February 13, 2022 – Alert 5

C-17 flew M113 impersonating as a Russian BMP

Posted on February 13, 2022 by alert5

U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army personnel upload a 167th C-17 Globemaster III aircraft with a modified M113 armored personnel carrier during exercise Green Flag Little Rock 22-03 at Alexandria International Airport, Louisiana, Jan. 10, 2022. GFLR 22-03 focused on three joint-accredited items: combat airlift; survival, evasion, resistance and escape; and aeromedical evacuation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Tim Sencindiver)

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Spirit 03 memorial flight by 16 SOS

Posted on February 13, 2022February 13, 2022 by alert5

The 16th Special Operations Squadron conducted a memorial flight over Cannon Air Force Base to honor the crew of Spirit 03, the last AC-130 gunship shot down in combat.

An AC-130 Stinger II gunship assigned to the 16th Special Operations Squadron conducts a flyover of Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, Jan. 31, 2022. The flyover was conducted in remembrace of Spirit 03, an AC-130H Spectre gunship assigned to the 16 SOS that was shot down during Operation Desert Storm. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maxwell J. Daigle)

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