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September 03, 2008

FAA Lauds Performance Of Its 'Storm Busters'

Says Gustav Was First Chance To Test Lessons Learned From 2005 Storms

As Hurricane Gustav bore down on the coast of Louisiana over the Labor Day weekend, the Federal Aviation Administration said its personnel played a critical role in evacuating New Orleans and supporting law enforcement and military flights. Now, as the worst storm to hit the region in three years has moved inland, the FAA is assisting recovery efforts.

US Fish and Wildlife Service Chooses The Kodiak To Monitor Waterfowl Populations

Waterfowl all over North America may soon have to get used to a new but increasingly familiar sight... that of a massive Quest Aircraft Kodiak Turbo-Prop... an airplane chosen by the US Fish and Wildlife Service to conduct surveys and monitoring under the watchful eye of our Department of the Interior, in cooperation with other affected nations. This aircraft will operate far from home, often in remote areas and have to cover a lot of ground... and on land or water, the Kodiak seems like the ideal aircraft for one of the most demanding missions in the world.

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Survivor Recalls Memories of Pentagon Attack

Trauma "Subsides Over The Years, But It Never Goes Away"

The emotional trauma caused by memories of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the Pentagon have dulled some for survivor Patrick Smith, but the pain will never leave him.

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"It's an image that haunted [me] repeatedly for at least the first couple of years. I guess the trauma of it subsides over the years, but it never goes away."

Source: Patrick Smith, a survivor of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the Pentagon. Smith, an information management specialist for the Army's deputy chief of staff for personnel, spoke to the Pentagon Channel last week before the seven-year anniversary of the morning hijackers drove American Airlines Flight 77 into a section of the Pentagon next to Smith's office.