Ralph Nader has placed the full text and images of Trevor Paglen’s I Could Tell You But Then You Would Have to be Destroyed by Me online.
I have been waiting years for a release such as this...at times I have spent hours and hours online searching for these various projects, and the
patches...
Now presented in one tidy location....
The Questions are endless, and I have only just started!
Dont miss this! Take a look, your mind will be unbrideled!
Oh...and dont have too much fun...you might not be able to sleep at night!
Cheers!
A Few of my favorites...
G.H.O.S.T.
One of the more recent patches from the "Ghost Squadron" based at Groom Lake. The design of the skull's helmet indicates that "Ghost" is a
helicopter unit. The footprints on the helmet mark the trace of the "Jolly Green Giant," a symbol that represents helicopter search and rescue
missions. This patch also seems to indicate that "G.H.O.S.T." is an acronym for the unit. The meaning of the acronym is unclear.
BIRD OF PREY
The Bird of Prey was a highly classified technology demonstrator that first flew at Groom Lake in 1996. Built by a secretive division of McDonnell
Douglas (later acquired by Boeing) known as the "Phantom Works," the aircraft was flown by Boeing pilots Rudy Haug and Joe Felock. Doug Benjamin of
the secret Special Projects Flight Test Squadron was the only Air Force pilot to fly the aircraft.
Although the shape of the plane was secret in 1996, the Bird of Prey patch contained an important clue. When Boeing declassified the Bird of Prey's
existence in 2002, it became obvious that the handle of the sword was essentially the same shape as the aircraft. This distinctive sword has since
become incorporated into the symbolism of the Special Projects Flight Test Squadron.
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Sampling of some other Patches:
GRIM REAPERS
Grim Reapers was the nickname of the 4451st Test Squadron, which operated under the 4450th Tactical Group at the Tonopah Test Range during the 1980s.
The unit's mission was to fly a squadron of classified stealth fighters.
When the Pentagon announced the existence of the stealth fighter program in the late 1980s, the Grim Reapers were redesignated as the 416th Tactical
Fighter Squadron. After the Grim Reapers' existence became public, the Air Force forced the unit to change their name, as it did not pass the Air
Force's requirements for good taste. The Grim Reapers thus became the Ghost Riders.
PROCUL ESTE PROFANI —SPECIAL PROJECTS
This patch is from the 416th Flight Test Squadron's Special Projects Flight working on advanced technologies for the F-16 Combined Test Force at
Edwards Air Force Base.
The phrase Procul Este Profani is usually associated with Virgil's epic poem The Aeneid. When Apollo arrives at the Temple of Apollo, the prophet
Sibyl utters the words "Procul, O procul este profane" before the pair descend into Hades, where Aeneas is told about the future of Rome.
Members of the unit translate the phrase as "Keep your distance, you who are uninitiated."
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[edit on 6-6-2009 by burntheships]
