Manufacturers and wholesalers made far greater use of the Internet than did retailers, according to a Census Bureau press release on the data. Manufacturers conducted 12 percent of their sales online in 1999, while retailers and service industries surveyed conducted only 1 percent of sales online. Most people know the Nevada and Nellis bombing ranges as huge open areas that fighters and bombers use to hone their warfighting skills, training against mock enemies and destroying simulated targets. One of the last things one may think these vast ranges need is space. However, it is not space as in more land, but as in above the Earth that has slowly invading this air world.
Satellites gather key intelligence in peacetime or war.
Two entities here, the U.S. Air Force Weapons School and Red Flag, teach pilots and weapons officers just how space assets can be used to their advantage while accomplishing the mission and saving lives. The Air Force incorporates space-based intelligence gathering into its aircrew training, both at the beginner and intermediate levels during Red Flag exercises, and at the advanced level at the weapons school's weapons instructor courses. Despite previous advisories, many computer owners have not patched their systems, allowing these kinds of attacks to continue, and prompting this updated release of information. More than 40 victims located in 20 states have been identified and notified in ongoing investigations in 14 Federal Bureau of Investigation Field Offices and 7 United States Secret Service Field Offices. These investigations have been closely coordinated with foreign law enforcement authorities, and the private sector.