Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!dali.cs.montana.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!newstop!exodus!appserv!sun!amdcad!amdcad!military From: lhb6v@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU (Laura Hayes Burchard) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: MAC briefing Message-ID: <1991May31.061439.13696@amd.com> Date: 29 May 91 06:35:24 GMT References: <1991May22.035007.28021@amd.com> Sender: military@amd.com Organization: University of Virginia Lines: 19 Approved: military@amd.com From: lhb6v@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU (Laura Hayes Burchard) dthompso@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (David G Thompson) writes: >He suggested allied >nations should consider acquisition of C-17 as well, citing >example of French deployments to Africa which in past have >depended on U.S. support; this would drive down unit cost of C-17 >for USAF as well, and extend availability of production options. >(Maybe if we had French congressmen we could write to?) Huh? I've always been under the impression that French-American military cooperation is minimal. I would expect that that we would be involved in supporting actions by NATO allies, but France? Anybody know more about this? -- Laura Burchard lhb6v@virginia.edu lhb6v@virginia.bitnet #inc