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To: Just_Observing who wrote (55058)	10/27/2002 8:13:00 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) of 281500

And why were jets from Andrews AFB which is just 10 miles away from Washington DC not scrambled? Can you show me a unit stationed at Andrews that flies combat fighters?? andrews.af.mil I rarely see them landing or taking off there except when there's an air show.. But I constantly see airlift assets flying in and out of there... So I can't confirm your "source" claiming there were two combat fighter wings stationed there. I don't ever recall seeing a fighter wing there during my visits several years ago (when I was working with some OSI types).. If so, they are probably Air Guard assets, and those boys wouldn't have likely been on duty at that time of day, NOR would they have had anything but practice ammo.. Edit: Yep.. they are Air Guard assets. dcandr.ang.af.mil And that, JO, is why you didn't see any fighter units at Andrews ready for an intercept mission. The AirNG normally flies on weekends... And they seldom fly with live ammo... Hawk

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