APRIL 26, 2022 – Those who have spent time around Army helicopters know that the enlisted crew chiefs are often visible from the sky, with their head hanging out of the sliding side door of a UH-60 Black Hawk or feet dangling off of the back ramp of a CH-47 Chinook. AH-64 Apache attack helicopter crew chiefs, on the other hand, get as far as the flightline; they launch their … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2022
Countering Small Unmanned Aircraft Takes a Team
APRIL 26, 2022 - Not all enemy threats light up the sky or cost millions of dollars. Keeping military installations safe from threat is a partnership. As lead command for the Air Force Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems effort, Headquarters, Air Force Materiel Command, has established a symbiotic relationship between two of its directorates to accomplish the … [Read more...]
Storage Tanks Boost California Guard’s Firefighting Capabilities
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules MAFFS (Modular Airborne Firefighting System) aircraft assigned to the 146th Airlift Wing sits on the flight line in front of the newly constructed MAFFS pits at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Port Hueneme, California April 21, 2022. The new fire-retardant ground tanks have increased the storage capability five-fold from a … [Read more...]
Blinken, Austin Meet Ukraine’s President in Kyiv
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III, left, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, traveled to Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 24, 2022, to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (DoD photo) APRIL 26, 2022 - Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III traveled by train yesterday to Ukraine's capital Kyiv, to meet … [Read more...]
Army Parachute Team Brings Experience to Puerto Rico
APRIL 25, 2022 - The United States Army Parachute Team was in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico April 19 through 22 conducting tandems for local patrons. USAPT conducts worldwide parachute jumps using a tandem orientation program that connects the U.S. Army with the American public and enhances the Army’s recruiting efforts. The tandem team consists of 15 Soldiers selected from a core … [Read more...]