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PAF has only one serviceable C-130

Posted on November 21, 2020 by alert5

Three out of four C-130 cargo planes in service with the Philippine Air Force (PAF) are in maintenance, a local Senator has disclosed.

Photo: PAF

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Two C-17s were assigned as search-and-rescue aircraft for SpaceX’s manned mission

Posted on November 21, 2020November 21, 2020 by alert5

Two C-17s were fitted with the Lightweight Airborne Radio System (LARS), a radio to locate and recover personnel in denied territory, during SpaceX’s manned mission to the International Space Station.

U.S. Space Force Capt. Richard Burges, Task Force 45 Support Operations Center training officer and military liaison, connects a Lightweight Airborne Radio System to a C-17 Globemaster III November 13, 2020, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The aircraft was prepped for a contingency rescue operation, ready to rescue the first full crew of astronauts as they traveled to the International Space Station through NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)

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MC-130J ferries HIMARS to Romania for live-firing exercise within same day

Posted on November 21, 2020November 21, 2020 by alert5

A HIMARS Rapid Infiltration (HIRAIN) took place in Romania on Nov. 19 which saw two M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) with 2 launcher crews being deployed from Germany with help from 352nd Special Operations Wing.

MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU, Romania — A Soldier from 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, 41st Field Artillery Brigade inspects a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) that was just off loaded from a C-130 during Exercise Rapid Falcon Nov. 19, 2020. This was 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment’s second live fire event since reactivation just 90 days ago and was the first time U.S. forces ever fired HIMARS from land into the Black Sea in cooperation with Romanian allies.

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PLAAF 99th Air Brigade’s J-16s are at Hotan Air Base, Xinjiang

Posted on November 21, 2020November 21, 2020 by alert5

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Laughlin AFB testing 3K commercial refuelers

Posted on November 20, 2020November 19, 2020 by alert5

A 90-day beta test has been running at Laughlin Air Force Base since October to assess the feasibility of using a 3K commercial refueler on the flight line.

Rudy Losoya, 47th Logistics Readiness Flight aircraft services, operates a 3K commercial refueler on the flight line, on Nov. 9, 2020, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. This vehicle saves up to a minute on the fueling process per plane. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David Phaff)

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