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COVID 19 spreading aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt; ship’s captain pleads for help

Posted on April 1, 2020March 31, 2020 by alert5

A four-page letter from the captain of aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt to senior naval officers has been published by San Francisco Chronicle. In his letter, Capt. Brett Crozier pleads for help to quarantine his sailors on Guam as the COVID 19 is spreading aboard the ship.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Austin Clayton / Public domain

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Boeing gets contract to build P-8As for RoKN and RNZAF

Posted on March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 by alert5

Boeing announced on Mar. 30 that it has given a $1.5 billion production contract for 18 P-8A maritime patrol aircraft.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Juan S. Sua / Public domain

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VMM-362 achieves FOC

Posted on March 31, 2020 by alert5

VMM-362 has been declared fully operational capable on Feb. 28. The unit is assigned to 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing.

A Marine MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 362 (VMM-362), based out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, takes off, Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Nov. 19, 2019. The VMM-362 are training in combat search and rescue with the 190th Fighter Squadron at Saylor Creek Range, Idaho. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Ryan White)

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First C-130J Assault Landing on Taxiway F at Yokota

Posted on March 31, 2020 by alert5

A USAF C-130J conducted an assault landing on the Foxtrot Taxiway for the first time on Mar. 26.

Photo by U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe
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RoKAF orders Mode 5 IFF and Link 16 for its F-16 Block 32 fleet

Posted on March 31, 2020 by alert5

The Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) has decided to upgrade its F-16 Block 32 aircraft with Mode 5 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) and Link 16 Tactical Datalink (TDL).