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USN marks 60th anniversary of E-2’s first flight

Posted on October 23, 2020 by alert5

The U.S. Navy’s Airborne Command & Control community marks the 60th anniversary of the Grumman E-2’s first flight on Oct. 21.

#FighterFriday

Posted on October 23, 2020October 18, 2020 by alert5

An F-15E Strike Eagle, assigned to the 492nd Fighter Squadron, takes off at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, Oct. 14, 2020. The 48th Fighter Wing engages in daily training to maintain a ready force, able to safeguard U.S. national interests and the collective defense of the NATO alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessi Monte)

Loyal Wingman completes low speed taxi tests

Posted on October 22, 2020 by alert5

USAF seeks new Global Precision Attack Weapon

Posted on October 22, 2020 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force has started a search to find a supplier for its Global Precision Attack Weapon, a small, lightweight bomb that fits in the weapons bays of the B-21 and F-35.

U.S. Air Force photo by Jim Haseltine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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U.S. Marines are using Ospreys to deploy oceanographic sensors

Posted on October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 by alert5

This year’s Trident Warrior 20 exercise saw the U.S. Marine Corp deploy four oceanographic sensors from its MV-22Bs for the first time.

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, deploy an oceanographic sensor at the Pacific Ocean, Calif., Oct. 13, 2020. 3rd MAW builds capability, strength, trust, and resiliency in our Marine-Air-Ground-Task Force by providing the aviation command element for I Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

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