The U.S. government has delivered three UH-1 helicopters to Lebanon on Apr. 1. The ceremony was attended by U.S. Chargé d’Affaires ad interim Ambassador Richard H. Jones at Beirut Air Base.
Photo: U.S. Embassy Beirut
Category: Air Force
KC-46 encountered issue while transferring fuel to C-17
During the transfer of fuel in mid-air from a KC-46 to a C-17, testers found that the boom’s axial load was higher than expected. This setback could delay the type’s Milestone C decision in May, the U.S. Air Force has said.
Boeing photo by John D. Parker
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Airbus has found two new issues with Europrop TP400
Fresh issues have crop up on the propeller gear boxes of the A400M but Airbus says the new setbacks will not delay its plan to deliver 20 of the cargo plane this year.
I, Mirgolth [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY-SA 2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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148th Fighter Wing rotating out to South Korea
The 148th Fighter Wing will be deploying 12 of its F-16Cs and around 300 Air National Guardmens from Duluth to Osan Air Base, South Korea starting from Apr. 10.
Photo: USAF
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74th EFS returned home from European deployment
Airmen and 12 A-10Cs from the 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron have returned home to Moody Air Force Base after a six-month deployment to Eastern Europe.
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