U.S. Marines with Marine Air Control Squadron 4 Detachment Bravo (MACS-4 DET B) and Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 (MWSS-171) conduct a Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) exercise at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan. Dec. 13, 2019. FARP training offers MCAS Iwakuni the capability of forward deploying…
By Elly Sallingboe The Sally B returned to Denmark in August 2019. Being a Dane, I was very exited about bringing Sally B to my home country, and I was in no way disappointed. Sally B was definitely the star of the show. On our arrival, we were welcomed with a red carpet and…
The USS Gerald R. Ford is conducting Aircraft Compatibility Testing or ACT off the East Coast of the United States this month. According to an article published by the US Navy on January 16, 2020: ATLANTIC OCEAN (NNS) -- The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) departed its…
By Jimmy Bhatia New Delhi. Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria formally inducted the first BrahMos-capable Sukhoi Su-30 MKI squadron in Southern Air Command’s newly developed air base at Thanjavur. India will now have a new…
An aircrew from the 6th Air Refueling Squadron, Travis AFB, California, flies to Scott AFB, Illinois, to update training and guidance on aeromedical evacuation procedures for a KC-10 Extender. Features a timelapse of pallet loading and offloading. SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, IL, UNITED STATES 12.17.2019 Video by Tech. Sgt. Traci…
The first two MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft arrived in Guam over the past weekend. “The inaugural deployment of Triton UAS brings enhanced capabilities and a broad increase in maritime domain awareness to our forward fleet commanders,” Rear Adm. Peter Garvin, the commander of Patrol and Reconnaissance Group, said in a…
On 15 November 2019, No. 33 Squadron prepared five of its KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transports for launch at the same time, demonstrating the Squadron’s ability to surge to meet Australia’s strategic air mobility requirements. At RAAF Base Amberley, the five KC-30As conducted an ‘elephant walk’ – the traditional name given…
By Kenneth Maxwell Angela Merkel has been in power for 14 years. She was first elected as chancellor of Germany in 2005. She was then re-elected in 2009, and again in 2013, and for a further term in 2018. She plans to stay on until 2021. 67% of Germans approve of…
