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USMC’s first two MQ-9 sensor operators

Posted on August 14, 2019August 13, 2019 by alert5

The U.S. Marine Corps is moving one step closer towards operating its own MQ-9 fleet with the first two Marines graduating from the Basic Sensor Operator Course on Aug. 9.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Aug. 8, 2019) – The Commander of 558 Flying Training Squadron (FTS) Lt. Col. Eric Bissonette (left) and Marine Liaison to 558 FTS Major Matthew Bailey (right) stand with two graduates from the 19-14 Basic Sensor Operator Course (BSOC) graduating class after a winging ceremony aboard Randolph Air Force Base. LCpl Joshua Cuddy (center left) and LCpl Tyler Rodriguez (center right) are the first two Marines to complete 558 FTS BSOC and go on to qualify on the MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). The BSOC training program is a Air Force school which Marines have recently been doing a joint training with part of the 558 flight training squadron aboard Randolph Air Force Base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Pawel Puczko/Released) 190809-M-ZA072-1091

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CVN 69 fires anti-torpedo torpedo

Posted on August 14, 2019August 13, 2019 by alert5

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) fires an anti-torpedo torpedo while underway in the basic phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James Norket

Blue Magpie scale model at TADTE

Posted on August 13, 2019August 13, 2019 by alert5

More images of Taiwan’s Blue Magpie have emerged ahead of Taipei Aerospace & Defence Technology Exhibition.

Photo: YC Kwan
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#TankerTuesday

Posted on August 13, 2019 by alert5

A crew chief assigned to the 157th Air Refueling Wing marshalls in the new KC-46A Pegasus Aug. 8, 2019, at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H. The plane is the most modern aerial refueler in the U.S. Air Force inventory. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airmen Victoria Nelson)

U.S. Army signs contract for Iron Dome

Posted on August 13, 2019August 13, 2019 by alert5

The U.S. Army has signed the contract to buy two sets of Iron Dome missile intercepting units.

Israel Defense Forces and Nehemiya Gershoni נחמיה גרשוני [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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