PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) and an embarked HITRON aircrew returned to home following a 60-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea. July 27, 2024. During the deployment, USCGC Forward patrolled within the Coast Guard 7th District’s area of responsibility in support of Joint Interagency Task Force – South. Crew members Leer másCoast Guard Cutter Forward and HITRON aircrew returns home[…]
Story by Belinda O’Neal, Alaska National Guard MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz. — Aviators from the Alaska Army National Guard graduated from the Marine Corps Weapons and Tactics Instructor course April 22, marking a significant moment in the evolution of Army-wide aviation readiness. The Alaska Guard’s participation marks the first time a conventional (not special forces) Leer másAlaska Army NG and Marine Corps enhance weapons and tactics[…]
Story by Naval Special Warfare Group ONE Navy SEALs members from West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare (NSW) operators recently concluded a joint training exercise focused on enhancing operational capabilities and partnerships, December 15, 2023. The joint training included forces from 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, 1st Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 137th Special Operations Wing, 527th Leer másNavy SEALs and joint force conclude training exercise[…]
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[…]
Story by Ensign Jordan Sykes, U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of USCGC Diligence (WMEC 616) returned to homeport in Pensacola after a 52-day anti-drug patrol in the Caribbean Sea in which interdicted six cocaine smugglers. Thursday, December 14, 2023. During the patrol, USCGC Diligence’s crew worked in support of Joint Leer másUSCGC Diligence interdicts six cocaine smugglers in Caribbean Sea[…]
Con un historial de más de 12 millones de horas de vuelo en el campo de batalla, Honeywell ha fabricado más de 6.000 motores T55 para propulsar los helicópteros CH-47 y MH-47 Chinook desde su creación, hace ya más de medio siglo. Hoy son 2.500 las unidades del T55 en servicio, propulsando los H-47 Chinook de 20 Leer másHoneywell T55-714C, el nuevo motor para el CH-47 Chinook[…]
