USAF Special Ops Sends Last MC-130H to the ‘Boneyard’
The tanker used for special operations infiltration and resupply flew its last flight Sunday.
The tanker used for special operations infiltration and resupply flew its last flight Sunday.
Military pilots are 87 percent more likely to contract melanoma compared with the general population, according to DOD.
The aircraft were assigned to 101st Airborne Division Air Assault based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
The Tillamook Air Museum in Tillamook, Oregon has six cockpits for visitation—the latest one to join the fleet is a B-52G Stratofortress. The welcome ceremony will be held on April 1, 2023.
DOD stopped delivery of the fighters and their F135 engines amid an investigation into a hard landing at a Texas military base late last year.
U.S. military officials called the interception of an unmanned aircraft by the fighter “aggressive” and part of an emerging pattern.
Company said it plans to begin delivering the aircraft next year.
The dogfight involved two small, unmanned, fixed-wing aircraft—one operated by AI, and the other controlled by a human from the ground.
The upgrade is expected to add another 30 years to the Cold War icon’s career.
Problems with harmonic resonance had halted delivery of fighter jet engines for two months.