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Taiwanese navy vessels, helicopters lead search for 26 sailors missing after ship sinks (Chinapost.com.tw) TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwanese navy vessels and helicopters led a search Thursday for 26 sailors missing after a Panama-registered ship sank off the island's northeastern coast, an official said.
US helicopters fly in cyclone aid (BBC News) US navy helicopters start taking relief supplies to survivors of the Bangladesh's devastating cyclone.
Helicopters help to fight Waiouru army fire (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News) Four civilian helicopters took to the air at first light to fight a fire in the army training grounds near the Desert Road.
Helicopters neither appreciated nor wanted by one student (The Echo) Ah, so the military lands a helicopter on campus in the middle of class? That's all well and pompous, but I imagine that even the college republicans would have taken a minivan if they wanted to take a trip to the distant hills of northern Georgia. I would like to call attention to what may perhaps be read as a sign of the ever-increasing militarization of our culture.
I-Team: Closest Medical Helicopters Not Always Called (WBAL-TV Baltimore) The WBAL TV 11 News I-Team discovers that the closest medical helicopter may not be the one called for victims injured in a crash in need of a quick trip to a hospital.
US military hauls water in cyclone-hit Bangladesh (AFP via Yahoo! News) US military helicopters have been hauling fresh water to cyclone-hit areas of Bangladesh and sending medical specialists ashore to help out, the commander of US forces in the Pacific said Tuesday.
Helicopter-maker drops lawsuit against Ottawa, looks to future contracts (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News) OTTAWA - A three-year-old lawsuit over the federal government's choice of a replacement aircraft for the geriatric Sea King helicopters has been quietly settled.
UK: Ocean Sky to provide handling facilities for Lothian Helicopters at Prestwick (Rotorhub) Prestwick-based Ocean Sky has won a new contract to handle a top helicopter company. From January, it will provide heli-pad and ancillary services for Lothian Helicopters, Scotland's leading helicopter tour company.
PHS grad fixes helicopters in Afghanistan (The Payson Roundup) Austin Davis joined the Army National Guard in pursuit of his dream -- to sit in the bubble cockpit of a helicopter and fly straight up into the sky. "Helicopters are more versatile than planes. They don't need an airstrip, so they can land anywhere and they can hover," Davis said.
Taiwanese navy vessels, helicopters lead search for 26 sailors (Philstar.com) TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwanese navy vessels and helicopters led a search today for 26 sailors missing after a Panama-registered ship sank off the island's northeastern coast, an official said.
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