Someone heading to Alexandria, LA (or in the area) for a 'visit' soon-can't find anything at present but it will surface soon.
RCH605T USAF C-17 Globemaster on final approach at Alexandria Int'l Airport from Charleston Int'l, SC
>>69381 pb
02-4452 USAFSOC C-32B on final approach at JBA from it's Homestead ARB ground stop
oh my...
SAM678 USAF G5 sw after a ground stop at Gabreski Airport and heading back to JBA
This is the home of the 106th Rescue Wing
https://www.106rqw.ang.af.mil/
Mr. Gabreski has an interdasting story too...
On July 5th, 1944 Francis Gabreski shot down his 28th German plane. With the victory, Gabreski became America’s leading ace in Europe and the country’s newest celebrity. The War Department, eager to take advantage of his newfound notoriety, immediately made arrangements to have the pilot shipped home so he could help sell war bonds. Just as Gabreski was about to leave, however, he decided to fly one more mission. The final flight turned disastrous when his plane crashed near Koblenz, Germany and the Nazis captured him. Gabreski soon realized that the Americans weren’t the only ones anticipating his arrival. “We’ve been expecting you for a long time,” a Nazi interrogator told him, as he handed Gabreski a copy of a military newspaper that documented the pilot’s historic 28th kill.
*Stationed in Hawaii in 1941 and he was one of the few Americans to get airborne during the Pearl Harbor attack.
*Was a member of the RAF’s 315th Fighter Squadron made up of Polish pilots.
*Became a member of Hubert Zemke’s Wolfpack the 56th Fighter Group and commanded the 61st Fighter Squadron and became the leading American ace in Europe with 28 victories in 17 months. He ended World War II with 28 victories before becoming a POW at Stalag Luft I.
*During the Korean Conflict, he scored 6.5 more combat victories over Korea, bringing his total to 34.5 and making him America’s top living ace.
moar
https://www.nationalaviation.org/our-enshrinees/gabreski-francis/
Search efforts stepping up in Atami mudslides
Rescuers continue their search for survivors of last weekend's deadly mudslides in central Japan, as the critical 72-hour deadline to find survivors approaches.
A torrent of mud ripped through the city of Atami in Shizuoka Prefecture on Saturday, washing away at least 130 homes and buildings. So far, four people have been confirmed dead. Search and rescue crews are stepping up their efforts, as the crucial 72-hour period ends around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday. It is still unclear how many people were trapped in the mudslides.
Authorities released a list of 64 people still unaccounted for. The authorities believe these people are residents of the devastated area, based on records. Officials said former residents of the area may be still on that list. The officials are calling on people to provide any information they may have about the people on the list. Police said they are still receiving reports of persons unaccounted for. Officials are preparing to disclose their names after gaining consent from those who sent in the reports.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210706_02/
Mexico’s Biggest Private Oil Find Will Be Operated by State-Owned Pemex
Mexico’s energy ministry has designated Petroleos Mexicanos as the operator of the country’s largest oil discovery by private companies, in the latest sign of the government’s nationalist approach to the energy industry.
The Zama field, discovered in 2017 by a private consortium led by Talos Energy Inc., will be operated by the state-own producer, according to a person familiar with the situation who asked not to be named because the decision wasn’t made public yet. The resolution ends a long-standing conflict between Pemex, as the state company is known, and Houston-based Talos over the operation of the field, which contains as many as one billion barrels of oil equivalent. Spokespeople from Mexico’s energy ministry and Pemex did not immediately respond to comment requests. Timothy Duncan, chief executive officer of Talos, did not immediately respond to a call seeking comment.
Newspaper Reforma reported earlier that Talos and Pemex were informed by Mexican authorities in a letter that the state company had the technical capacity and conditions to be operator of the reservoir. The field, shared by both companies, is located in Mexico’s Campeche Bay.
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/mexico-s-biggest-private-oil-find-will-be-operated-by-state-owned-pemex-1.1625446
TEAL73 USAF WC-130J Hercules Hurricane Hunter se towards Elsa from Gulfport-Biloxi Int'l Airport
First bands visible east of Havana on this scope..
Chinese AF Xian Y-20 appears on da scope heading west
Their copied version of our C-17
Never seen anything from the PLA flying ober China-see plenty of commercial flights...this a first
Asset owners managing $6 trln call for global carbon price
Investors managing more than $6 trillion in assets on Tuesday called for a co-ordinated global price on carbon and said emissions costs would need to almost treble by 2030 to reach the world’s climate goals.
The call by the The Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance, whose 43 members include some of the world’s biggest pension schemes and insurers, comes ahead of the next round of global climate talks in November.
Currently, some 64 carbon pricing instruments such as emissions trading schemes or taxes are in use globally, covering just 21% of global greenhouse gas emissions, a May report by the World Bank said. But even within these schemes prices can vary greatly. The piecemeal approach makes it hard for global investors and companies to manage risk and plan over the long term, particularly in the development and adoption of new technologies needed to accelerate the low-carbon transition. Given that, and to have any hope of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial norms, the goal of the Paris Agreement on climate, the group suggested a hybrid model between emissions trading schemes and taxes or levies.
Specifically, the group said it backed the creation of a minimum price on carbon, which would trend higher over time, to give certainty to investors and provide a guard-rail against price crashes and a maximum price to protect against price spikes. “A carbon price corridor that provides a clear economic signal as well as more pre-visibility will provide the global environment necessary for companies to make sound investments decisions,” said Charles Emond, President and CEO of Canadian pension scheme Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ). According to the OECD, a price of $147 a tonne is needed by 2030 if the world hopes to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050, almost treble the current price in the EU’s Emissions Trading System of around $59 a tonne.
“Non-regressive and revenue-neutral carbon-pricing instruments – harmonised across borders – will not only unleash massive investment in renewable power systems globally, but boost sectors from construction to transport, which are in urgent need of transition,” said Günther Thallinger, Member of the Board of Management Allianz SE and Chair of the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance.
https://www.reuters.com/article/climate-change-carbon-price/asset-owners-managing-6-trln-call-for-global-carbon-price-idUSL5N2OE38G
and you know the perma-ban came out on it.