Four Located After Piper Aircraft Went Down Tinian
Sailors from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 helped rescue four people whose plane went missing on a flight from Tinian to Saipan of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Oct. 6.
'Fly The Dream' In Los Angeles Gives Fighter Jet Flight Experience To Visitors
A new facility is bringing authentic F-16 flight simulation to the public, with no flying experience necessary. Fly the Dream is home to 7 hi-fidelity cockpit simulators, each one having more than 100 functions found in the actual US Air Force jetfighter. The grand opening for this one-of-a-kind entertainment experience was October 15.
All But Non-Existent As Partial Government Shutdown Continues
Air Force community and public outreach was significantly impacted earlier this year as sequestration went into effect, and is now all but non-existent due to the partial government shutdown, with more than 800 events being canceled or withdrawn this year. As a result of sequestration and the partial government shutdown, roughly 45 million people did not get the chance to see the U.S. Air Force in action.
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