Story by Maj. John Stamm, 908th Airlift Wing As senior members of aeromedical evacuation teams, it’s the responsibility of U.S. Air Force Flight Nurses, Air Force specialty code 46NXF, to provide life-saving emergency and pre-hospital care to servicemembers up to 30 thousand feet in the sky. From planning a mission to disembarking the aircraft, flight Leer másUS Air Force Flight Nurses: Saving Lives Miles High[…]
Story by Staff Sgt. Terry Rajsombath, KFOR Regional Command East CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – Members of 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, Army National Guard, conducts the first retrograde of nine UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters in support of Kosovo Force (KFOR), Jan. 29, 2024. Army FM 3-90 defines retrograde operations as an organized movement away from Leer más1st retrograde UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters in support of KFOR[…]
Story by Balinda O’Neal, Alaska National Guard An Alaska National Guard Operation Santa Claus UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter took an unexpected turn this year as its mission to bring holiday joy to the village of Tuluksak became a medevac for a resident of the nearby village of Napaskiak. The past November 15, the Alaska Army Leer másAn Alaska National Guard UH-60 crew conducts unexpected medevac[…]
Based on Ministry of Defense Czech Republic (26 July 2023) by Captain Jindřiška Budiková. The 22nd Czech Air Force Base received the first two Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters on July 26, 2023, onboard a C-17 Globemaster cargo plane. At mid-September, the Czech Air Force will receive four more H-1 aircraft, two AH-1Z Viper more Leer másThe first two AH-1Z Viper helicopters are in the Czech Republic[…]
LONG BEACH, California, 29 de septiembre de 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) continuará garantizando la preparación de los C-17 Globemaster III para las misiones internacionales de la USAF. El contrato de prolongación del servicio, adjudicado por el Departamento de Defensa (DoD), tiene un valor de hasta 23,8 mil millones de dólares e incluye posibles opciones e incentivos durante Leer másBoeing mantendrá los C-17 de la USAF hasta el 2034[…]
HONOLULU — Coast Guard, Navy, USAF and partner agencies rescue missing mariner from sailing vessel, Epic, approximately 310 nm southwest of Oahu, Friday. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter William Hart rescued Philip Grenz, last seen Sept. 2, 2021, and transporting him back to Oahu. The sailor was in stable condition. “With the combined Leer másCoast Guard, partners rescue missing mariner off Oahu after 6-day search[…]
Sgt. Brittany Murphy, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing El pasado 14 de agosto, el primer transporte NEO, un C-17 Globemaster III cargado con personas evacuadas de Afganistán, despegó del Aeropuerto Internacional Hamid Karzai (Kabul) con destino a AUAB (Qatar). La Base Aérea Al Udeid (AUAB) se convirtió en el principal punto de tránsito de la operación Leer másAUAB apoyó el puente aéreo NEO de Afganistán más grande de la historia[…]
Utilizando aviones C-17 Globemaster III y C-130 Hércules de Estados Unidos, junto con el puente aéreo de la coalición y otros países aliados, alrededor de 21.600 personas han sido evacuadas de Afganistán en sólo 24 horas. Éstas son las cifras más altas desde que comenzó la misión de evacuación, las cuales son posibles debido a Leer másEn 24 horas fueron evacuadas de Afganistán 21.600 personas[…]
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and USAF worked together with FEMA to ensure the timely delivery of a shipment of medical Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to medical responders in the U.S. Territory of American Samoa, and the strategic deepwater Port of Pago Pago, Wednesday. “FEMA notified the Coast Guard of the need March 27, and Leer másCoast Guard, USAF, FEMA ensure delivery of medical supplies to American Samoa[…]
