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Training helicopters to boost Iraqi Army skills
The recent arrival of three Bell T-407 training helicopters at Camp Taji, Iraq, will help to train qualified Iraqi Army pilots to operate and maintain the helicopters, as well as rapidly accelerate the fielding and utilization of Iraqi 407 Armed Scout Helicopters which are scheduled to be fielded here by the end of 2011. “To [...]
NATO program enhances multinational tactical operations
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany: This year, six pilots from the 480th Fighter Squadron here completed Allied Command Europe’s Tactical Leadership Program at Albacete-Los Llanos Air Base, Spain, for the first time. “This training is essential for fighter squadrons in Europe that have active participation roles with NATO,” said Lt. Col. Andrew Wolcott, the 480th FS [...]
South Korea set for new drill as N.Korea raps warmongers
SEOUL: South Korea’s military prepared Thursday for a new show of force involving artillery fire, missiles and fighter planes, with backing from Washington but criticism from North Korea of “warmonger” tactics. The one-hour live-fire exercise at Pocheon, 30 kilometres (20 miles) south of the tense land border with North Korea, would be the largest ground-air [...]
South Korea readies major military drill near tense border
SEOUL: South Korea prepared Wednesday for a major live-fire drill involving fighter jets and tanks near the tense North Korean border, as Seoul and Washington reacted warily to overtures from Pyongyang. South Korea’s military said Thursday’s ground and air firing exercise 20 kilometres (12 miles) south of the mainland border would also involve self-propelled guns [...]
300 take part in virtual battle
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE: More than 300 joint warfighters converged in a virtual battlespace for a four-day exercise ending Dec. 16. Participants from 18 locations joined forces to defeat the simulated threat in Virtual Flag 11-1. The 705th Combat Training Squadron here executes four VFs each year. It’s the largest Air Force event of its [...]
South Korea starts live-fire drill on border island
South Korean troops Monday started a live-fire artillery exercise on a border island, the defence ministry said, despite threats by North Korea to hit back. “The drill has started,” a ministry spokesman told AFP. An AFP photographer in a bunker on Yeonpyeong island confirmed he heard the sound of artillery. After a similar drill on [...]
South Korea holds mass civil defence drill amid tension
SEOUL: South Korea launched its biggest-ever civil defence drill amid high tensions over North Korea’s deadly artillery attack last month and its nuclear programmes. Sirens wailed across the country at 2:00 pm (0500 GMT) on Wednesday to signal the start of the 15-minute exercise. Most traffic quickly halted on Seoul’s main street, Sejongno, and elsewhere [...]
South Korea Resumes Live-Fire Artillery Drills
South Korean forces are embarking on a second week of live-fire drills around the nation’s coasts, disregarding a warning from North Korea that the exercises could spark a nuclear war. South Korea is also planning civil defense drills to prepare its people for the possibility of hostilities with the North. A former U.S. intelligence chief [...]
Air Force Researchers Showcase Integrated Training Capabilities
Researchers from the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing Human Effectiveness directorate’s Warfighter Readiness Research division showcased their integrated training capabilities at the 2010 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference in Orlando, Fla. Their mission is to develop science and technology solutions to improve the ability of warfighters to realistically train as they [...]
