Operation Silk Purse was the United States' airborne nuclear command and control mission for the European theater of operations from 1961 through 1994...

make a silk purse of a sow's ear in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Silk purse may refer to: Silk Purse (Linda Ronstadt album) Operation Silk Purse This...

S. national emergency. Members of the WWABNCP network included: Operation Silk Purse for the Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (USCINCEUR), based...

EASTAUXCP was ALCS capable, it did not have a dedicated ALCS mission. Operation Silk Purse program provided four EC-135H command post aircraft to the Commander...

been responsible for U.S. European Command command and control ("Operation Silk Purse") in the event of a war with the Soviet Union. In addition, for many...

mattress.[citation needed] Other stitches or suturing techniques include: Purse-string suture, a continuous, circular inverting suture which is made to...

posts for the Commander, US European Command under the code name Operation Silk Purse. On 1 July 1966, the 513th Troop Carrier Wing arrived at Mildenhall...

swimming down to escape the net. This operation is similar to a traditional style purse, which has a drawstring. The purse seine is a preferred technique for...

missions. In 1961, EUCOM began operating an airborne command post, Operation Silk Purse. During the 1961 Berlin Crisis, on 25 August 1961, the Department...

States Air Forces Europe. The 7120th had performed this mission (Operation Silk Purse) since 1 December 1961, when it was activated at Chateauroux Air...