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June 1999 United States Special Weapons News



  • Tinker B-2 experts solve problem affecting Allied Force mission Oklahoma Air Logistics Center Public Affairs (AFPN) 11 Jun 1999 -- The System Engineering Branch of the B-2 System Program Management Division here has solved a major problem affecting the B-2's mission effectiveness during Operation Allied Force. The actuator remote terminal, or ART, works the various control surfaces on the B-2. Without it, the wing cannot fly. Because of an airflow-cooling problem, the ART was one of the high-failure items on the B-2 bomber.
  • DATELINE MOON: 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST LUNAR WALK Voice of America 04 June 1999 -- ASTRONAUT NEIL ARMSTRONG IS BEST KNOWN AS THE FIRST HUMAN TO WALK ON THE MOON. BUT HE ALSO SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED FOR TAKING SOME OF THE WORLD'S BEST-KNOWN PHOTOGRAPHS.
  • U.S. DIPLOMACY NEEDS MORE OPENNESS IN INFORMATION AGE USIA 02 June 1999 -- U.S. diplomacy faces the prospect of becoming irrelevant in the 21st century if U.S. diplomats do not become adept at influencing public opinion, two advisory panels have concluded.



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