USAF supports idea to let decommissioned Peacekeeper ICBMs launch commercial satellites

The head of U.S. Air Force Space Command, Gen. John Hyten, said he supports a proposal to let decommissioned Peacekeeper ICBMs be recycled as launch vehicles for commercial satellites.

Minotaur-4-Lite HTV-2a 2
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USAF C-130J crash investigation determined that pilot had jammed yoke with NVG case

A USAF C-130J, #08-3174, crashed in Afghanistan on Oct. 2, 2015 killing 11 people on board and three Afghan soldiers on the ground. An investigation by Air Mobility Command concluded that the mishap pilot had place a hard shell night vision goggle (NVG) case in front of the yoke during offloading of cargo and forgot to remove it during take-off.

08-3174 Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules (L-382) USAF (6813506172)
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