‘Brotherhood Outdoors’ Goes on Louisiana Gator Hunt

superuser — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:28:00 -0500

Mention Louisiana swamps and likely the first thing that comes to mind is alligators—big alligators and lots of them. Wayne “Kip” Benoit, a United Steelworkers (USW) Local 750 member from Boutte, La., knows his way around swamps and gators and, in the latest episode of “Brotherhood Outdoors,” guides show host Tom Ackerman on an airboat alligator hunt.

The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance’s (USA‘s) hunting and fishing series airs Thursday, Jan. 12, at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. EST on the Sportsman Channel.

While the lifelong Louisianan uses his airboat for hunting adventures, when Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, he used it to help rescue and transfer patients from the intensive care unit of a New Orleans hospital to the ambulances waiting on high ground.

Heading down streets in a city covered by the flood with people wading by up to their necks in water was like being in one of those doomsday movies, something Spielberg might make; it was just unreal. People were stunned and, for the most part, very quiet and very cooperative.

Read more about Benoit and the gator hunt from USA’s Ken Barrett here, and click here for photos.

Raytheon Delivers First Upgraded Patriot Radar to Kuwait - VAdvert Press Center (press release)

superuser — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:28:00 -0500

Raytheon Delivers First Upgraded Patriot Radar to Kuwait
VAdvert Press Center (press release)
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) completed its first Configuration-3 Patriot radar upgrade for the State of Kuwait. This is the first of six radar modernization deliveries due under contract to the US Army Aviation and Missile Command. ...

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RTN Busy With AN/TPY-2 Radar Orders - Zacks.com

superuser — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:28:00 -0500

RTN Busy With AN/TPY-2 Radar Orders
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The company indicated that work on the AN/TPY-2 radars for both these contracts will be carried out at Raytheon facilities in Massachusetts. Raytheon is one of the best-positioned companies among the large-cap defense players owing to its ...

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Raytheon lands 2 radar deals - Boston.com

superuser — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:25:00 -0500

Raytheon lands 2 radar deals
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By DC Denison, Globe Staff The Raytheon Company, based in Waltham, announced two radar contracts at the end of last week. In the first, the Missile Defense Agency is awarding Raytheon a contract to provide two AN/TPY-2 radars to the US Army as the ...

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Merry Christmas, happy holidays and Happy New Year

Business Manager — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:38:55 -0500

To all the members of Local 1505, I wish a happy and joyous holiday season and a very happy New Year!

David Johnson

Business Manager

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