Story by Capt. Charles Rivezzo, 39th Air Base Wing U.S. Air Force. — The 39th Air Base Wing was recently awarded the Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award for its meritorious service from Jan. 1, 2022, to Dec. 31, 2023. The Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award is awarded by the Secretary of the Air Leer más39th Air Base Wing earns Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award[…]
SAN DIEGO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft (MEA) aircrew responded to an in-flight emergency, providing critical instructions to a plane passenger that enabled a safe landing in Bakersfield, California on Oct. 4, 2024. On Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) contacted AMO’s Riverside Air Unit requesting assistance in Leer másCBP AMO aircrew assists a plane passenger in safe landing[…]
MIAMI — A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Miami MH-65E Dolphin rescue helicopter aircrew medevac a 81-year-old mariner (man) from a recreational vessel 15 nautical miles east of Sebastian Inlet. Thursday, September 19, 2024. Coast Guard Sector Miami watchstanders received a notification from a 24-foot recreational vessel at approximately 10:30 a.m., reporting one of their passengers was suffering Leer másA Coast Guard Miami MH-65E medevac man off Sebastian Inlet[…]
Turin 19/02/2024 – The Leonardo C-27J Flying Test Bed is a technological demonstration aircraft in the European Clean Sky 2 programme that concluded, at Turin’s Caselle airport, the Regional Integrated Aircraft Demonstration Platform (REG IADP) campaign. In-flight activities will validate the technical solutions conceived and designed by Leonardo’s engineers in Turin and Pomigliano d’Arco, making Leer másLeonardo C-27J Spartan demonstrator for Clean Sky 2 programme[…]
CLEVELAND — A Coast Guard Air Station Detroit MH-65 Dolphin aircrew and Station Marblehead members rescue nine ice fishermen from an ice floe on Lake Erie, near Catawba Island. Monday, January 22, 2024. At 10:21 a.m., Coast Guard 9th District members and local authorities responded to an initial report of more than 20 people on Leer másCoast Guard rescue 9 ice fishermen on Lake Erie[…]
MIRABEL, QC, Jan. 17, 2024 — The Government of Canada signs a Service Life Extension to its Bell CH-146 Griffon helicopter fleet. This contract with Bell Textron Canada Ltd. will extend the service life and maintain the existing capabilities of CH-146 Griffon helicopters to support the Canadian Armed Forces and keep Canadian citizens safe. Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Public Leer másBell Service Life Extension for Canadian CH-146 Griffon[…]
Story by Eve Baker, Fort Wainwright, Alaska FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska – A US Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter aircrew conducted a rescue (medevac) from the community of Tok, Alaska. The rescue helicopter crew members, assigned to Charlie Company, 1-52 General Support Aviation Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, performed the aeromedical evacuation of a civilian adult Leer másUS Army UH-60 helicopter crew conducts rescue from Tok, Alaska[…]
December 30, 2023. — Customs Surveillance of the AEAT during the joint operation ‘Hammer-Bandi’ with the National Police and the Civil Guard interdicts more than 2.3 tons in cocaine in Spain. Customs Spain, Police and CG have carried out the joint operation against several members of an international criminal organization specialized in the introduction and Leer másPolice, GC and AEAT interdicts more than 2.3 tons in cocaine[…]
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIVISION, Patuxent River, Md. — The United States Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) held a graduation ceremony for Class 163 on December 14, 2023. 28 students successfully completed the intense 11-month course of instruction and received their designations as Engineering Test Pilots, Engineering Test Flight Officers, and Test Project Engineer. U.S. Army Leer másUnited States Naval Test Pilot School graduates Class 163[…]
PHILADELPHIA, Dec 11, 2023 — The U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC) has awarded Boeing a contract to produce six remanufactured MH-47G Block II aircraft as a part of the Army’s modernization efforts. With the deal valued at $271M, Boeing has 42 MH-47G aircraft under contract with USASOAC. “The MH-47G Chinook has been a Leer másBoeing to modernize 6 MH-47G Block II Chinook to USASOAC[…]
