09/05/2014: Deployed Airmen from the 968th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron, 380th Air AWACS use the E-3 AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) to provide airborne surveillance, command, control and communication functions for aerial forces. This video highlights an aerial refueling of the E-3. Credit:380th Air Expeditionary Wing:7/7/14
08/31/2014: Deployed Airmen from the 968th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, use the E-3 AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) to provide airborne surveillance, command, control and communication functions for aerial forces. Credit:380th Air Expeditionary Wing:7/7/14 From a USAF story which highlighted the 4000 combat sortie…
07/22/2014: VMGR-252 Squadron utilizes the KC-130J aircraft as the Harvest Hawk to support ground units in Afghanistan aboard Kandahar Air Field, Jan. 21, 2012. Credit: Regional Command Southwest:1/25/12 In a story written by Cpl. Issac Lamberth and published on March 26, 2012, a broad overview on the Harvest Hawk deployed…
07/15/2014: UAS Shadow Company from the Michigan Army National Guard operating the Shadow. Credit Video: 126th Public Affairs Operations Center:5/19/14 The US Army and USMC have used the Shadow UAV in Iraq and Afghanistan. According to the USMC: The recent development and fielding of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) has delivered…
06/25/2014: The Afghan Air Force hit a huge milestone by completing the first ever all Afghan air crew C-130 flight June 16, 2014 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Their mission consisted of cargo, CASEVAC and PAX transport. The Afghan Air Force has been working hard the last 11 months with U.S. Air…
06/24/2014: The Afghan Air Force hit a huge milestone by completing the first ever all Afghan air crew C-130 flight June 16, 2014 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Their mission consisted of cargo, CASEVAC and PAX transport. The Afghan Air Force has been working hard the last 11 months with U.S. Air…
06/22/2014: One of the skill sets used with effect in Afghanistan has been precision air dropping. This experience is being carried forward elsewhere. In this video, footage is shown of a heavy cargo drop followed by Airborne Soldiers jumping at the Deadhorse drop zone for Arctic Pegasus 2014. This mobility…
06/18/2014: One of the skill sets used with effect in Afghanistan has been precision air dropping. This experience is being carried forward elsewhere. Above the Arctic Circle, paratroopers from 2nd Engineer Brigade participate in Arctic Pegasus. The goal of this Arctic mobility exercise is to enhance U.S. Army Alaska's proficiency…
