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VFC-12 transitioning to Super Hornet as USN considers getting used F-16s from USAF as aggressors

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Vice Adm. John Mustin, chief of Navy Reserve, disclosed in a statement submitted to the defense subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee that VFC-12 will being its transition to the Super Hornet Block 1 this year.

KEY WEST, Fla. (Oct. 29, 2020) An F/A-18 Hornet of the “Fighting Omars” of Fighter Squadron Composite (VFC) 12 flies over Key West, Fla. while providing adversary support for the Strike Fighter Advanced Readiness Program (SFARP) for Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1. VFC-12 is one of four Navy Reserve squadrons who function as the Navy’s only professional airborne adversary support squadrons. (Courtesy Photo)

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E-2, F-15, F/A-18 made barrier arrested landing during Cope North 21

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The two Barrier Arresting Kits (BAK-12) at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam were replaced on Apr. 26. In the new releases on May 3 from the 36th Wing Public Affairs, Master Sgt. Robert Smith from the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron said the BAK-12 was used to catch a E-2, F-15 and F/A-18 during exercise Cope North 21 in February.

The 36th Civil Engineer Squadron removes the old Barrier Arresting Kit from the flight line at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, April 26, 2021. According to the technical order, BAK-12s are overhauled and replaced every ten years. The BAK-12 feeds a cable across the flight line and, in the case of an in-flight emergency, acts as a mechanical barrier that rapidly decelerates a landing aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Brooks)

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