Hundreds of flights were canceled or delayed on Apr. 30 when computers at the Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center. Sources told NBC News that the En Route Automation Modernization system failed while trying to separate a U-2, flying at 60,000ft, from other commercial aircraft flying below it.
Nevada Army Guard Chinook in large-animal rescue training
A Nevada Army Guard CH-47 slings a horse mannequin as part of a joint, large-animal rescue training with the Washoe County Regional Animal Services office and the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District.
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Photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Getten, Joint Force Headquarters Public Affairs
Red Tails in Afghanistan
The USAF’s 100th Fighter Squadron has arrived at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez
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HMLA-773 final UH-1N flight
The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s only attack helicopter squadron, HMLA-773, has flown the UH-1N for the last time at Robins Air Force Base.
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Sikorsky begins powered ground tests of CH-53K with rotor blades
All seven main rotor blades and four tail rotor blades for the Sikorsky CH-53K heavy lift helicopter were attached to the Ground Test Vehicle (GTV) and powered on for the first time.
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Photo: Sikorsky