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  • Iraq has no fighter aircraft and no air-control system.

    It's in America's Interest to Stay in Iraq Max Boot 2011

  • This will require putting tactical air-control parties on the ground to advise the rebel forces and control air strikes.

    Air Power Could Be Enough in Libya Charles A. Horner 2011

  • Before Iraq can be treated as an independent and self-sufficient nation again, basic things, like an air-control system as Mr. Boot mentions, must be established.

    Leaving Prematurely Would Be a Disaster 2011

  • Entergy spokesman Jim Steets said Sunday his company believed pressure could be relieved on the containment system by air-control valves that didn't run on electricity.

    Safety Gaps Found at Nuclear Plants Rebecca Smith 2011

  • National governments around Europe say the efficiency and fees of their air-control agencies are based on maintaining safety.

    EU's Single-Sky Plan 'At Risk' Daniel Michaels 2010

  • The government also will require medical examinations for air controllers who called in sick en masse and left air-control facilities unstaffed Friday afternoon.

    Spain Reopens Airspace Santiago Perez 2010

  • Great Falls had nineteen C-54s, each loaded with ten tons of sandbags, and an exact duplicate of the main landing strip at Tempelhof and the same air-control equipment that was being used in Germany.

    Daring Young Men RICHARD REEVES 2010

  • And where you fly also has an even greater impact on air safety, since some countries have stricter regulations, more sophisticated aviation infrastructure, and better air-control systems than others.

    What’s Safe to Fly? 2009

  • The American air-control team kept busy directing fire on this "target-rich" shooting and bombing gallery.

    'Keep The Pressure Up' 2008

  • Kenneth Wells, who heads the Marine Corps air-control group at the Mogadishu airport, "but rather a way of characterizing your enemy and putting him in a general category."

    U.S. Troops: Black Like Me 2008

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