[Vision2020] Huh?

[Tom Hansen]

The U.S. Navy is pleased to announce that no submarines were located in
the farmer's field.

Courtesy of the Stars and Stripes (armed forces newspaper) at:

http://tinyurl.com/Stars-and-Stripes-020411

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Sonar buoy falls from Navy helicopter, lands in farm field
Stars and Stripes
Published: February 4, 2011

A buoy typically used for underwater surveillance fell from a Navy SH-60F
Seahawk helicopter and crashed into a farm field Thursday, according to a
Naval Air Facility Atsugi news release.

The sonar buoy, landed in a field four miles southwest of the base ,
according to the release.

Atsugi base police and a Japanese liaison arrived at the scene in Miyayama
and confirmed that the buoy belonged to a Seahawk from Helicopter
Antisubmarine Squadron 14.

The buoy’s impact created a hole in the ground but caused no injuries or
property damage, according to base officials and local media reports.

Sonar buoys, which are about 3 feet long and 5 inches in diameter, can be
deployed from the air and parachuted into the sea. Sensors can release the
buoys to specified depths, where they are able to listen for submarine
activity.

The Navy expressed its regrets and said the incident would be
investigated, according to the news release.

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Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
and the Realist adjusts his sails."

- Unknown