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Sage Geosystems and UT to study feasibility of geothermal power generation at Ellington Field JRB

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Sage Geosystems has secured a second phase feasibility study award from the U.S. Air Force Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) office. Together with the Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas at Austin, both parties will explore using geothermal energy to generate electricity at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Texas.

The Space Shuttle Endeavour arrives at Ellington International Airport in Houston, Sept 120919-A-YQ539-188
Maj. Adam Collett, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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RMAF learns how to maintain the TPS-75, 77 and 78 from National Guard

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A group of airmen from the Royal Malaysia Air Force were in the United States last month to receive training on how to operate and maintain the TPS-75, 77 and 78 radar from the Western Air Defense Sector.

The Western Air Defense Sector hosts twelve members of the Royal Malaysian Air Force as part of a subject matter exchange entailing hands-on training at a radar site at Camp Rilea, Oregon, Aug. 27, 2021. The 116th Air Control Squadron, Oregon Air National Guard, provided a week long course on the TPS-75 mobile, tactical radar system which is capable of providing radar azimuth, rang, height, and identification of friend or foe information for a 240-nautical-mile area. Washington and Malaysia have been partner countries in The National Guard State Partnership Program since August 2017. Through SPP, the National Guard conducts military-to-military engagements in support of defense security goals but also leverages whole-of-society relationships and capabilities to facilitate broader interagency and corollary engagements spanning military, government, economic and social spheres. (Courtesy photo)

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Singapore scrambled F-16s after Malaysian Police helicopter flew over island with military camps

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Singapore scrambled two F-16 fighters armed with AIM-9 and AIM-120s this morning after 9 a.m. when a Royal Malaysia Police helicopter, 9M-PMD, flew over Pulau Tekong. Flight tracking data showed that the helicopter cross into Singapore airspace at 01:22 UTC.

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