Air Force officials announced May 29 they are consolidating depot maintenance for the F-22 Raptor at the Ogden Air Logistics Complex at Hill Air Force Base, UT. The depot maintenance work is currently split between the Ogden ALC and the Lockheed facility in Palmdale, CA.
Area Is The Nation's Most Active ANG Bombing Range
Representatives from the Smoky Hill Air National Guard Weapons Range are slated to present a pilot safety briefing on Thursday, June 6 at 1630 CDT in Salina Airport Authority's Hangar.
RQ-21A STUAS Greenlighted For Low Rate Initial Production
The Department of the Navy said recently that the RQ-21A Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (STUAS) received Milestone C approval authorizing the start of low rate initial production. With MS C approval, the RQ-21A program, managed by the Navy and Marine Corps STUAS program office (PMA-263) at NAS Patuxent River, enters the production and deployment phase of the acquisition timeline.
Over 800 Local Training Sorties Flown In The Past Year
The Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron-501 celebrated the one-year anniversary of flying the F-35B Lightning II at Florida's Eglin AFB Wednesday, May 22, by continuing to train up the pilots and maintainers on the nation's newest fifth-generation fighter. "This is a once in a lifetime chance to get to write the first chapter in a story that will last 50 years and beyond," said Lt. Col. David Berke, the commander of VMFAT-501 located at the 33rd Fighter Wing's F-35 Integrated Training Center.
Iconic Lockheed F-104A Starfighter Was First To Complete Sustained Mach 2 Flight
The iconic Lockheed F-104A Starfighter, Serial No. 56-817 made its final landing at Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor on May 9, 2013, bringing the Museum's ever-expanding iconic aircraft collection to 43 warbirds, helicopters and jets. The Starfighter is on long-term loan from Museum of Aviation Robins Air Force Base, Warner Robins, Georgia. It will be on display for visitors in the Museum's 87,000 sq. ft. battle-scarred Hangar 79.
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