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Waddington (United States)

Type: City

Name: Waddington (United States)

Country: United States

population: 948

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

First drone strike launched from UK soil

Iran Press TVFri May 3, 2013 2:25PM GMT Britains Royal Air Force (RAF) has operated its first drone strike from a base situated on UK soil, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirms.According to the reports, the strike, which took place in Afghanistan on ... [Published GlobalSecurity.org - May 03 2013]

Entities: UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, UK Royal Air Force, United Kingdom, RAF Waddington

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

UK operates first drone strike from own territory

Afghanistan, Military, NATO, UK, USAThe strike of a British Reaper drone, which took place in Afghanistan on Tuesday, is the first drone to be used in an attack controlled from a base situated on UK soil.“A Reaper remotely piloted aircraft system, operated ... [Published Russia Today - May 02 2013]

Entities: UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, United Kingdom, UK Royal Air Force, Afghanistan, MQ-9 Reaper

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

UH-60 Black Hawk

Arizona Army National Guard provides air support to BTH Panama

A UH-60 L Black Hawk helicopter from the 2/285th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 98th Aviation Troop Command, an Arizona National Guard unit out of Phoenix, Ariz., takes off during a joint U.S., Panamanian and Colombian search and rescue exercise April ... [Published DVIDS - May 02 2013]

Entities: UH-60 Black Hawk, Panama, Air Support, Army National Guard

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

ISAF drones now being controlled from Britain

Unmanned, armed aircraft used by coalition forces in Afghanistan for the first time are being operated remotely from Britain, defense officials say. The 10 Reaper drones are based in Afghanistan but controlled from the RAF Waddington air base in the central ... [Published Individual.com - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Drone, International Security Assistance Force, United Kingdom, Chris Nineham, Waddington (United States)

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

International Security Assistance Force

Four service members killed in plane crash in Afghanistan were AMERICAN

Four NATO staff from U.S. died in the crash in southern Afghanistan on SaturdayVictims worked for NATO-led International Security Assistance Force Identities and military status of the casualties have not been releasedBy Sara Malm Four NATO service members ... [Published Mail Online UK - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: International Security Assistance Force, Afghanistan, Drone, Plane Crash, NATO

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 2 reports

UK Royal Air Force

Feature: Britain's remote drone operations in Afghanistan spur anti-war protest

WADDINGTON, Britain, April 27 (Xinhua) -- An anti-war protest was held on Saturday in Lincolnshire, East England, as British Royal Air Force (RAF) started to remotely operate drones flying in Afghanistan from British soil.The protest, called by Campaign ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, United Kingdom, Anti-War, Afghanistan, UK Royal Air Force

First reported Apr 26 2013 - Updated Apr 26 2013 - 1 reports

MQ-9 Reaper

UK flying its MQ-9 Reaper UAVs from RAF Waddington as well as from Creech AFB, Nevada

British media outlets are reporting that the Royal Air Force is now flying its MQ-9 Reaper drones from Lincolnshire as well as from Creech Air Force Base, Nevada. The Guardian has reported that the crews based at RAF Waddington are working in tandem ... [Published The Aviationist - Apr 26 2013]

Entities: RAF Waddington, MQ-9 Reaper, Waddington (United States), United Kingdom, UK Royal Air Force

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 20 2013 - 2 reports

Another Win For Flat Design As Facebook Gives Its F Logo & Other Icons A Flatter, Cleaner Look

Facebook has given its main “f” logo icon a makeover, flattening the design by removing the pale blue bar along the bottom, which gave the icon a reflective sheen/slight 3D effect, as well as moving the position of the f so it now bleeds right off the ... [Published TechCrunch - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Facebook Inc, TechCrunch, Waddington (United States), Google Inc

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

IAF to hold exercise with UK and France in 2014

Upset with last minute cancellation of a major multi-nation air exercise in the USA, the Indian Air Force (IAF) will now get an opportunity to test its war-fighting skills when pitted against foreign air forces only in 2014.The two air-exercises, christened ... [Published Deccan Herald - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: US Air Force, France, UK Royal Air Force, United Kingdom

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

Waddington in the running for Ultimate Fishing Town

WADDINGTON — After two consecutive losses in World Fishing Network’s Ultimate Fishing Town USA Contest, Waddington is back on the leader board for the 2013 contest.Organizers of Waddington’s 2012 Ultimate Fishing Town USA contest bid said in February ... [Published Watertown Daily Times - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Waddington (United States), Northern Pike, United States

First reported Apr 10 2013 - Updated Apr 10 2013 - 1 reports

Delaware envisioned as a Silicon Valley for food production

Economic development planners pitch idea for Kent County DOVER ? Economic development planners in Kent County want to make central Delaware a Silicon Valley for food production, research and related industries, and they think the ground is fertile enough ... [Published Delaware Online - Apr 10 2013]

Entities: Waddington (United States), Food Production, Silicon Valley

First reported Feb 21 2013 - Updated Feb 21 2013 - 1 reports

Waddington wont seek Ultimate Fishing Town bid

WADDINGTON — Organizers of Waddington’s 2012 Ultimate Fishing Town USA contest bid say they have no plans to nominate the community again this year.Preregistration for the contest is open, but past organizers said the contest conflicts with their plans ... [Published Watertown Daily Times - Feb 21 2013]

Entities: Waddington (United States), Organism, Sportsman SA

Quotes

"Because of their remote nature, there is no risk to any of our forces and that makes it easier to launch weapons and makes it much easier for politicians to get involved in warfare" said Chris Cole of the Drone Campaign Network

Four service members killed in plane crash in Afghanistan were AMERICAN [Published Mail Online UK - Apr 28 2013]

The demonstrators held banners and chanted "every Afghan has a name, war is not a video game" while walking through the 3.7 km route

Feature: Britain's remote drone operations in Afghanistan spur anti-war protest [Published Xinhua News Agency - Apr 27 2013]

Chris Nineham, vice chairman of the Stop the War Coalition, said drone technology gives "carte blanche to governments to fight wars behind the backs of people with no public scrutiny or accountability."

ISAF drones now being controlled from Britain [Published Individual.com - Apr 27 2013]

An MoD spokesman said: "13 Squadron have commenced supporting ISAF and Afghan ground troops in Afghanistan with armed intelligence and surveillance missions, which are remotely piloted from RAF Waddington."

RAF pilots control unmanned drones on missions against the Taliban from UK soil for the first time [Published Mail Online UK - Apr 27 2013]

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First drone strike launched from UK soil [Published GlobalSecurity.org - May 03 2013]
Arizona Army National Guard provides air suppor... [Published DVIDS - May 02 2013]
UK operates first drone strike from own territory [Published Russia Today - May 02 2013]
Four service members killed in plane crash in A... [Published Mail Online UK - Apr 28 2013]
Feature: Britain's remote drone operations in A... [Published Xinhua News Agency - Apr 27 2013]
ISAF drones now being controlled from Britain [Published Individual.com - Apr 27 2013]
RAF pilots control unmanned drones on missions ... [Published Mail Online UK - Apr 27 2013]
UK flying its MQ-9 Reaper UAVs from RAF Wadding... [Published The Aviationist - Apr 26 2013]
IAF to hold exercise with UK and France in 2014 [Published Deccan Herald - Apr 19 2013]
Another Win For Flat Design As Facebook Gives I... [Published TechCrunch - Apr 19 2013]
Another Win For Flat Design As Facebook Gives I... [Published TechCrunch Europe - Apr 19 2013]
Waddington in the running for Ultimate Fishing ... [Published Watertown Daily Times - Apr 19 2013]
Delaware envisioned as a Silicon Valley for foo... [Published Delaware Online - Apr 10 2013]
Waddington wont seek Ultimate Fishing Town bid [Published Watertown Daily Times - Feb 21 2013]
UW professor studies global warming [Published UW Daily Online - Feb 06 2013]
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UK flying its MQ-9 Reaper UAVs from RAF Wadding... [Published The Aviationist - Apr 26 2013] British media outlets are reporting that the Royal Air Force is now flying its MQ-9 Reaper drones from Lincolnshire as well as from Creech Air Force Base, Nevada. The Guardian has reported that the crews based at RAF Waddington are working in tandem ...
Another Win For Flat Design As Facebook Gives I... [Published TechCrunch - Apr 19 2013] Facebook has given its main “f” logo icon a makeover, flattening the design by removing the pale blue bar along the bottom, which gave the icon a reflective sheen/slight 3D effect, as well as moving the position of the f so it now bleeds right off the ...
Another Win For Flat Design As Facebook Gives I... [Published TechCrunch Europe - Apr 19 2013] Facebook has given its main “f” logo icon a makeover, flattening the design by removing the pale blue bar along the bottom, which gave the icon a reflective sheen/slight 3D effect, as well as moving the position of the f so it now bleeds right off the ...
Alley: ‘We Have High Confidence That Warming Wi... [Published Think Progress - Jan 29 2013] At a dinner I attended last night, glaciologist Jason Box explained why he believes Greenland’s disintegration is likely to keep outpacing Antarctica’s for the foreseeable future. He has a detailed explanation at his blog, Meltfactor , reposted below. ...