The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command executed a 2-week exercise codenamed Commando Crucible from Jun. 18 to Jul. 3. The object of the exercise is for Special Tactics teams to secure an airfield located in a simulate host nation and set up a Forward Air Refueling Point. Using Hurlburt Field, Florida as their base, […]
A MD-530F helicopter that was delivered to the Kenyan Army’s Joint Helicopter Command in January this year has crashed on Jul. 13, killing two people on board. Six of these helicopters were handed over at Embakasi Barracks on Jan. 23. The country had placed an order for 12 MD-530Fs. The mishap helicopter was on a […]
The U.S. Navy has decided to cancel the 2020 NAS Oceana Air Show scheduled to take place Sept. 19 – 20 due to public health risks associated with COVID-19. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Antonio P. Turretto Ramos / Public domain Although there are no plans to reschedule the show, the Navy […]
Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang wargames has started on Jul. 13, delayed this year due to COVID-19. The exercise saw the military deploying a Patriot air defense missile unit to the carpark of the Taipei City Zoo.
A team from the 307th Bomb Wing has partnered with King Crow Studios of Louisiana to come up with a virtual reality procedures trainer for the B-52 bomber. So instead of having the student step into a simulator or the real aircraft to go thru the entire ground procedures checklist, the trainee can now bring […]