Call it the thud or the lead sled. It was the f105 thunder chief, and during the veietnam war, it was a workhorse. Im oliver north and this is war stories. Between 1961 and 73, over 3,000 aircraft like this one were shot down or destroyed in southeast asia. 1968, the last year of Rolling Thunder and 652 men piloting these planes lost their lives. From march of 65 to october of 68, air force navy and marine airmen dropped nearly a half million tons of bombs. Rolling thunder was far from a triumph. As youll see and hear, orders straight from the white house forced the men flying these missions to fight with one hand tied behind their backs. And those restrictions inevitably cost american lives. Join us tonight as we pay tribute to the heroes of operation Rolling Thunder. Took this huge hit. Every warning light came on. Nothing to do. Could this war have been won . Of course it could. It could have ended any time we wanted it to. In 1965, vietnam was divided and at war. The south was demo
Jack it seems ironic, that while our finest young men are fighting halfway across the world, other young men and women, sick at home, openly advocate abandonment of vietnam to communism. Perhaps they really dont know what this war is all about. [baby crying] jack in the words of a battle weary young marine, they would understand, if they crossed this 10,000 miles of ocean and lived with us. A day in vietnam. Jack this day, this trip is not to delineate the why of vietnam, rather, it is to see the what and the how of our military operations. To give you a deeper insight into this war and the way it is being fought, while the coordinated effort of all americans in vietnam is vital to the success, it is the young men of our navy and Marines Corps team that we will see first and today, down there in vietnam. We landed on the airfield at da nang. We will travel directly to the headquarters of the Third Marine Amphibious force for a briefing by the operations officer. Gentlemen, i will give
Thusburg maryland book festival. Starting at 10 00 p. M. Eastern, not the cleaver family. At 10 35, Melvin Goodman author of whistleblower of the kraimt yts author Sharon Weinberger at 12 15 p. M. Discussion her book the imagine nears of war, the untold story of darpa, the Pentagon Agency that changed the world. At 1 0015 eastern, the decisive years, 1970 stoichl 1980. At 2 15 p. M. Sidney blumenthal, the political life of Abraham Lincoln 1849 to 1856. And at 3 15, a missing naval officer in the pacific and his familys quest to bring him home. Watch our live all day coverage of the book festival starting saturday at 10 00 a. M. Eastern on cspan 2s book tv. Next, the Inspector General for the Transportation Department gives an update on the federal aviation administrations nextgen projects to modernize and change to a satellitebased air Traffic Control system. Other topics include whether the air Traffic Control system should be partially private advertised. Congressman bill shuster cha
Thusburg maryland book festival. Starting at 10 00 p. M. Eastern, not the cleaver family. At 10 35, Melvin Goodman author of whistleblower of the kraimt yts author Sharon Weinberger at 12 15 p. M. Discussion her book the imagine nears of war, the untold story of darpa, the Pentagon Agency that changed the world. At 1 0015 eastern, the decisive years, 1970 stoichl 1980. At 2 15 p. M. Sidney blumenthal, the political life of Abraham Lincoln 1849 to 1856. And at 3 15, a missing naval officer in the pacific and his familys quest to bring him home. Watch our live all day coverage of the book festival starting saturday at 10 00 a. M. Eastern on cspan 2s book tv. Next, the Inspector General for the Transportation Department gives an update on the federal aviation administrations nextgen projects to modernize and change to a satellitebased air Traffic Control system. Other topics include whether the air Traffic Control system should be partially private advertised. Congressman bill shuster cha
Dont think its a matter of if, when it comes to a space force, its a matter of when. I dont think this is reflection of what the air force has done here. Theyve worked this hard. I believe theyve shown due diligence, theyve worked hard to provide us the best space force possible. I think weve gone from a time when space was supporting ground, air and sea, from a supporting roam, were now transitioning to the where the work will be done in space. Think that changes the game. That means we need to grow a space force, space professionals, space culture and people in a service thats totally dedicated to space control. I think were at that point where we need to move this direction. I think it also will help us consolidate the many space offices we have in the multiple services and also consolidate the many acquisition resources we have out there and put it under one space service. Think theres also some chances for an opportunity for savings. And with that i yield back and i support where