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Open invite
I have been blogging about it for some time now, and now it's here! The Mil & Aero Command Post has launched at http://community.mae.com/. All members of the military and aerospace community are invited to join and begin sharing information, questions, thoughts, photos, videos, and so on. Read The Mil & Aero Blog online at www.pennwellblogs.com/mae.

New power semiconductor technology may be living up to its initial promise
Power semiconductor manufacturer HVVi is reporting first design-in for its high-voltage vertical field effect transistors (HVVFET) technology in a pulsed-radar application for border security, and may be living up to its initial promise. Read The Mil & Aero Blog online at www.pennwellblogs.com/mae.

Audience participation encouraged
I've been blogging for a while now, and as cathartic as it is to record my ponderings in a stream of consciousness-type manner, it can get a tad lonely. Read The Mil & Aero Blog online at www.pennwellblogs.com/mae.

Wordtrack?
In a past blog I lamented on the overuse of acronyms within military circles and how it can convolute the English language. Today I'm venting over a buzz term one of our marketing people threw at me the other day - wordtrack.

USAF shake-up
Now former Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne is not the only one to have "read with regret" the findings a report by Adm. Kirkland Donald. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, based on the findings of an investigation by Donald, forced Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Moseley to step down. Read The Mil & Aero Blog online at www.pennwellblogs.com/mae.

Remember when...
I was getting my oil changed today and the Valvoline manager said "I wish you could still get a Nissan Maxima in standard. It's so rare."

Sayonara, USS Kitty Hawk
The USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier, the oldest active ship in the U.S. Navy, made its final departure from the Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan this week. After 47 years of service, the Kitty Hawk will stop at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii and then travel to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Wa., to be decommissioned. Read The Mil & Aero Blog online at www.pennwellblogs.com/mae.

Memorial Day weekend
I spent mine in the Philadelphia area with my family.

In life, and COTS supplies, there are no guarantees
Rumors are rampant that Apple Inc. management, having just acquired P.A. Semi of Santa Clara, Calif., seeks to end production of various chips used by the military, including the high-performance, low-power PWRficient processor. Read The Mil & Aero Blog online at www.pennwellblogs.com/mae.

PennWell buys Avionics conference and exhibition
Just like our advertisers we are always looking for ways to grow our business and did that recently when our parent company, PennWell, purchased Avionics Expo Limited, a U.K. company which owns and produces the successful Avionics conference and exhibition.

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