DHS CBP Officers to Operate in France

I have previously asked about US CBP officers operating in Canadian pre-clearance areas, but now it appears they are being sent to France to help advise on potential high-risk passengers:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100902/ap_on_re_eu/eu_france_us_airport_security

NASA GRIP Experiment

The Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes (GRIP) experiment is being conducted by NASA using various aircraft and flying missions surrounding Hurricane Alex:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/missions/grip/main/index.html



South Florida monitors report that a NASA DC-8 is staging out of Ft. Lauderdale International Airport (FLL) for these missions.

In additon to the DC-8 aircraft, the NASA operated Global Hawk departed Edwards AFB to rendezvous with Hurricane Earl in the Atlantic Ocean.

Still awaiting any reports from listeners of NASA GRIP related communications.

UPDATE: Here is a link to the flight track of the NASA Global Hawk aircraft:

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/NASA872/history/20100901/2030Z/KEDW/KEDW