HMLA-367 was deactivated at MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii on Apr. 22. All 27 AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters will be relocated to California and the squadron will be reactivated by end of the year at MCAS Camp Pendleton.
HMLA-367 deactivated
USAF deploying MQ-9s to Greece
The U.S. Air Force will be deploying its MQ-9 unmanned air vehicle to Greece’s Larissa Air Base in the coming weeks, news reports from Greece say.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Ridgeway [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Poland to choose between AH-1Z and AH-64
Poland is shopping for new attack helicopters and the Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak revealed that one of the deciding factors to select a winner will be the delivery time.
First female B-52 squadron commander
Lt. Col. Vanessa “Lana” Wilcox is the first female to take command of a B-52 squadron. She was sworn in as the commander of the 96th Bomb Squadron during a change-of-command ceremony on Apr. 21.
Mali takes delivery of 2 Mi-24Ps and mobile radar from Russia
Mali has taken delivery of two Mi-24P attack helicopters from Russia on Apr. 18. The rotorcraft arrived at Modibo Keita international airport.
Photo: Malian Ministry of Defence
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