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First two HH-60Ws to arrive at Moody AFB

Posted on November 7, 2020 by alert5

Two HH-60W Jolly Green IIs have been delivered to Moody Air Force Base, Georgia on Nov. 5.

Two HH-60W Jolly Green IIs prepare to land Nov. 5, 2020, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The 23d Wing and 347th Rescue Group leadership received the Air Force’s first two HH-60Ws. The delivery of the new model is significant to the personnel recovery mission as it begins the transition from the predecessor, the HH-60G Pave Hawk model, which has been flown for more than 26 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andrea Jenkins)

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Future CO of CVN 74 has landed on 6 classes of aircraft carriers

Posted on November 7, 2020November 7, 2020 by alert5

Capt. Cassidy “Dudley” Norman, the next Commanding Officer of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), recently trapped and catapult from USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during his carrier qualification (CQ). The Ford was the sixth class of aircraft carrier that Norman had flown from.

191111-N-AS200-1214 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 11, 2019) Capt. Cassidy Norman, commanding officer of the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), delivers a Veterans Day message to Sailors, Marines and civil service mariners aboard Mount Whitney, while transiting the Mediterranean Sea Nov. 11, 2019. Mount Whitney is the U.S. 6th Fleet flagship, homeported in Gaeta, Italy and operates with a combined crew of U.S. Sailors and Military Sealift Command civil service mariners. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Drew Verbis/Released)

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Canada buys 100 SM-2 Block IIIC missiles for the Canadian Surface Combatant ships

Posted on November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 by alert5

The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency has informed Congress on Nov. 5 that Canada will be buying 100 SM-2 Block IIIC air defense intercetors.

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Watch the delivery of 3 more Rafales to India

Posted on November 6, 2020 by alert5

Strange tale of Taiwan’s F-5As in Thailand

Posted on November 6, 2020 by alert5

Thailand is one of the top travel destinations for Taiwanese. Last year, there were 789,923 arrivals from Taiwan to Thailand. For those who bothered to make the trip to the Royal Thai Air Force museum in Don Muang, they will be able to find four former Taiwanese F-5As there.

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