tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post8003891621020243074..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: On the Way to Camp DavidGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-12575432351837469252011-09-05T17:26:58.213-04:002011-09-05T17:26:58.213-04:00This is ancient history. I remember seeing "W...This is ancient history. I remember seeing "W" land at the Maryland State Police helo pad (at the end of Frederick Municipal Airport)three weeks in a row back in the spring of 2003 due to fog at Camp David. There was never any media hype for those events. They just closed the access roads for a few minutes, locked-down our building, everyone jumped into black suburbans, and that was it. Except for a few black vans with DC plates that appeared a few minutes before hand and a couple of Frederick police cruisers at near-by intersections, most folks didn't have a clue what was going on. Probably a life-changing event for a "community organizer" but no big deal when the adults are in charge.GATChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11541648323071184846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-4819361135980887932011-09-03T12:03:19.896-04:002011-09-03T12:03:19.896-04:00It may also be a security issue, given the closene...It may also be a security issue, given the closeness to 9/11. <br /><br />The precautions taken on Marine 1 are extraordinry. In the 1960s all fuel for it was hand strained through a chamois cloth(it was a time diamond dust in fuel was thought to be a threat). While times have changed, I don't think maintenance issues are a problem, but items do fail.Corky Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16363812378536729410noreply@blogger.com