Day: April 26, 2020

CSG 11 getting ready to deploy, sailors undergoing COVID19 testing

Posted on April 26, 2020 by alert5

Sailors assigned to Carrier Strike Group 11 (CSG 11) is undergoing swab sampling for COVID19 as the warships prepare for its upcoming deployment.

200222-N-KO930-1117 PACIFIC OCEAN (FEB 21, 2020) – The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) passes Mount Rainier while transiting the Puget Sound. Nimitz is currently underway conducting routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Olivia Banmally Nichols/Released)

X-37B heading back to space for mission OTV-6

Posted on April 26, 2020April 26, 2020 by alert5

The X-37B is heading back to space, this OTV-6 mission will be under the U.S. Space Force. The spacecraft will sit on top of a Atlas V in 501 configuration for its trip to space.

By USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Israeli F-4 returns home after 50 years

Posted on April 26, 2020April 26, 2020 by alert5

A Israeli Air Force F-4 #022 that was neglected in the Air Force Museum has been restored to pristine condition by 201 Squadron and shipped back home to Ramon Air Force Base.

Photo: Israeli Air Force
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Russia’s Northern Fleet carried out Bastion deployment drills in Arctic

Posted on April 26, 2020April 25, 2020 by alert5

A Bastion coastal anti-ship missile unit recently carried out drills on Alexandra Land which is up north in the Arctic.

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