Category: Air Force

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 509th Weapons Squadron recently conducted integration training at Hurlburt Field, where they tested a groundbreaking prototype known as the Pack and Transport Reloader (PATR) crane. Developed in collaboration with Fairchild Air Force Base’s innovation cell, this crane aims to enhance the capabilities of the KC-135 Stratotanker in terms of cargo loading and unloading. By retrofitting the fleet of KC-135s with the PATR crane, the Air Force can expand their operational reach while maintaining a smaller footprint.

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lawrence Sena
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In a recent incident at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, a U.S. Air Force F-15D encountered an unexpected situation during landing. During the landing on May 15, the F-15D veered off the runway and came to a halt in the Bureau of Reclamation irrigation canal located on the south side of the runway.

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Romania has retired its MiG-21 fighter fleet during ceremonies at the 71st and 86th Air Bases.

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Ireland’s air defenses have been a topic of discussion among national security sources due to a significant gap in the country’s air defenses. The Irish Air Corps lacks an aircraft to respond to almost all incoming suspicious and threatening aircraft, and the state is also completely blind to what is in its airspace due to a complete lack of primary military radar. To fill this gap, Ireland depends on the Royal Air Force (RAF) and other countries to respond to flights.

Irish Defence Forces, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Offutt Air Force Base has recently received the second of three refurbished WC-135R surveillance aircraft, commonly known as “nuke-sniffers”. Tail number 64-14831 arrived at the base after being converted by defense contractor L3Harris under the supervision of the U.S.Air Force’s “Big Safari” program. The new aircraft is part of the 55th Wing’s mission to detect atmospheric radiation, particularly from events such as North Korean weapons tests or nuclear submarine bases in the Russian Arctic, in support of the 1963 Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

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