The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command executed a 2-week exercise codenamed Commando Crucible from Jun. 18 to Jul. 3. The object of the exercise is for Special Tactics teams to secure an airfield located in a simulate host nation and set up a Forward Air Refueling Point.
An Air Force Special Tactics operator helps secure an airfield for a fighter aircraft during a Forward Air Refueling Point training mission, as part of exercise Commando Crucible, June 30, 2020 in Kinston, N.C. The training demonstrated Special Tactics teams’ ability to conduct global access operations and integrate Air Force Special Operations Command and Air Combat Command forces for strategic deterrence. (USAF Photo by Master Sgt. Henry Hoegen)
A MD-530F helicopter that was delivered to the Kenyan Army’s Joint Helicopter Command in January this year has crashed on Jul. 13, killing two people on board.
The U.S. Navy has decided to cancel the 2020 NAS Oceana Air Show scheduled to take place Sept. 19 – 20 due to public health risks associated with COVID-19.
Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang wargames has started on Jul. 13, delayed this year due to COVID-19. The exercise saw the military deploying a Patriot air defense missile unit to the carpark of the Taipei City Zoo.