As it moves into 2003, the US Air Force is obviously gearing up for a pretty strenuous year. My faithful Pentagon watcher Gas Giant tells me Air Mobility Command has advertised for a job-lot of "SnugPak Softie" sleeping bags and Stenier Navigation binoculars. What better than to snuggle down into a warm sleeping bag and scan the horizon for rare birds perhaps, or other events of interest? Yes...it's a man's life in today's forces!
Or, should you have the misfortune to suffer from having your backside catch fire, you may be interested in Air Force Material Command's requirement for a "subass extinguisher" - whatever that might be. As it is apparently charged with nitrogen at a pressure of 620lb/in2, it ought to be able to deal with the most violent anal conflagration.
Having hopefully recovered from this setback, what better than to enjoy the Combat Air Forces Weapons and Tactics conference, industry exhibit and social being organised by Air Combat Command (ACC). According to ACC, "this event will consist of defence contractor exhibits, display booths, briefings, food and drink". But not necessarily in that order.
Source: Flight International