Carlyle may be in line for some unwanted political attention. The buyout firm that once employed ex-U.S. President George H.W. Bush worked for years to shed its reputation as a shrewd Beltway operator. Former Co-Chief Executive Glenn Youngkin’s election victory on Tuesday makes him Virginia’s next governor. That gives him presidential potential and puts Carlyle back on the Washington map.
The Boeing C-17A Globemaster III is a heavy-lift military transport. The aircraft is powered by four Pratt & Whitney (PW) F117-100 engines that produce 40,400 pounds (lb.) of thrust each. The C-17 requires a minimum crew of three (pilot, co-pilot and loadmaster) but also has two optional observer positions in the cockpit. The C-17A’s namesake, Globemaster III, follows the Douglas C-74 Globemaster and Douglas C-124 Globemaster II.
Jamaican-American four-star general, Colin Powell, who died of complications relating to COVID-19 on October 18, at the age of 84, was one of America’s most well-known public figures