3RD DAY RISING, you surely put the facts together in your starting post!

This is a condensed version of the links:

On Monday, June 19, about 4,000 government workers representing more than 50 federal agencies from the State Department to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission will say goodbye to their families and set off for dozens of classified emergency facilities stretching from the Maryland and Virginia suburbs to the foothills of the Alleghenies. ......... a drill intended to prepare the U.S. government for an event even more catastrophic than the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

[link to www.washingtonpost.com]

Three U.S. aircraft carriers will come together in the waters off Guam for exercises later this month in a large-scale demonstration of military might in the face of growing concerns in Asia. ........from about June 19 to 23.

[link to www.guampdn.com]

The Marine Corps has banned the use of popular underclothing from companies like Under Armour, CoolMax and Nike by Marines who are conducting operations outside forward operating bases and camps in Iraq. The warning comes in the wake of concerns that a substantial burn risk is associated with wearing clothing made with these synthetic materials, a Pentagon news release says. Instead, Marines are advised to wear 100 percent cotton clothing while on missions.

When exposed to extreme heat and flames, clothing containing some synthetic materials like polyester will melt and can fuse to the skin. This essentially creates a second skin and can lead to horrific, disfiguring burns, said Navy Capt. Lynn E. Welling, the 1st Marine Logistics Group head surgeon, in a written statement. (Suddenly this becomes a concern?)

[link to starbulletin.com]

June 07, 2006 Associated Press

Navies from 21 Pacific nations, including the United States, Australia and Japan, are gathered on the east coast of Malaysia for the third Western Pacific Mine Counter Measure and Diving Exercise, Malaysia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement.

Participating ships, which are now gathered at a Malaysian naval base in Kuantan on the east coast, are scheduled to sail out to sea on Saturday, it added.

[link to www.navytimes.com]

Then, of course, there is the near certainty of impact on the 19th, along with going through the tail of the dragon.

Coincidense? I think it wise to watch on the 16th for unusual air traffic with private jets.
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