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May 28, 2022

CG Station Sitka Completes Multi-Leg MedEvac For Downed DHC-3

Survivors of Alaskan DHC-3 Crash Rescued by Quick Reaction, Good Organization

Coast Guard Station Sitka has completed another successful medevac mission, rescuing 2 from a crash Southeast of Yakutat, Alaska. On May 24, the watchstanders of the Coast Guard 17th District picked up on an ELT alert only minutes before receiving calls reporting the crash of a single engine Dehavilland DHC-3. The aircraft contained 4 people aboard, The responding unit launched from the Sitka Station in their MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, arriving on scene to transport the more seriously injured passengers. While on scene, it was determined that 2 of the passengers had incurred critical back injuries, rendering speedy care a priority.

USAF Resorts to Destroying A-10 Fleet by Legerdemain

The U.S. Air Force is starving its aging fleet of A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft of critical maintenance and upgrades, thereby surreptitiously circumventing Congressional mandates to preserve the uniquely capable, much-loved warplane—so indicates a recent report by the nonprofit, Project on Government Oversight (POGO). The 26 April 2022 report states the Air Force has essentially hollowed out the A-10 fleet by forgoing critical maintenance, including new wings and upgrades to a central computer system required for deployment.

Northrop-Grumman Reports B-21 Proceeding Apace in Ground-Testing

Northrop Grumman stated that the public unveiling of its next-generation stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider, is still expected later this year. The aircraft—an advanced, very long-range, heavy-payload, stealthy, intercontinental strategic bomber—is an integral component of the U.S. Air Force’s Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) program. When complete, the B-21 will be able to deliver conventional and/or thermonuclear ordnance to targets anywhere in the world.