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15th Attack Squadron marks 100th anniversary

Posted on May 11, 2017 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force’s 15th Attack Squadron celebrated its 100th birthday on May 9 at Creech Air Force Base.

On May 9, 2017, the 15th ATKS celebrated their 100-year anniversary and reflected on the unit’s extensive and honorable heritage, which coincidentally, includes their use of airpower in nearly every major conflict of the 20th Century. This heritage is carried on in today’s fight with remotely piloted aircraft MQ-1 Predators. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class James Thompson)

RQ-4 detachment deployed to Yokota has flown its first mission

Posted on May 11, 2017 by alert5

The RQ-4 temporarily deployed to Yokota, Japan from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam has flown its first mission on May 5.

An RQ-4 Global Hawk assigned to the 69th Reconnaissance Group Detachment 1 takes off at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 5, 2017. This was its first take-off since its arrival May 1, 2017. The Global Hawk supports U.S. intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance priorities, operational plans, and contingency operations throughout the Pacific theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

USAF’s first enlisted pilots since WW2

Posted on May 7, 2017 by alert5

Three airmen completed undergraduate remotely piloted aircraft training on May 5 and made history by becoming the first group of enlisted men to serve as pilots in the U.S. Air Force since World War 2.

U.S. Air Force illustration/Tech. Sgt. Ave I. Young

MQ-9 has dropped its first JDAM

Posted on May 6, 2017May 6, 2017 by alert5

The MQ-9 recently dropped a GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition at a range, adding another weapon to the drone’s arsenal.

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christian Clausen
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DJI patches Phantom quadcopter to prevent ISIL from using it

Posted on May 5, 2017May 4, 2017 by alert5

Chinese firm DJI has quietly released a firmware for its Phantom quadcopters so that they will be disabled in Iraq and Syria.

By Helge Könnecker (Multicopter-Uetze.de) (Own workOriginal text: selbst fotografiert) [Attribution], via Wikimedia Commons
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