When Army Staff Sgt. Jamie Osmon met Capt. Scott, whose last
name is withheld for security reasons, for the second time Aug. 16,
the reunion was much less hectic than the first. The first time,
July 29, Sergeant Osmon and a group of ground forces were trapped
in a canyon ambush, and Captain Scott was the lead pilot in a
flight of A-10 Thunderbolt IIs that responded to provide close-air
support.
Raytheon has been awarded $287 million in Fiscal Year 2004 as
part of a full-rate production contract to supply the U.S. Navy
with the next-generation Block IV Tomahawk cruise missile. The Navy
and Raytheon have entered into a multi-year procurement contract to
replenish the Tomahawk inventory. The value of this contract could
reach $1.6 billion once all of the procurement orders are placed
over the next five years.
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