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ESC officials complete milestone for advanced radar system
HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass: Equipping warfighters with the technology to detect moving targets in combat gained momentum when Electronic Systems Center officials here, in concert with prime contractors and other organizations, recently completed a key flight milestone for the Multiplatform Radar Technology Insertion Program. “At this point, we’re delivering on the promise of advanced [...]
CITS key to Air Force cyber superiority goal
HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass: The Combat Information Transport System is a high-priority item for Air Force officials who seek to create, manage and defend a truly enterprise-wide internet. During a recent Electronic Systems Center program prioritization effort, CITS was listed as number two out of more than 300 total programs. Since it is a [...]
Air Force team conducts air-assault training from Army helos
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq: Airmen from the 532nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron jumped in and out of helicopters from the Army C Company, 1-137th Aviation Regiment during air-assault training here May 23. “The purpose of air-assault training is to add another option of infiltrating a targeted area,” said Master Sgt. Jose Zuniga, 532nd ESFS quick [...]
First Iraqi ISR aircrew members graduate
NEW AL MUTHANA AIR BASE, Iraq: The first class of Iraqi Air Force Squadron 87 King Air intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircrew members completed their yearlong training May 17. The Iraqi King Air program, headed by Air Force and Navy aircrew instructors, trained four Iraqi pilots, seven co-pilots and five mission sensor operators. “We are [...]
Airpower: C-17s provide intra-theater airlift
SOUTHWEST ASIA: Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations May 25, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, a Royal Air Force GR-9 Harrier along with Navy F/A-18F Super Hornets conducted strikes in the Tarin Kowt area after [...]
AF officials announce Combat Air Forces restructure plan
WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Following the May 7 roll-out of the fiscal year 2010 budget proposal for the Department of Defense, Air Force officials announced plans to retire legacy fighters to fund a smaller and more capable force and redistribute people for higher priority missions. The Combat Air Forces restructuring plan would accelerate the retirement of [...]
US military shepherds humanitarian aid to Pakistan
WASHINGTON: Two Air Force C-17 Globemaster IIIs have begun delivering humanitarian aid to internally displaced people in Pakistan’s northwestern provinces, the chief U.S. defense representative said May 20. For Navy Rear Adm. Michael A. Lefevre, who works out of the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, the humanitarian effort to help the estimated 2 million Pakistanis displaced [...]
US pilots train Finnish Air Force in aerial refueling operations
ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England: A group of Airmen with the 100th Air Refueling Wing traveled to Tampere, Finland, May 2 to participate in a week-long exercise with Navy and Finnish Air Force F-18 Hornet pilots. The Airmen helped teach the Finnish pilots how to refuel in-air from a KC-135 Stratotanker. The exercise marks the [...]
Test center officials link mobility to boots on the ground
TUCSON, Az In the Southern Arizona desert, three C-130 Hercules aircraft recently rumbled over the saguaros and airdropped training bundles to a waiting combat controller. The historic drop was conducted digitally with a tactical data link known as the Situational Awareness Data Link, or SADL. It was the first time an aircrew in a C-130, [...]
