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First USAF CV-22 pilot to clock over 3,000 hours on the tiltrotor

Posted on August 23, 2020 by alert5

Lt. Col. Luke Sustman, commander of the newly-activated 249th Special Operations Squadron, is the first U.S. Air Force pilot to clock more than 3,000 hours on the tiltrotor.

JACKSONVILLE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Fla. — U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Luke Sustman, a CV-22 pilot, is pictured before a CV-22 Osprey aircraft at the Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Fla. on Aug. 13, 2020. Sustman achieves a first in the Florida Air National Guard by reaching 3,000 flight hours in the CV-22 Osprey aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard by Airman 1st Class Jacob Hancock)

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Watch the arrival of six B-52s at RAF Fairford

Posted on August 23, 2020 by alert5

A-10s from 25th FS deployed to Guam

Posted on August 23, 2020August 23, 2020 by alert5

Six A-10s from the 25th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, South Korea, deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, for routine flight training, Aug. 10-21, 2020.

Biker whip jump over F-15, does backflip on wing of Tu-144

Posted on August 23, 2020 by alert5

Six B-52s from Minot AFB deployed to Europe

Posted on August 23, 2020August 23, 2020 by alert5

Six U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, arrived Aug. 22, 2020, at RAF Fairford, England for a long planned training mission, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Public Affairs has announced.

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eugene Oliver
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