The KC-135 Stratotanker fleet at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, flew more than 14,700 sorties in 2015 accumulating 103,419 combat hours in support of Operations Inherent Resolve and Freedom’s Sentinel. “We provide refueling to every flying unit in the area of responsibility which is Syria, Yemen, Iraq, and Afghanistan and supported 12 coalition nations,” said … Dowiedz się więcej
RAF Valley based 208(R) Squadron have unveiled a brand new Hawk TMk1 livery to commemorate their 100th Anniversary. The fin, featuring the squadron’s distinctive yellow and blue colour scheme, draws on a number of ideas submitted by squadron personnel and was created by the SERCO paintshop team on the Anglesey base. Wing Commander Chris Kidd, … Dowiedz się więcej
British Army soldiers and an RAF air crew have worked together on New Year’s eve to airlift more sandbags into a river breach just outside Croston, Lancashire. Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment (2 LANCS) spent the morning preparing one tonne sandbags so they could be lifted by a Chinook CH47 … Dowiedz się więcej
The “White Eagle” Squadron, celebrating five years since its establishment, is expected to grow in the near future: next year, new “Eitan” UAVs are expected to be absorbed in the squadron and by the end of 2020, the squadron is preparing to triple itself in size. “If we could look ten years into the future, … Dowiedz się więcej
Members of the Polish Air Force aeromedical evacuation team visited Ramstein Air Base’s AE units during a four-day familiarization tour Dec. 1-4. U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa hosted the Polish team hoping to build a stronger bond between the two nations. Another objective of the tour was to offer the Polish … Dowiedz się więcej
Members of the RAF Mountain Rescue Service, from RAF Valley and RAF Lossiemouth have visited the far east recently to help train their counterparts in the Hong Kong Civil Aid Service. The RAF Mountain Rescue Service has maintained close links with the Hong Kong Civil Aid Service since 1959, when this organisation took responsibility for … Dowiedz się więcej