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NATO trio team up to boost air refuelling capacity

NATO trio team up to boost air refuelling capacity

France, Germany and the Netherlands agreed Wednesday to team up in order to boost Europe’s fleet of air-to-air refueling aircraft, a key shortcoming identified by last year’s NATO operation in Libya. The three nations announced that they would lead efforts to share existing planes or acquire new ones, such as the Airbus 330 MRTT, hoping [...]

Deployed air refueling unit helps fuel the Afghanistan surge

Deployed air refueling unit helps fuel the Afghanistan surge

SOUTHWEST ASIA: On Dec. 1, 2009, President Barack Obama announced that an additional 30,000 troops would be sent to Afghanistan to help stabilize the country. Whether in support of airlift missions or combat operations, aircraft fuel delivered by members of the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron here is vital to the success of this surge. [...]

Helicopter pilots train Japanese forces on air refueling

Helicopter pilots train Japanese forces on air refueling

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan: A team of HH-60G Pave Hawk pilots here provided a three-day intensive course on air refueling to Japanese Self Defense Forces helicopter rescue pilots in late March over Japan. The training, given by pilots from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, gave JASDF members hands-on helicopter air refueling training. American pilots put together [...]

 
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