Flight Sergeant Karen Pinnion is to be the first female in her trade promoted to the rank of Warrant Officer. Karen joined the Service in October 1983 and during her 32-year engineering career has worked on the Gazelle, Wessex, Jaguar, Hercules, Puma and Tornado aircraft. She has served at various stations across the UK and … Dowiedz się więcej
Seven pilots of MiG-29 aircraft and four Mi-8 helicopter pilots from the formation of the Air Force and the Air Defenceare performingfrom 2 to 8 October a joint exercise with colleagues from the Aerospace Defence Forces of the Russian Federation – BARS 2015 at „Privolzski”airport and training ground „Ashuluk” near Astrakhan. It is the first … Dowiedz się więcej
The Navy’s last flying T-2C Buckeye made its final flight at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland, Sept. 25, capping 56 years of the aircraft type’s service to the fleet. Although T-2s were officially retired from service in 2008 with a “sundown” ceremony, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 20 at NAS Pax continued … Dowiedz się więcej
A New Zealand Defence Force P-3K2 Orion aircraft last night located a dinghy missing near Tokelau in the Pacific with three people on board. All three occupants were well and uninjured. The dingy had been missing since Tuesday morning New Zealand time. Air Component Commander Air Commodore (AIRCDRE) Kevin McEvoy said the Air Force received … Dowiedz się więcej
Two bomb wings from the Air Combat Command ceremonially realigned Sept. 28 to Global Strike Command’s 8th Air Force, bringing all of the service’s bomber fleet under a single command. The move joins B-1B Lancers from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas’ 7th Bomb Wing and Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota’s 28th BW, with B-52H Stratofortresses and … Dowiedz się więcej
„Blue & White Glory” training exercise: The Hellenic Army’s Aerial Wing deployed to Israel for a joint practice with the Israeli helicopters squadrons. This is the first time the Hellenic Army’s Aerial Wing has deployed abroad For the IAF, the last few weeks has been packed with cooperation with different forces around the world. After … Dowiedz się więcej