The 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons with the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, are training in Mojave, California with the U.S. Marines to prepare for an upcoming deployment to southern Afghanistan.
Month: May 2012
RSAF inducts Heron 1 UAV into 119 Squadron
The Heron 1 UAV was officially inducted into the RSAF’s 119 Squadron on May 23 by defense minister Dr Ng Eng Hen. The Heron 1 will replace the Searcher UAV.
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Russia’s Voronezh-M early-warning radar is online
Russia’s Voronezh-M long-range missile warning radar was put on duty officially at 10:15 a.m. local time in the Irkutsk region of Siberia on Wednesday.
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Chinooks make historic 3,400-mile journey to Alaska
Twelve brand new CH-47Fs are making a 3,4000 nautical mile journey from the Boeing production facility in Philadelphia to Alaska.
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Indian Army helicopter crashed
A Indian Army Cheetah helicopter crashed while taking off from the Siachen Glacier on Wednesday killing the pilot.
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