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Kadena F-15Cs practice ACE concept at MCAS Futenma

Posted on February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 by alert5

F-15Cs assigned to Kadena Air Base, Japan flew into MCAS Futenma on Feb. 21 to refuel, rearm, and relaunch within 12 hours under the Agile Combat Employment concept.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cameron Schoppert, 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew chief, left, Airman 1st Class Brody Graham, 44th AMU weapons load crew member, center, and Senior Airman Charles Sapp, 44th AMU weapons load crew member, right, prepare to rearm an F-15C Eagle during an Agile Combat Employment exercise Feb. 21, 2020, at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan. Exercises that test our multi-capable Airmen and joint partners to provide munition loading and tactical refueling with minimal support are integral to employing precise ACE concept practices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rhett Isbell)

CP-140 Block IV flown from Halifax to Greenwood

Posted on February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 by alert5

A CP-140 maritime patrol aircraft modified to Block IV standard was recently flown from Halifax to Greenwood for
initial flight test assessments.

Photo: RCAF
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Philippine Air Force deploys 3 S.211s for maritime air patrol in Western Command

Posted on February 26, 2020 by alert5

The Philippine Air Force has deployed three S.211 jet trainers for maritime air patrol duties in Western Command.

Photo: Philippine Air Force
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USAF’s first E-3 enlisted airborne sensor operator

Posted on February 25, 2020 by alert5

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Propst, 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron E-3 Sentry airborne sensor operator, poses for a photo, Feb. 11, 2020, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The Ponce De Leon, Fla., native is the Air Force’s first E-3 Sentry AWACS enlisted airborne sensor operator and is enhancing the 961st AACS’s capabilities at Cope North 2020, an annual trilateral field exercise conducted in Guam, and around the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Palau, and Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Nash)

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Historical efforts to re-engine the B-52 by the USAF Materiel Command History Office

Posted on February 25, 2020 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force’s Materiel Command History Office published this article on Feb. 21 that explores previous efforts to re-engine the B-52 bomber. Hit the link below for the article.

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