Day: July 28, 2020

IKE CSG in joint exercise with Hellenic Air Force and Navy

Posted on July 28, 2020 by alert5

The Dwight D. Eisenhower (IKE) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is currently participating in a joint exercise with the Air Force and Navy of Greece in the Mediterranean Sea.

200519-N-YD547-0173 ARABIAN SEA (May 19, 2020) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the “Gunslingers” of Strike Fighter Squadron 105, lands on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) May 19, 2020. Ike is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Trent P. Hawkins/Released)

Watch a Spike LR missile hitting a target the size of a A-4 paper

Posted on July 28, 2020 by alert5

USAF can now refuel aircraft on the taxiway at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia

Posted on July 28, 2020July 28, 2020 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force’s 378th Air Expeditionary Logistics Squadron was able to set up an R-20 refueling station next to a taxiway at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia in 48 hours after getting the call.