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Carl Vinson CSG to arrive in South Korean waters next week

Posted on April 18, 2017 by alert5

The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is expected to arrive off the eastern part of South Korea on Apr. 25, South Korean officials disclosed.

170204-N-BL637-204 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 04, 2017) The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the Pacific Ocean. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet. U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific regularly and routinely for more than 70 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean M. Castellano/Released)

T-45C flights to resume with restrictions

Posted on April 18, 2017 by alert5

The U.S. Navy has lifted the operational pause on its T-45C with some restrictions while the service determine the root cause the problem with the aircraft’s On Board Oxygen Generator System (OBOGS).

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UH-1 veterans to be awarded Silver Stars for saving C-130 crew 45 years ago

Posted on April 18, 2017April 18, 2017 by alert5

At 8:00 AM CT today, U.S. Congressman French Hill will award Silver Stars to a UH-1 crew who saved seven people on board a C-130 that crashed during the Vietnam war.

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Vietnam keen on getting Ansat, Mi-17V-5, Mi-38

Posted on April 18, 2017 by alert5

A delegation from the Vietnamese Defense Ministry is visiting the Kazan Helicopter plant and the discussions centered around the export of Mi-17V-5, Mi-38 and Ansat helicopters to Vietnam.

By Vitaly V. Kuzmin (http://vitalykuzmin.net/?q=node/468) [CC BY-SA 4.0 or CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Spanish P-3 incursion into Gibraltar airspace

Posted on April 18, 2017 by alert5

This P-3 from the Spanish Air Force was photographed flying in Gibraltar’s airspace on Apr. 17. The local authorities say this type of intrusion by the Spanish military occurs frequently but rarely caught on camera.