a Russian arms dealer name Ulysses Klaue) as the terror group planned to build several dirty bombs to target Victoria, United States and the United Kingdom. He could not provide further details on the location of Panther, but the TF believed the plan was derailed with his capture. The financier, however, did revealed the location of several high value individuals in the network. The CATF began to surveil these individuals.
Several months later, the CATF captured a high value individual through the intelligence obtained from the financier. The HVI confirmed that Al-Asad did indeed had plans to obtain radioactive materials to build several dirty bombs and the plans became dormant since the capture of the financier. However, the plot had recently been revived. Further, the HVI provided the TF with the location where the terror group will be receiving the materials from Panther. The exchange would occur in an area within the Russian sphere of influence and Panther himself would be at the exchange. However, according to the HVI, security would be light since they wanted to avoid drawing any attention at the exchange. It was expected that they would be traveling in civilian vehicles.
The intelligence was shared among allied nations. After a discussion at the highest Government level, it was decided that CATF would be assigned to capture both the radioactive material and the HVT Panther.
A Victorian special operations task force was assigned with the operation. To keep the operation a secret, a task force out of rotation was assigned. After receiving their orders from the Squadron HQ's SCIF, the team commanders immediately gave Warning Orders to their team members and made preparations to depart for Camp Oasis.
To be continued...
Note: The story, all names, characters, and incidents are fictitious.
The Night Watch is a 1642 painting by Rembrandt van Rijn. It is in the collection of the Amsterdam Museum but is prominently displayed in the Rijksmuseum as the best known painting in its collection. The Night Watch is one of the most famous Dutch Golden Age paintings.
The painting is famous for three things: its colossal size (363 cm × 437 cm (11.91 ft × 14.34 ft)), the dramatic use of light and shadow (tenebrism) and the perception of motion in what would have traditionally been a static military group portrait. The painting was completed in 1642, at the peak of the Dutch Golden Age. It depicts the eponymous company moving out, led by Captain Frans Banninck Cocq (dressed in black, with a red sash) and his lieutenant, Willem van Ruytenburch (dressed in yellow, with a white sash). With effective use of sunlight and shade, Rembrandt leads the eye to the three most important characters among the crowd: the two men in the centre (from whom the painting gets its original title), and the woman in the centre-left background carrying a chicken. Behind them, the company's colours are carried by the ensign, Jan Visscher Cornelissen. The figures are almost life-size.
Operation Night Watch will be the biggest and most wide-ranging research and conservation project in the history of Rembrandt’s masterpiece. The goal of Operation Night Watch is the long-term preservation of the painting. The entire operation will take place in a specially designed glass chamber so the visiting public can watch.
The Night Watch will be scanned millimetre by millimetre using a macro X-ray fluorescence scanner (macro-XRF scanner). This instrument uses X-rays to analyse the different chemical elements in the paint, such as calcium, iron, potassium and cobalt. From the resulting distribution maps of the various chemical elements in the paint it is possible to determine which pigments were used. The macro-XRF scans can also reveal underlying changes in the composition, offering insights into Rembrandt's painting process. To scan the entire surface of the The Night Watch it will be necesary to make 56 scans, each one of which will take 24 hours.
A Victorian special operations task force was assigned to ambush an exchange of radioactive material and capture a high value individual (HVI) codename Panther, a Russian arms dealer. Although Team 8 form the task force has setup an ambush to intercept the radioactive material and capture Panther, the arms dealer arrived at the exchange in a BTR armored personnel carrier along with a Russian Spetsnaz unit. A strategic decision was made for Team 8 to stand down, fearing a direct engagement with Russian troops.
Although Panther was allowed to escape, the task force had a "bump plan" to intercept the radioactive material. The Advanced Force Operations teams continued to track the vehicles carrying the radioactive material. As the vehicles entered the Great Desert, Team 7 performed a heliborne interception.
Did Team 7 capture the radioactive material? To be continued...
Note: The story, all names, characters, and incidents are fictitious.
A Victorian special operations task force was assigned to ambush an exchange of radioactive material and capture a high value individual (HVI) codename Panther, a Russian arms dealer. Although Team 8 form the task force has setup an ambush to intercept the radioactive material and capture Panther, the arms dealer arrived at the exchange in a BTR armored personnel carrier along with a Russian Spetsnaz unit. A strategic decision was made for Team 8 to stand down, fearing a direct engagement with Russian troops.
Although Panther was allowed to escape, the task force had a "bump plan" to intercept the radioactive material. The Advanced Force Operations teams continued to track the vehicles carrying the radioactive material. As the vehicles entered the Great Desert, Team 7 performed a heliborne interception.
Did Team 7 capture the radioactive material? To be continued...
Note: The story, all names, characters, and incidents are fictitious.
A task force was assaulting a cave complex and just as the operators made entry, a loud burst of machine gun fire came from a bunker inside the cave. The operators immediately got to cover. As a steady sound of gunfire streamed from the cave, the task force commander radioed the SBF position for support.
The SBF fired a bunker defeat munition and quickly destroyed the machine gun emplacement, clearing the way for the assault team to make entry.
To be continued...
Note: The story, all names, characters, and incidents are fictitious.
Metra 131 wrapped for Operation North Pole a charity that gave Ill children a chance to ride a real train. It is laying over for the weekend along with the Private single level car at Kenosha, WI
Metra's Operation North Pole trainset arrives into Des Plaines, IL with a inbound train. It was cool to finally catch this fully wrapped train, and on Christmas Eve to boot!
A CC-130 Hercules carrying supplies for Operation PRESENCE - Mali lands at the airfield in Gao, Mali on July 10, 2018.
Photo: MCpl Jennifer Kusche
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Operation AVRO is a forcewide initiative that delivers a surge of extra resources and specialist officers to a different district within Greater Manchester each month.
This month (June 2022) saw the operation take place in Bolton.
The operation targets crimes that members of the public in that district have told us give them the most concern.
Members of the press and key partners, including local representatives, are invited to attend Operation AVRO deployments to see results first-hand and conduct important multi-agency work, such as welfare visits.
More details on AVRO can be found by visiting gmp.police.uk and following us on social media.
You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
You can access many of our services online at www.gmp.police.uk
Criminals travelling across the border between Greater Manchester and Cheshire were greeted with more than a surprise on Thursday 26 June 2014, as officers from Greater
Manchester Police and Cheshire Police and took part in Operation Crossbow.
The overall aim of the joint operation was to disrupt illegal activity between the two counties and deny criminals the use of the roads.
By using Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras officers were able to monitor virtually every vehicle that crossed between the two counties, stopping all vehicles that were on the roads illegally or were linked to criminal activity.
Cheshire Police Assistant Chief Constable Mark Roberts said: "We know that criminals don′t simply stop when they reach the border, and we also know that there is as strong link between illegal vehicles and other types of serious crime.
"Uninsured drivers are more likely to commit other offences and many of their vehicles are unroadworthy and pose as real danger to other road users.
"Using technology, such as ANPR cameras, we are able to use the intelligence available to us to identify offenders and bring them to justice."
Greater Manchester Police Inspector Matt Bailey-Smith said: "We will not allow the safety of our roads to be compromised by criminals and operations like today will help us achieve our overall aim of keeping criminals off our roads.
"However, offenders across Cheshire and Greater Manchester can be assured that this is not a one-off operation. Our officers patrol the roads 365 days a year and will continue to target criminals."
Operation Crossbow involved more than 200 officers from Cheshire Police and GMP, as well as staff from partner agencies such as the UK Border Agency, Department of Work and Pensions, Her Majesties Revenue and Customs and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.
ANPR cameras are able to monitor more than 3000 number plates every hour and alert officers if a vehicle is linked to known criminals. The cameras also inform officers whether or not the vehicle is taxed & insured.
Both Greater Manchester Police and Cheshire Police and are keen to remind members of the public that they too can help make our roads safer by reporting illegal use of vehicles to the police on 101. Alternatively information can be reported anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
A Victorian special operations task force was assigned to ambush an exchange of radioactive material and capture a high value individual (HVI) codename Panther, a Russian arms dealer.
The teams in the TF were assigned with different tasks. Team 8: the assault team, Team 55: the extraction team, and Team 7: the Quick Reaction Force (QRF). Video links with the Task Force's TOC, Victoria’s National Command Centre (NCC), United States’ Situation Room and United Kingdom’s COBRA were also setup to monitor the mission on the day of the exchange.
After conducting a high altitude high opening (HAHO) insertion, the assault team successfully infiltrated into the AO undetected and setup an ambush at the exchange site. Initially things seemed to be going according to plan as only two insurgents arrived at the exchange in two vehicles. However, Panther arrived at the exchange in a BTR armored personnel carrier along with a Russian Spetsnaz Unit. The assault team immediately radioed the TOC for instructions.
Will the assault team get the authorization to engage? To be continued...
Note: The story, all names, characters, and incidents are fictitious.
A CF-18 "Hornet" escorts a CC-150 "Polaris" after being refueled during Operation IMPACT on February 4, 2015.
during our Normandy weeks we visited some of the memorials of Operation Overlord and also cemeteries. just some days befor the official D-Day meetings. the liberation of France and Europe, the liberation of Germany will always be connected with the sacrifice of thousands of mostly young men,of many nations, who gave their lives to end Nazi terror. and we mourn about them, inlcuding
the german soldiers who also were victims of a brutal regime.
Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) VILLE DE QUEBEC’s CH-148 Cyclone, Avalanche, deploys a member of the ship’s dive team into the Atlantic Ocean during Operation REASSURANCE on January 15, 2019.
Photo: MCpl Andre Maillet, MARPAC Imaging Services
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Un membre de l’équipe de plongée du navire est largué dans l’océan Atlantique par l’Avalanche, l’hélicoptère CH-148 Cyclone du Navire canadien de Sa Majesté (NCSM) VILLE DE QUEBEC, au cours de l’opération REASSURANCE, le 15 janvier 2019.
Photo : Cplc Andre Maillet, Services d’imagerie des FMAR(P)
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Victorian Intelligence Officer Grayhawk was tasked with special activities and special reconnaissance at the border region. He established a safehouse and intelligence network at the Naran Darre Mountains and began his operation.
After Grayhawk received word that one of the tribal leaders in the region had major intelligence, a meeting was immediately setup. As Grayhawk entered the elder's house to meet, the rest of the team interact with the villagers to gather intelligence.
To be continued...
Note: The story, all names, characters, and incidents are fictitious.
A last view of some of the destroyed German bunkers at Pointe Du Hoc in Normandy as we head back along the path towards our tour bus
Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet pilots prepare to taxi out on a combat training flight during Operation REASSURANCE - Air Task Force Romania at Mihail Kogӑlniceanu Air Base, Romania, October 19, 2020.
Photo by: S1 Zach Barr, Air Task Force Romania
Des pilotes de chasseur CF-18 Hornet de l’Aviation royale canadienne affectés à la Force opérationnelle aérienne de l’opération REASSURANCE – Roumanie, s’apprêtent à effectuer un vol d’entraînement au combat, à la base aérienne Mihail Kogӑlniceanu, en Roumanie, le Romania, le 19 octobre 2020.
Photo : Mat 1 Zach Barr, Force opérationnelle aérienne – Roumanie
Operations image of the week:
In 2012, a joint ESA/CNES mission control team were working ‘on console’ at the ATV Control Centre in Toulouse, France, to oversee the approach and docking of ESA’s third Automated Transfer Vehicle, Edoardo Amaldi.
ATV-3’s docking probe was captured by the docking cone in the Space Station’s Zvezda Russian Service Module at 00:31 CEST on 29 March (22:31 GMT 28 March).
The 20-tonne vessel, flying autonomously while being continuously monitored from the ground, docked with the 450-tonne orbital complex with a precision of 6 cm as they circled Earth at more than 28 000 km/h.
The ground teams at the ATV Control Centre as well as ESA astronaut André Kuipers and his crewmates on the Station were also watching the approach, in case a hold or an abort had to be ordered.
ATV-3 delivered 860 kg of propellant, 100 kg of oxygen and air, 280 kg of drinking water and 2200 kg of dry cargo such as scientific equipment, spare parts, food and clothes for the astronauts.
Credit: ESA
US Naval Ship SUPPLY (centre) conducts a replenishment at sea with HMCS MONTREAL (bottom), and USS GONZALEZ (top), in the Mediterranean Sea during Operation REASSURANCE on February 15, 2022.
Please credit: Corporal Braden Trudeau, Canadian Armed Forces photo
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L’US Naval Ship (USNS) Supply (au centre) effectue un ravitaillement en mer avec le NCSM Montréal (en bas) et l’USS Gonzalez (en haut) dans la mer Méditerranée au cours de l’opération REASSURANCE, le 15 février 2022.
Photo : Caporal Braden Trudeau, photo des Forces armées canadiennes
Today (10 December 2015) saw a series of raids in the Wythenshawe area.
Police have launched a ’12 days of Christmas’ pre-emptive strike against offenders causing misery during the festive period.
The 12 high-profile days of action which will tackle the traditional spike in crime usually seen during this time of year.
The operation, which is codenamed ‘Bauble’, will see up to 1,000 officers take to the streets across Greater Manchester to disrupt criminal activity and stop offenders in their tracks.
Operation Bauble will target a range of offences including burglary, domestic abuse, robbery, handling stolen goods, dangerous and illegal driving and alcohol-fuelled violence.
Local officers will be joined by specialist resources during each of the 12 days, including traffic, tactical aid, ANPR, intercept teams, mounted and dog units. The teams will blitz areas and weed out individual’s intent on committing crime and preying on vulnerable people.
Police are also calling on communities to keep themselves and others safe, report crime and suspicious activity and look out for neighbours, relatives and friends.
Superintendent Craig Thompson said: “We want law-abiding people to remember Christmas for all the right reasons and to make sure this happens we’ll be doing everything we can to take offenders off our streets through Operation Bauble.
“Divisional officers with the support of specialist resources will be targeting local issues to ensure there isn’t a spike in crime and people can go about their daily business safely.
“The community can also do their bit to keep themselves and others safe this time of year by keeping their homes secure, arranging a safe mode of transport after a night out or checking on elderly neighbours to see if they are OK.”
To report crime call Greater Manchester Police on 101 or 999 in an emergency. Alternatively please contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 111 555.
Keep up-to-date with news from the Operation Bauble Team by following #OpBauble and #GMPChristmas on Twitter.
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces take their post as part of Exercise Crystal Arrow during Operation REASSURANCE at Camp Adazi, Latvia on March 22, 2023.
Photo: Canadian Armed Forces Photo
Des membres des Forces armées canadiennes sont en position au cours de l’exercice Crystal Arrow dans le cadre de l’opération REASSURANCE, au Camp Adazi, en Lettonie, le 22 mars 2023.
Photo : Forces armées canadiennes
Completed Moc from Brickcon 2015
(Sorry for the not so high quality photo, it was taken on my friends phone and it kinda turned out a little weird)
Operation PRESENCE-Mali's Force Protection team assists a simulated casualty during a combat casualty exercise in Mali on December 17, 2018.
Photo: Corporal Ken Beliwicz
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Company/Owner: Nishi Nippon Transport
Fleet/Bus Number: 804
Classification: Air-conditioned Tourist Chartered Bus
Coachbuilder: Hino Motors, Ltd.
Body Model: Hino S'elega SHD
Engine Model: Hino F20C
Chassis Model: Hino RU3FTAB
Transmission: Manual (6-speed forward, 1-speed reverse)
Suspension: Air Suspension
Seating Configuration: 2+1×2
Seating Capacity: 55 (45 + 10 jump-seats)
Route: Various (Tourist Chartered)
Municipalities/cities passing: N/A
Type of Operation: Tourist Operation Non-Public Utility Bus (Special Trip / Tourist Class)
Area of Operation: Any point of Luzon: Ilocos Region (Region I), Cagayan Valley (Region II), Central Luzon (Region III), CALABARZON (Region IV-A), MIMAROPA (Region IV-B), Bicol Region (Region V), Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Shot Location: In-front of Barasoain Church, Malolos City, Bulacan
Date Taken: August 7, 2015
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Birmingham European Airways was originally established in 1983 as Birmingham Executive Airways. The airline as its name implies was based at Birmingham Airport (BHX/EGBB) in the UK and operated services geared towards business travellers. The airline began operations with three Jetstream 31 aircraft and a Saab 340 was introduced in February 1985. From September 1986, Birmingham Executive chose the Gulfstream I, operating a wet-leased aircraft, with the airline receiving the first of its own Gulfstreams, fitted out as 24-seat airliners in February 1987. Birmingham European Airways later introduced a number of BAC 1-11 aircraft into its fleet.
In October 1992, Birmingham European merged with Brymon Airways to form Brymon European Airways.
N802CC (Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I, c/n 154) was delivered in April 1965 as N267AA to
Atlantic Aviation Corp. In July 1965 it was acquired by Nationwide Mutual Insurance as N72B. In February 1978 it was sold to Philip Morris Inc. as N800PM. In September 1985 it was acquired by Chrysler Pentastar Aviation as N800PD.
In October 1986 the aircraft was leased by Birmingham Executive Airways as N802 CC to be re-registered G-BNKO from September 1987. In March 1989 the company was re-branded as Birmingham European Airways. In October 1991 the plane was sold to North American Airlines as C-GNAK. In July 2000 it was acquired by Airwave Transport. The aircraft crashed on July 19th, 2002 at Houlton ME on emergency approach due to loss of engine while enroute Moncton - Dorval.
Slide dated April 1987, showng the plane with Birmingham Executive title on a not standard red cheatline color scheme.
During Operation Blue Moon www.flickr.com/photos/8212187@N05/49182441817/in/datepost..., the Combined Anti-Terrorism Task Force (CATF) captured an Al-Asad financier. Interrogation of the financier revealed that they were in the process of purchasing radioactive material from Panther (a Russian arms dealer name Ulysses Klaue) as the terror group planned to build several dirty bombs to target Victoria, United States and the United Kingdom. He could not provide further details on the location of Panther, but the TF believed the plan was derailed with his capture. The financier, however, did revealed the location of several high value individuals in the network. The CATF began to surveil these individuals.
Several months later, the CATF captured a high value individual through the intelligence obtained from the financier. The HVI confirmed that Al-Asad did indeed had plans to obtain radioactive materials to build several dirty bombs and the plans became dormant since the capture of the financier. However, the plot had recently been revived. Further, the HVI provided the TF with the location where the terror group will be receiving the materials from Panther. The exchange would occur in an area within the Russian sphere of influence and Panther himself would be at the exchange. However, according to the HVI, security would be light since they wanted to avoid drawing any attention at the exchange. It was expected that they would be traveling in civilian vehicles.
The intelligence was shared among allied nations. After a discussion at the highest Government level, it was decided that CATF would be assigned to capture both the radioactive material and the HVT Panther.
A Victorian special operations task force was assigned with the operation. To keep the operation a secret, a task force out of rotation was assigned. After receiving their orders from the Squadron HQ's SCIF, the team commanders immediately gave Warning Orders to their team members and made preparations to depart for Camp Oasis.
To be continued...
Note: The story, all names, characters, and incidents are fictitious.
A Sunwing passenger jet (SW703) traveling from Barkley Island to Victoria was hijacked by two gunmen from the Samedi Gang.
After two weeks of neogiation, an exchange of food and water for hostages, and the indication that the gunmen had a remote control, possibly a trigger for a bomb onboard, the Government of Victoria approved a hostage rescue and Team 7 of the National Mission Unit was deployed.
Just at dawn, snipers from Team 7 established an over-watch. Approaching from the plane's blind spot, the assault team also moved into position. The breacher carefully placed an explosive charge on the door.
To be continued...
Note: The story, all names, characters, and incidents are fictitious.