Since that jet flew out of Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland ..... here in MD, we prefer the headline "Maryland declares war on New Jersey; first strike successful!"
F-16 on training flight strafes N.J. school
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press | November 5, 2004
Boston Globe Article
LITTLE EGG HARBOR, N.J. -- A National Guard F-16 fighter jet on a nighttime training mission strafed an elementary school with 25 rounds of ammunition, authorities said yesterday. No one was injured.
The military is investigating the incident that damaged Little Egg Harbor Intermediate School in southern New Jersey shortly after 11 p.m. Wednesday. The school is a few miles from a military firing range.
Police were called when a custodian who was the only person in the school heard what sounded like someone running across the roof. Police Chief Mark Siino said officers noticed punctures in the roof; ceiling tiles had fallen into classrooms, and there were scratch marks in the asphalt outside.
The pilot of the single-seat jet was supposed to fire at a ground target on the firing range 3 miles from the school, said Colonel Brian Webster, commander of the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard, which is responsible for the range.
The plane was 7,000 feet in the air when the shots were fired, said Webster.
"The National Guard takes this situation very seriously," said Lieutenant Colonel Roberta Niedt, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. "The safety of our people and the surrounding communities are our foremost concern."
Webster would not identify the pilot or detail possible disciplinary measures.
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I guess it's a good thing the teachers are all in Atlantic City and the schools were closed...
"Punctuation and capitalization is the difference between: Helping your Uncle, Jack, off a horse. And: helping your uncle jack off a horse"
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If Mexicans will do the jobs Americans won't do, will they secure our borders?
Since that jet flew out of Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland ..... here in MD, we prefer the headline "Maryland declares war on New Jersey; first strike successful!"
Sam
Know-it-all? Nope, not even half!
Yeah, but you guys missed the janitor!
"Punctuation and capitalization is the difference between: Helping your Uncle, Jack, off a horse. And: helping your uncle jack off a horse"
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If Mexicans will do the jobs Americans won't do, will they secure our borders?