america's_'worn_out'_army_equipment_in_iraq_ 1262005 a_point_in_time... 050126 ... somebody "We hear a lot about the revolution in military affairs," Thompson (Loren Thompson, a military analyst at the Lexington Institute, a think tank in Arlington, Va) says, "But frankly, this aging equipment looks like something more akin to museum affairs." 050126 ... an "amazing" newslink Marine 'Stallion' Copter (CH-53E) Requires Care 1262005 9:39 PM ET Before (one of the helicopters went down in) Wednesday, the Marines had 151 CH-53Es... The average CH-53E in the Marines' inventory is almost 16 years old; the oldest in the fleet was built in 1980... 050127 what's it to you? who go blather from