The post by benjamin (on the Survival Forum) about mortar attacks reminds me of a story told to me by a veteran of the USAF. This incident happened at Ton Sun Nhut airbase in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. He was out among parked aircraft when a mortar attack occurred. When the first mortar round landed on the runway, he ran under an aircraft & up the ladder into it as the only protection available. After the attack was over, he realized that he had taken cover in a fully fuelled KC-135 Tanker (200,000 lbs. of jet fuel)! Perhaps the lesson here is that even when the **** is hitting the fan, you must remain conscious of what you are doing! Air Force personnel may feel safe if they are in any aircraft as opposed to any place else.