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2005-04-25 Arabia

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Posted by Steve 2005-04-25 9:01:18 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The government prefers to tolerate this situation, rather than risk bad feelings in the family.

The RSN is a red-headed stepchild. The crews
are drawn from the coastal arabs. A couple of the patrol boats (essentially a launcher-less FFG in a smaller package), had COs that stayed out in 'town' and showed up only when it was time to get underway. From what I gathered, it was a situation the crews and CO both preferred, for different reasons.

Posted by Pappy 2005-04-25 10:47:56 AM|| 2005-04-25 10:47:56 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 During Desert Storm, a Saudi F15 pilot got two Iraqis in the same engagement.
Notably, he was not a royal, but instead a Bedouin who'd managed to get himself into a cockpit by merit. Sounds like a destabilizing influence. Wonder if he's in charge of camel fodder supplies now.

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2005-04-25 11:56:01 AM|| 2005-04-25 11:56:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Weather station in the Empty Quarter.

Posted by Pappy 2005-04-25 12:23:08 PM|| 2005-04-25 12:23:08 PM|| Front Page Top

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