While many in the U.S. were focused on picnics, sailboats and beaches over the July 4 weekend, the U.S. Air Force was focused on Russian bombers off the coasts of California and Alaska. Russian bombers intercepted off west coast When Russian bombers were approaching the U.S. coast on the morning of July 4, U.S. military leaders were taking no chances that that the Russian long-range bombers were just heading for California’s central coast region to sample the Pinot Noir wines. At nearly 7 AM local time, it was too early in the morning for alcohol, so instead officials at the…
On July 4, US Fighters Intercept Russian Bombers
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.