Kongsberg Aviation Maintenance Services AS, a company in Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (Kongsberg), has entered into agreement to acquire Patria Helicopters AS in Bardufoss from Patria Aviation Oy, a subsidiary of Patria Oyj. The formal takeover date is 1 July 2020.

“This acquisition strengthens our pres…

Paratroopers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, United States Army Alaska, parachuted into Andersen Air Force Base, Guam on Jun. 30 after being flown in from Joint Base Elemendorf-Richardson, Alaska. More than 400 paratroopers than seize and secured the airfield as part of their Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise.

One KC-135 and seven KC-46 tankers took part in a weather evacuation exercise at McConnell Air Force Base on Jul. 1.