SR-71 BLACKBIRD TITANIUM

Other Designations: RSS-52. Code Name: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Destination: Suborbital. Nation: Russia. Manufacturer: Myasishchev.
Several variants of the Myasishchev Buran trisonic intercontinental cruise missile M-42 cruise stage were studied. Some were related to improving the missile guidance, including an auxiliary communications package for providing en-route navigation and targeting updates, as was planned for the competing Burya. Another laid out a piloted version, with a cockpit installed in the cruise stage. The pilot would eject and be recovered by parachute at the conclusion of the mission. Myasishchev planned several manned flights to explore the psychology of human flight on the edge of space. Buran was being prepared for its first flight when Myasishchev's project was cancelled on November 1957.
After successful flight tests of Lavochkin's Burya missile, the Soviet leadership did not see any need for continued development of a parallel ramjet design. Following the cancellation, Myasishchev sought approval for test of an air-launched version (see M-44).
In both America and Russia design studies by captured German rocket engineers were commissioned for a high altitude cruise missile based on the Peenemuende work. In Russia, Albring designed the R-15 missile for the Russians in October 1949. This would use a rocket-powered Groettrup-designed R-10 as the first stage. The cruise stage would have an aerodynamic layout like that of the Saenger-Bredt rocket-powered antipodal bomber of World War II. Boris Chertok of NII-8 took this preliminary design and elaborated it, including consideration of the key problem of long-range automatic astro-navigation.
Von Braun's team in America had designed a similar Hermes cruise missile in New Mexico in 1946. This used a V-2 as the first stage. The Hermes concept was elaborated by North American Aviation into the Navaho cruise missile.
While these preliminary studies were underway the United States developed plans for delivery of nuclear warheads on the cities of the Soviet Union. Stalin's response to this threat was authorization to begin development of means of nuclear attack of the United States. Veteran aircraft designer Tupolev was tasked with development of an intercontinental bomber, while young rocket designer Korolev was to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile. After initial study Tupolev reported that it would not be possible to develop an intercontinental bomber using jet engines; his Tu-95 would use German-designed turboprops. However another designer, Myasishchev, claimed to be able to design an intercontinental jet bomber. Accordingly the Central Committee decree on 24 March 1951 created the OKB-23 Myasishchev design bureau.
Myasishchev managed to complete the first prototype 103M (called M-4 Bear in the West) bomber ten months after go-ahead (compared with four years for the B-52). The 103M represented a tremendous increase in Soviet technology: altitude was increased by 50%, range doubled, and takeoff mass was four times greater than any previous Soviet aircraft.
The United States had meanwhile pursued development of the B-52 intercontinental jet bomber and Navaho cruise missile while declining to develop ballistic missiles. This difference with the Soviet bomber/ballistic missile approach led Keldysh to from a group that raised the question of Soviet development of a similar long-range unpiloted aircraft. In 1951 to 1953 Korolev's design bureau had prepared an experimental design, the EKR. I Lisovich had developed a prototype astro-navigation system that met the necessary specifications, and solution of basic problems in use of steel and titanium hot airframe technology had been solved at VIAM (All-Union Institute of Aviation Materials) and MVTU Bauman Institute.
An expert commission in 1953 examined the EKR design and felt that there were still many technical problems to be solved, most of which were better handled by an aircraft designer rather than Korolev. Further, Korolev had to place the highest priority on development of the R-7 ICBM. Therefore a final government decree on 20 May 1954 authorized the Lavochkin and Myasishchev aircraft design bureaus to proceed in parallel with full-scale development of trisonic intercontinental cruise missiles. Both missiles would use ramjet engines by Bondaryuk, astronavigation systems by R Chachikyan, inertial navigation systems by G Tolstoysov, and aerodynamics developed by TsAGI (Central Hydrodynamics Institute). Lavochkin's Burya would use rocket booster engines built by Glushko, while Myasishchev's Buran would use Isayev engines. Both missiles were to deliver a nuclear warhead over an 8,500 km range. But the warhead design specified for the Lavochkin missile had a total mass of 2,100 kg, while that for the Myasishchev missile weighed 3,500 kg.
The TsAGI configuration for the cruise stage was of conventional layout, with a thin profile 70 degree swept arrow wing mounted at mid-fuselage. The fuselage itself was cylindrical and area-ruled, with the classic ramjet shock cone in a nose intake. The astro-navigation and guidance systems were mounted in a dorsal fairing. The star scanners of the system looked out through quartz windows.
Myasishchev had began work in April 1953, before the official authorization, on his RSS-40 (RSS= rocket-aircraft system), code-named Buran (snowstorm). The RSS-40 would consist of two stages, a four-rocket boost stage (the M-41) and a ramjet cruise stage (the M-42). The RSS-40 would be launched vertically from an ingenious transporter-launcher, designed by V K Karrask. The RSS-40 was 24 m long, had an 11.6 m wingspan, a total mass of 125 metric tons, and cruised at 3000 to 3200 km/hr. The ramjet intake cone was canted 3 degrees downward, which represented the pitch angle of the missile in cruise.
Crew Size: 1. Mass: 50,000 kg (110,000 lb). Payload: 2,300 kg (5,000 lb). Main Engine: RD-020. Main Engine Thrust: 103.900 kN (23,358 lbf). Main Engine Propellants: Air/Kerosene. Main Engine Propellants: 38,000 kg (83,000 lb). Main Engine Isp: 1,500 sec.

M-42 Chronology
    •    1953 January 1 - Expert commission examined the EKR design - Program: Navaho. Launch Vehicle: Buran, Burya, EKR. 
In 1951 to 1953 Korolev's design bureau had prepared an experimental trisonic ramjet design, the EKR.The expert commission ifelt that there were still many technical problems to be solved, most of which were better handled by an aircraft designer rather than Korolev. Further, Korolev had to place the highest priority on development of the R-7 ICBM. Therefore a final government decree on 20 May 1954 authorised the Lavochkin and Myasishchev aircraft design bureaux to proceed in parallel with full-scale development of trisonic intercontinental cruise missiles.
    •    1954 May 20 - Soviet government decree for full-scale development of trisonic intercontinental cruise missiles. - Program: Navaho. Launch Vehicle: Buran, Burya. 
Council of Soviet Ministers (SM) Decree 957-409 'On transfer of intercontinental cruise missile work to the Ministry of Aviation Industry' was issued. Korolev had to place the highest priority on development of the R-7 ICBM. Therefore the final government decree authorised the Lavochkin and Myasishchev aircraft design bureaux to proceed in parallel with full-scale development of trisonic intercontinental cruise missiles. Both missiles would use ramjet engines by Bondaryuk, astronavigation systems by R Chachikyan, inertial navigation systems by G Tolstoysov, and aerodynamics developed by TsAGI (Central Hydrodynamics Institute). Lavochkin's Burya would use rocket booster engines built by Glushko, while Myasishchev's Buran would use Isayev engines. Both missiles were to deliver a nuclear warhead over an 8,500 km range. But the warhead design specified for the Lavochkin missile had a total mass of 2,100 kg, while that for the Myasishchev missile weighed 3,500 kg.
    •    1957 November 1 - Buran trisonic intercontinental cruise missile cancelled. - Program: Navaho. Launch Vehicle: Buran. 
Council of Soviet Ministers (SM) Decree 'On termination of work on the 40 Buran intercontinental cruise missile' was issued. Buran was being prepared for its first flight when Myasishchev's project was cancelled. After successful flight tests of Lavochkin’s Burya missile, the Soviet leadership did not see any need for continued development of a parallel ramjet design. Following the cancellation, Myasishchev sought approval for test of an air-launched version.

Bibliography:

    •    Petrakov, V M, O vklade OKB-23 V M Myasishcheva v prakticheskoe osushchecstvlenie idey K E Tsilokovskovo, Akademiya Nauk SSSR, Koissiya po razrabotke nauchnovo nasoediya K E Tsiolkovskovo, 1990/I16..
    •    Siddiqi, Asif A, The Soviet Space Race With Apollo, University Press of Florida, 2003.

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NSA To Build $1.5 Billion Cybersecurity Data Center

The massive complex, comprising up to 1.5 million square feet of building space, will provide intelligence and warnings related to cybersecurity threats across government.

By J. Nicholas Hoover
InformationWeek
October 29, 2009 01:07 PM

The National Security Agency, whose job it is to protect national security systems, will soon break ground on a data center in Utah that's budgeted to cost $1.5 billion.

The NSA is building the facility to provide intelligence and warnings related to cybersecurity threats, cybersecurity support to defense and civilian agency networks, and technical assistance to the Department of Homeland Security, according to a transcript of remarks by Glenn Gaffney, deputy director of national intelligence for collection, who is responsible for oversight of cyber intelligence activities in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

"Our country must continue to advance its national security efforts and that includes improvements in cybersecurity," Sen. Robert Bennett, R-Utah, said in a statement. "As we rely more and more on our communications networks for business, government and everyday use, we must be vigilant and provide agencies with the necessary resources to protect our country from a cyber attack."
The data center will be built at Camp Williams, a National Guard training center 26 miles south of Salt Lake City, which was chosen for its access to cheap power, communications infrastructure, and availability of space, Gaffney said. The complex will comprise up to 1.5 million square feet of building space on 120 to 200 acres, according to the NBC affiliate in Salt Lake City.
According to a budget document for the project, the 30-megawatt data center will be cooled by chilled water and capable of Tier 3, or near carrier-grade, reliability. The design calls for the highest LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standard within available resources.
The U.S. Army Corps of engineers will host a conference in Salt Lake City to provide further detail the data center building and acquisition plans. The project will require between 5,000 and 10,000 workers during construction, and the data center will eventually employ between 100 and 200 workers.
As part of its mission, NSA monitors communications "signals" for intelligence related to national security and defense. Gaffney gave assurances that the work going on at the data center will protect civil liberties. "We will accomplish this in full compliance with the U.S. Constitution and federal law and while observing strict guidelines that protect the privacy and civil liberties of the American people," Gaffney said.
On Nov. 30, the Department of Homeland Security will formally open a new cybersecurity operations center, the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, in Arlington, Va. The facility will house the National Cyber Security Center, which coordinates cybersecurity operations across government, the National Coordinating Center for Telecommunications, which operates the government's telecommunications network, and the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team, which works with industry and government to protect networks and alert them of malicious activity.


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It amazes me how people immediately go on the defensive, saying the government will spy on us citizens and take away our civil liberties. Of course, we all know that our civil liberties are the most important part of America, the Constitution, and Freedom.

Anyone with comprehension of modern day World Politics, National Security, and the "New Tech Culture" must understand the scope and dynamics for the need of such a project.

The New Tech Culture has evolved into a "Dynamic Entity", an "Electronic Mindset" forever changing attitudes and thoughts of human manifestations. A "Collective Intelligence" with no regional boundaries. A social institution of understanding, void of physical barriers. One can see this as an attitude or social reflection for the emergence of the "New World Order".

Behavior characteristics cultivating in an artificial medium of pure thought, without fear of reprisal, and with unlimited potential for the growth of Liberty giving everyone the power of self determination and self expression without hinderance or restraint.

Everything in todays modern society depends on the New Tech Culture, we could not maintain a semblance of existence without it. Every aspect of our National Security depends on it. Our civil liberties can only be protected by it. It is not going away.

This new Cyber Security Data Center and the heroes who operate it are critically needed by America and the free World. Not only will this center protect us and save lives but it will help our government, our representatives to keep abreast on the MINDSET AND WILL of the American people. We need it to know how we think as a culture.

Security agencies have for many years now been able to read and analyze internet chatter, emails, forums. The internet really is not a private place. It was not included as a privacy right by our fore fathers. It has become a "Soap Box in a public park" so to speak. It is the most comprehensive tool man has ever devised since the dawn of speech. It is another step and a giant leap in the story of survival for the human race.

So if you want to be part of the "Collective Intelligence" the "Dynamic Entity" and you want the government to know how you feel about things, communicate openly and freely on the internet.
 
If you think the Government is abusing your civil liberties, don't expect private communication on the internet, communicate, assemble, and practice your rights in a private place.

           

Built by Boeing's Advance Systems Unit in St. Louis, MO.

A Pentagon contract, 52 million dollars for placement of the weapon aboard the B-2 Stealth Bomber. This includes bomb racks, avionics and navigation systems.

Primary purpose- Psychological Warfare, peace time deterrent against rogue nation states building nuclear weapons.

Secondary purpose- Pulverize through "10,000 pound per square inch" reinforced concrete and the deepest, hardened, underground encasements to reach weapons depot's, labs, or hideouts and evil lairs.

Successfully tested at White Sands, NM in early Oct, 09 the "Super Bomb" will complete field testing by next summer.

Potential targets- Natanz heavy water reactor complex at Arak, Iran.

By the looks of this photo, the project is well ahead of schedule. The photo shows the MOP strapped to its loader under a Mockup of B-2 Bomb Bay.

The Mockup is used for designing, testing the hardware and for establishing procedures in development.

If any of these rogue nation dopes keep wasting their countries resources building nukes, their going to have a big surprise coming their way.

This is the fun part of my web site. So much time and energy is spent by so many people in search of the secrets of Area 51.

People think Aliens have taken residence there and all kinds of unimaginable stories have abound.

Other people think secret parts of our government are doing wild experiments that are so secret they must kill anyone who enters the perimeter.

What are the facts? Not many people know what goes on out there and anyone who does is held to extremely high security levels. By laws and signed contracts they are not at liberty to reveal what goes on out there.

There is however an organization called the "Roadrunners" that reports recently de-classified work that went on at the facility many decades ago.

At most, Area 51 "Hobbyist"  or enthusiast can exchange thoughts and ideas on some of the fringe web sites and forums that relish in the excitement of knowing what goes on at Area 51.

My perspective on the subject is limited, yet it interest me as I spent many years working on the aircraft that were born of Area 51. I also worked very closely with people who were assigned to the Area 51 base. I also worked on various items that were brought to me by engineers working at the base in the mid eighties. I didn't know what these items were specifically except that that were aircraft parts. All I knew was they were non-metallic plastic composite materials. That's all I knew because I didn't have a need to know. That was the basis of our security rules in the Blackbird program.

When you maintain and repair the Worlds most advanced aircraft, that are the fastest, most valuable, one of a kind, and  critical to our national security on a daily basis, and in emergency conditions. And consider as a Metals Technologist, the aircraft are made from the rarest and toughest metal alloys invented. I learned how to solve impossible problems quite well.

With that in mind and taking into account my past education, training, and experience I consider myself a slightly enlighten novice on the subject of what goes on at highly secure military facilities. Most of my inputs are purely speculation based on what I think is possible or probable. Another way I look at it is from an analytical stand point, it is my nature to troubleshoot and search for the answers to problems by approaching from different viewpoints. For example it's not what goes on out there but rather what can go on out there and then step by step eliminate the impossibilities.

I would like the reader to note that, this is not serious discussion and no way attempts to mirror the silly and "serious acting" so called "expert alien hunters" you may see on the TV discussing Area 51 or on those fringe web sites. Readers are welcome to send in comments.

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THE ORIGINAL SECRETS OF AREA 51

AREA 51 Veterans break their silence
What exactly went on out there in the Nevada desert?


Do the latest revelations from AREA 51 Veterans put the final nail in the coffin of UFO conspiracies?


Numerous UFO sightings in the US since the 1960s are revealed to have actually been sightings of the top-secret A-12 OXCART aircraft, according to latest accounts from AREA 51 Veterans in the States.


Some of the team that worked at Area 51 has revealed lots more about the A-12 OXCART program, a project to build a Mach 3 high altitude reconnaissance aircraft at Nevada's Groom Lake. That aircraft was the predecessor to the SR-71 Blackbird.


Conspiracists' Holy Grail


Area 51 is both "the holy grail for conspiracy theorists" and the "most famous military institution in the world that doesn't officially exist," notes Annie Jacobsen in a superb piece of investigative reporting in the LA Times this month.


Around 100 miles outside Las Vegas in the desert lay Area 51's "Strangelove-esque hangars" which, "though confirmed by Google Earth, the government refuses to acknowledge."


Jacobsen spoke with five Area 51 vets (Roadrunners) all now willing to finally go on the record - Colonel Hugh "Slip" Slater, aged 87, (commander of the Area 51 base in the 1960s); test-pilots Edward Lovick, aged 90 and Kenneth Collins, aged 80; Thornton "T.D." Barnes, aged 72, (an Area 51 special-projects engineer) and spy-plane fuel supplier Harry Martin, aged 77.


Ex-Area 51 commander Col. Slater reveals that when he "learned about this Mach-3 aircraft called OXCART, it was completely intriguing to me—this idea of flying three times the speed of sound! No one knew a thing about the program."


OXCART program declassified


The men are finally sharing their stories with the world because the CIA began declassifying the 50-year-old OXCART program back in 2007.


Of course, what everybody really wants to know is what about is, "Were UFOs studied in secret, the underground tunnels connecting clandestine facilities?"


"In talking with Collins, Lovick, Slater, Barnes and Martin, it is clear that much of the folklore was spun from threads of fact," notes the LA Times account, revealing how the shape (and speed) of OXCART was unprecedented and that "the aircraft's titanium body, moving as fast as a bullet, would reflect the sun's rays in a way that could make anyone think, UFO."


In total, 2850 OXCART test flights were flown out of Area 51. Is this the final nail in the coffin of UFO conspiracies?

When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.   When the government fears the people, there is liberty.
--------Thomas Jefferson

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Note: The Roadrunners are a highly respected group, their heroic achievements have been recognized at the highest levels of government.

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1st RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON

 HISTORY


Organized as 1 Provisional Aero Squadron on 5 Mar 1913. (The oldest Air Force squadron) Redesignated: 1 Aero Squadron on 8 Dec 1913;
In March 1916, the 1st Aero Squadron, with Captain Benjamin D. Foulois as commander, supported General "Black Jack" Pershing's punitive expeditio...ns into Mexico. Pancho Villa had raided Columbus, New Mexico, and Pershing pursued and hoped to capture him. On March 16, 1916, Captain T.F. Dodd, with Captain Foulois as observer, flew the first American aerial reconnaissance mission in combat.



1 Squadron (Observation) on 14 Mar 1921; 1 Observation Squadron on 25 Jan 1923; 1 Bombardment Squadron on 1 Mar 1935; 1 Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 6 Dec 1939; 1 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 20 Nov 1940; 1 Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy, on 28 Mar 1944; 1 Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, Photographic, on 10 Oct 1948; 1 Bombardment Squadron, Heavy, on 1 Apr 1950; 1 Bombardment Squadron, Medium, on 2 Oct 1950; 1 Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron on 25 Jun 1966; 1 Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (Training) on 1 Jul 1990; 1 Reconnaissance Squadron (Training) on 1 Sep 1991; 1 Reconnaissance Squadron on 1 Jul 1994.

Campaign Streamers.
Mexico 1916-1917. World War I: Lorraine; Ile-de-France; Champagne; Champagne-Marne; Aisne-Marne; St Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne.

World War II: Antisubmarine, American Theater; Air Offensive, Japan; Eastern Mandates; Western Pacific.

Decorations.
Distinguished Unit Citations: Kawasaki, Japan, 15-16 Apr 1945; Japan, 13-28 May 1945. Presidential Unit Citation: 31 Mar-31 Dec 1968. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device: 1 Jul 1972-30 Jun 1973. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Jan 1957-31 Jan 1958; 1 Jul 1967-30 Jun 1968; 1 Jul 1970-30 Jun 1971; 1 Jul 1971-30 Jun 1972; 1 Jul 1975-30 Jun 1977; 1 Jul 1981-30 Jun 1982; 1 Jul 1983-30 Jun 1984; 1 Jul 1985-30 Jun 1986; 1 Jul 1986-30 Jun 1987; 1 Jul 1989-30 Jun 1990; 1 Sep 1991-30 Jun 1993; 1 Jul 1993-30 Jun 1994; 1 Jul 1994-30 Jun 1995; 1 Jun 1996-31 May 1998; 1 Jun 2002-31 May 2004.



1st RS Emblem
The Art Deco design is evident as the original design date of the emblem was 14 July 1931.
A crest of Maltese Crosses signifies the 13 campaigns from 1916 through WWII.
The Warrior is poise high on a hill spear in hand, peering into the darkness with keen vigilance, guardian of his land as the sun rises behind him. The SR-71A was the longest serving mission aircraft in 1st RS history.

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A discussion about "cesium" fuel additive used in the Blackbirds.

Thinking” whether or not something is responsible for health problems is not constructive. I mention “cesium” because it has been documented in the recently declassified CIA report.
Personnel opinion on whether or not cesium was central to the occurrences of cancer is irrelevant unless that person is an Oncologist working at the CDC.
The point is- no one new it was in the fuel. It was top secret!
From my research, the Air Force didn’t even know about it. As a matter of fact I was briefed yesterday morning by 9th RW hospital staff that Flight Medicine, has no knowledge of Cesium in the JP-7. The 9th Wing historian was surprised to see the OXCART document.
All USAF SR-71 program records were sent to Maxwell AFB for secure disposition. These records are coded not to be released under FOIA rules.
There is only documentation that “an additive” was used in the fuel.
Workers were not provided protection from exposure. As required by law.
This is huge part of the largest top secret program to have existed at Area 51.
According to Kelly Johnson, it was one of the three reasons to have gone ahead with the project.


In response to Area 51 security.

Answer these questions and you should get an Idea of why it is secured in that manner. (Theoretical Examples)
Why does it have electronic sensors, cameras, and such? It's a huge area to secure.
What is the most advance propulsion system? Ion Propulsion.
How does it work? Propels electrons through a nozzle.
What is the largest and most powerful source of fuel for this type of motor? Cesium
Why would they want people to stay far away from its testing? Lets say for instance, the scientist and engineers theorize that a test of such a propulsion system "gets out of hand".
One may ask what could happen? How about, an uncontrolled spray of supercharged electrons that blast all matter within a 30 mile radius. Sort of like being inside a solar flare unprotected.
For those of you who need a detailed example, put a frog into a 3000 watt microwave oven put it on high power and you will see what can happen to you.
How far could Area 51 security go to keep people away from the site? Would it not be possible to spray the areas where onlookers congregate with non-lethal weapons. Such as nauseating agents that cause uncontrolled diarrhea or flu like symptoms.



WEB SITE REVIEWS-

Dreamland Resort Web Site, I spent some time on this site posting comments as a research basis for this review.

Described as a research web site of AREA 51. AREA 51 is a remote classified test location for advanced military projects and other reported mysterious phenomenon.

The site is developed by local residence living in the area of the base. Considering the inhospitable bleak climate of the high desert, it seems the site may have been developed and evolved as a basis of getting people / tourist to visit the remote area and capitalize on the human nature of curiosity (Alien Tourism).

The theme of the site states it is a Research web site yet it is unclear to what research is going on. The focus seem to be instigating young people / civilians in attempting dangerous hiking trips into the hazardous areas and mountains surrounding the base. Much effort is also put into tracking movement, operations, communications, and flights in and out of the base.

The sites founder, Joerg Arnu states his interest about the base and highlights "What dark secrets can possibly be important enough for our government to justify killing its own citizens?" This statement is very bold and does not include justification. He says the site was set up as a forum for interested people to exchange their thoughts. Any real research input that may intrude on personnel feelings is attacked by members of the site. In my opinion it's members are way too sensitive for serious research discussion.

Forum Discussions, the site can be misconstrued as instigating people into near threats of trespassing and or compromising the security of our country. We have troops in harms way, the practices that are promoted by this site are not beneficial.

The site boast (This is not a UFO web site), This can be observed simply as reverse psychology marketing.

My opinion of the site is somewhat mixed. I find it very fascinating and informative. The layout of the site is clean, simple and very easy to navigate. The site is  upgraded on a regular basis. The colors of the pages are consistent with the theme of the site. It is most likely the second best and most comprehensive site on the specific subject of AREA 51.

The idea for which the site was founded is disappointing at best. The subject matter focuses on immature discussions of surveillance at AREA 51. Anyone bringing up the subject of UFO's are ridiculed by the teenager like attitudes of some of its followers. The original intent of the founder seems to be lost. This downplays the integrity of the DLR team members which seem to be well educated respected enthusiast.

The worst part of the site is the flashing advertising and most of all the annoying pop-ups. It seems the site is infected with spyware ads.

The visitor counter is not believable.

The merchandising section is somewhat limited and bit contradictory. For example; Subject material being offered is in conflict with the theme of the site.

Some high points of the site are (Black Projects) section (very cool), information and photos, military exercises, news and events. The forum format and layout is outstanding and has awesome potential for research collection. It's a "free for all", sporadic mishmash of inputs from uninformed amateurs. It's too bad that it has no goals or common sense guidance.

One of the low points is the attitudes of its followers. An almost cult like reverence towards a nonsense-able goal. A recent example of this was when the founder requested dates for the 2010 Red Flag Military Exercise. He was denied and then requested followers to download a request form, sign it, and send it in to Headquarters Air Combat Command. Numerous followers immediately agreed to his request. There seems to be a small groupie following who highly respect the founder and site members, they are very sensitive and defensive to post by outsiders.

Recommendations-
Keep better control of the discussion forum.
The mediators need to keep discussion within the realm of the original theme of the site. (RESEARCH).
Re-evaluate (The Mystery of why he thinks the government is killing its own citizens). Provide conclusive research data.
Promote open mindedness, UFO's are simply unidentified flying objects and so are classified test vehicles and anything else the imagination can ponder.
Do not have your so called experts go on TV programs that are based on hunting alien space craft. Some of these programs are very comical, similar to "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes".
The out of shape, "has been" experts are seen running around desert with Indiana Jones hats and Harbor Freight radiation detectors. In the latest program, the biggest laugh was watching the experts determine weather or not a piece of rusted farm machinery was safe to touch. The sites integrity is blown clean out of the water. The only consolation would be if those guys made a whole bunch money for being made fools of.
Photography at these installations is prohibited by law.
Yet many people including TV programs do this, their web site even sells photos. Why have these law breakers not been charged with a crime?
DO NOT promote surveillance of the base. Money is better spent defending our country than on securing valuable resources from uninformed people trying to make a buck on curiosity seekers. Next time you see how many of our brave young troops are hideously killed defending your asses, think of how much money you've wasted that could have been used to protect them. Every time our security forces have to respond to these idiots, they should be sent the bill to pay for its cost.

In a scale of 1-10
I would assign a grade of 2 for integrity and a score of 9 for entertainment and content.