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Several C-17 Globemaster III's sit on the flightline prior to being cleared for takeoff from McChord Air Force Base, Wash. A C-17 from the 10th Airlift Squadron at McChord AFB flew the one millionth sortie since September 11, 2001 on Nov. 19. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman);
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-- An Air Force captain from Allegheny County is credited with saving lives in Afghanistan by making sure troops on the ground were protected from an enemy assault. ... "He just said, 'Wow, I had a pretty long sortie today, it was really busy, it was nothing like I had ever seen before,'" Hill told WTAE Channel 4's Sally...
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The Air Force has announced changes for crew chiefs and other enlisted airmen who make it possible for pilots to fly. ... Some critics of the coming change will argue that crew chiefs and other sortie generators, such as armament specialists, aren’t really on the same “side” as the pilots they serve and...
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TAJI, Iraq — The Iraqi air force on Tuesday flew its first helicopter training sortie outside Taji Air Base, and an Iraqi helicopter pilot Thursday is set to become the first qualified to fly in combat. ... The training sortie, ... The American advisers are from the Coalition Air Force Transition Team, which has around...
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21 B-2s have been delivered to Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, the first in December 1993. In the first three years of service, the operational B-2s achieved a sortie reliability rate of 90%. An assessment published by the USAF showed that two B-2s armed with precision weaponry can do the job of 75...
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News and project information for the E-3 AWACS Airborne Warning and Control System. ... The E-3 entered service in 1977. 32 aircraft are in service with the USAF, seven with the UK Royal Air Force, four with the French Air Force and five with Saudi Arabia.
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Sgt. Daniel Mayo, 33rd Fighter Wing motorcycle mentor, leads a group of riders on a motorcycle "sortie" designed with safety in mind. ... 11/2/2009 - EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Bikers from the 33rd Fighter Wing found a creative way to combine vital training with a top priority of Air Force senior leadership,
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The sortie is also being seen as making a case for the induction of women fighter pilots in the air force. ... Patil, like Kalam, is set to experience a gravitational force of up to 2G. "It also depends on factors like the rate of onset of G-force," said Singha. "Depending on the weather factor, the aircraft is intended to...
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The 919th launched more than 850 sorties and averaged more than 2,000 flight hours last year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel King Jr. ... News > From the ground to the air: a 919th C-130 sortie...
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