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Blackhawk Wire

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Results 1 - 20 of 280 in Blackhawk

  1. Sweet corn, soulful tunes to highlight festivalRead the original story

    Tuesday | The Advocate

    ... so we are bringing in three gospel groups this year." The entertainment this year includes country music group BlackHawk on Aug. 29 and country music perennial favorite Aaron Tippin on Aug. 30. The other highlights of the festival include the ...

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  2. For this Minnesota family, love is a battlefield

    Monday | Startribune.com

    Maj. Trish Baker of the Minnesota National Guard put on body armor while preparing to fly a Blackhawk helicopter.

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    Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs, Country, Baghdad, Iraq, Iraq, World News, US National Guard, US Military, Minnesota, Fort Sill, US Army

  3. Daring escape for Maplewood Boy ScoutsRead the original story

    Monday | Millville News

    ... all of them had done a spectacular job of training for this. They all did very well." The campers were placed on Blackhawk helicopters and flown 8 miles away from Supai because the hiking trails were washed out. After going through a Red Cross ...

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  4. Georgians prepared in fight, Guardsman says

    Monday Aug 18 | Groong Armenian News Network

    ... helped train army A stretcher team carries a simulated Georgian army casualty through rotor wash into a waiting Blackhawk medical evacuation helicopter. POSTED Aug. 17, 2008 1:56 a.m. As the clash between Russian and Georgian soldiers continues half ...

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    Related Topix: Gainesville, GA, Country, US National Guard, US Military, Winder, GA, University of Georgia North Georgia State, University of Georgia Georgia College

  5. Former coach has U.S. softball feverRead the original story

    Wednesday Aug 13 | ArgusLeader.com

    ... with them,' says Jerstad, who joined the U.S. players on an aerial tour of Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse aboard Blackhawk helicopters. 'They told me (South Dakota) was their best experience, because people really cared about them and reached out ...

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  6. Protesters line street leading to veterans fairRead the original story

    Saturday Aug 9 | Free Republic

    ... stay across the street. Meanwhile, on school grounds, military groups brought out the big guns -- including a Blackhawk helicopter. "The use of this property is contentious to me when we have all this violence in the schools and people bringing ...

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  7. U.S. tightens security along Great Lakes borderRead the original story

    Friday Aug 8 | CBC

    A Blackhawk helicopter like this one in Minden, Nev., will be conducting daily patrols around the Great Lakes border from the newly opened Great Lakes Air and Marine Branch in Michigan.

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    Related Topix: Michigan, US Military, US Air Force, US National Guard

  8. Suspect arrested in killing of U.S. agentRead the original story

    Thursday Aug 7 | WBZL-TV Hollywood

    ... more than 500 police officers from local, state and federal agencies, traffic roadblocks and the use of military Blackhawk helicopters. Pettit was shot and killed Tuesday morning in the parking lot of a Pembroke Pines post office. Police said Pettit ...

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    Related Topix: Violent Crime, Pembroke Pines, FL, Davie, FL

  9. Passion, pride and purposeRead the original story

    Jun 3, 2008 | NBC Olympics

    Dropped by a Blackhawk helicopter deep inside war-torn Afghanistan, where enemy lines blur and merge with friendly ones, U.S. Olympic softball player Jessica Mendoza cradled the small souvenir in her hands and ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games

  10. Wildland Firefighter Safety and Survival RulesRead the original story

    Monday Aug 4 | American Chronicle

    ... trains women to work on wildland fires. Camp 8, is a helitak camp, where crews train to fight fires using modified Blackhawk helicopters. One day when I was riding my bike home, I passed Pepperdine University and saw an LA County Fire helicopter on ...

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    Related Topix: Weather, San Diego Metro, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Opinion

  11. Blackhawk pool parts are now helping swimmers in TanzaniaRead the original story

    Friday Aug 1 | Ledger Dispatch

    OUT OF BLACKHAWK, into Africa. Thanks to the work and ingenuity of a group of employees from three Blackhawk organizations, the diving blocks that were formerly used at the Sports Complex swimming pool are now ...

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  12. Senate passes Hubbard Act; sends bill to BushRead the original story

    Friday Aug 1 | Fresno Bee Opinion Talk

    ... Hubbard served in the same unit in Iraq. Last August, the brothers were returning from a scouting mission in two Blackhawk helicopters south of Kirkuk. The helicopter carrying Nathan crashed, and he was killed. Jason Hubbard's helicopter landed ...

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    Related Topix: US News, George Bush, Iraq, World News, Middle East, Dianne Feinstein, US Senate, Democrat, US Politics, Opinion

  13. Troops welcome R&R program, which offers free travel and the chance for a breakRead the original story

    Friday Aug 1 | Ventura County Star

    ... she is before I get back," he said. His four-day journey home began the next day with an hour-plus flight in a Blackhawk helicopter to a sprawling air base in Balad. After a long orientation about the do's and don'ts for soldiers while on leave, ...

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    Related Topix: Ventura County, CA, Port Hueneme, CA, Blog News

  14. Five questions with Bo BiceRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 31 | The Tennessean

    ... Brothers oftThe Southland. The all-star lineup includes Jimmy Hall from Wet Willie & Hank Jr., Henry Paul from Blackhawk & The Outlaws, Steve Gorman from the Black Crowes, Dan Toler from the Allman Brothers Band, Steve 'Grits' Grisham from The ...

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    Related Topix: Game Show, American Idol, Reality TV, Entertainment, Television, The Real Thing, Soul

  15. The Selling of the President 2008

    Thursday Jul 31 | Chicago Sun-Times

    ... getting the full picture of U.S. successes in Iraq -- neglecting to mention his escort of 100 soldiers, three Blackhawk helicopters and two Apache gunships, conveniently off-camera. With an eye toward Kevin Costner's "Swing Vote" (and Oliver Stone's ...

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    Related Topix: Baghdad, Iraq, Iraq, World News, Country, Cameras

  16. Results & Comments

    Friday Jul 25 | The Janesville Gazette - Janesville, Wisconsin

    ... Morgan in 1998 1% 6 votes 2% 9 votes Tiffany in 1988 11% 38 votes 1% 4 votes Kenny Rogers in 1978 23% 77 votes Blackhawk in 1996 1% 6 votes Other - elaborate in comments 9% 32 votes 323 total votes Return to previous page reader COMMENTS (22) ...

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  17. Lawmakers from throughout U.S. take wetlands tourRead the original story

    Friday Jul 25 | The Shreveport Times

    ... protection efforts. The group, in New Orleans for the National Conference of State Legislatures, flew in Blackhawk helicopters and sea planes over wetlands torn apart by oil and gas canals, saltwater intrusion and waves from Hurricane Katrina. ...

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  18. Visiting state lawmakers get look at vanishing coastline

    Thursday Jul 24 | WWL-TV New Orleans

    ... other parts of the country got a first-hand aerial look at Louisiana's vanishing coastline Wednesday. The tour on Blackhawk helicopters and seaplanes gave state lawmakers from roughly a dozen states - including Alaska, West Virginia and Kansas - a ...

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    Related Topix: Country, New Orleans, LA, New Orleans Metro

  19. Bo Bice proves to be quite the pranksterRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 24 | The Tennessean

    ... Jimmy Hall from Wet Willie and Hank Williams Jr. 's band , Henry Paul from Blackhawk and The Outlaws , Steve Gorman from The Black Crowes, Dan Toler from the Allman ...

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  20. Shoring support for Louisiana's wetlands; join the discussion, see photos

    Thursday Jul 24 | The Daily Advertiser

    ... protection efforts. The group, in New Orleans for the National Conference of State Legislatures, flew in Blackhawk helicopters and sea planes over wetlands torn apart by oil and gas canals, saltwater intrusion and waves from Hurricane Katrina. ...

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    Related Topix: Country, New Orleans Metro, New Orleans, LA, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Louisiana