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U.S. Air Force flying crew chiefs are specially trained maintenance personnel who can provide in-flight maintenance when required. They can be found flying onboard cargo planes and refueling tankers but the B-52 is the only bomber platform with flying crew chiefs.
Last month, the U.S. Air Force’s 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron carried out a demonstration to covert commercial-grade aircraft fuel (Jet A-1) into military-grade aircraft fuel (JP-8) at King Abdulaziz International Airport, Saudi Arabia.
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Current flight testing of the Boeing T-7A has revealed a wing rock issue with the advanced jet trainer. Couple with other issues affecting the development program, the U.S. Air Force has decided to delay the full-rate production decision from 2022 to 2023.
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The U.S. Army declared that it has tested an autonomous variant of the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) on Jun. 16.
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Three F-22s were scrambled from Hawaii on Jun. 13 and the U.S. military and the FAA were not willing to disclose the reason, now CBS has reported that the fighters were launched together with a KC-135 after Russian bombers approach the island.
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