NOVEMBER 29, 2022 – A Skydio X2D Small Unmanned Aerial System drone was tested during its first operational flight around a static aircraft at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 4, 2022. The 436th Airlift Wing Plans and Programs office and the Bedrock Innovation Lab jointly run the wing’s SUAS program. The program provides safe and effective integration of SUAS … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2022
Global Dexterity Through Pacific Partnerships
NOVEMBER 29, 2022 — Royal Australian Air Force No.36 Squadron hosted U.S. Air Forces 15th Wing and Hawaii Air National Guard personnel during Exercise Global Dexterity 22-2 at RAAF Base Amberley in Queensland, Australia, Nov. 12-19. The RAAF and USAF integrated personnel throughout the week-long exercise, which is designed to support the bilateral tactical airlift and … [Read more...]
Lasting Relationships in the NATO Alliance
NOVEMBER 29, 2022 - The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) transited the Strait of Messina, a historically treacherous chokepoint between Southern Italy and Sicily, Nov. 26, 2022. For Cmdr. Brian Conlan, navigation officer aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), the transit represented a reunion of sorts with an old colleague, Italian … [Read more...]
New Automated Passenger Reservation Tool
NOVEMBER 29, 2022 – The 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Royal Air Force Mildenhall introduced a new program to assist service members with travel; the automated passenger reservation tool. The previous program was used through the squadron’s email. The A-PRT is available online and service members can keep track of all updates regarding their travel. “The system … [Read more...]
Increased Firepower Provides Unique Capability
Two M240s are mounted inside an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter Nov. 22, 2022, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. The 943d RQG designed a concept to mount four additional M240 machine guns into HH-60G helicopters to provide more firepower to the 920th Rescue Wing’s personnel recovery task force in contested environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andre Trinidad) NOVEMBER … [Read more...]