Lt. Col. Rob Sweet, the last serving U.S. Air Force prisoner of war (POW), had his retirement ceremony on Jun. 6.
The last serving USAF POW has retired
Category: Air Force
Taiwan Oerlikon GDF-006 35mm AAA and USAF C-17
Someone in Taiwan captured the USAF C-17 with Taiwan’s Oerlikon GDF-006 35mm towed anti-aircraft gun in the same video frame during the former’s visit to SongShan airport on Jun. 5.
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Watch MQ-25 refuel another aircraft for the first time
The Boeing-owned MQ-25 T1 test asset has carried out its first aerial refueling of another aircraft for the first time on Jun. 4.
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Rapid Dragon demonstrates BLOS kill chain of palletized JASSM-ER at Northern Edge 21
The U.S. Air Force has successfully demonstrated beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) Command and Control of the Rapid Dragon Palletized Weapon System during exercise Northern Edge 21.
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Last OC-135B retired
The U.S. Air Force’s 55th Wing has retired the last OC-135B #61-2670 on Jun. 4. The Open Skies Boeing 707 was deactivated at Lincoln Airport.
