Eagle II Fighter Development Beats Missile Engagement Distance Records with AIM-120D

The U.S. Air Force has announced a milestone in the development of its new F-15EX Eagle II after a test aircraft fired an AIM-120D missile in a range over the Gulf of Mexico. The new Eagle II will replace the USAF's aging, increasingly tired F-15C and /Ds purchased through the decades. The new Eagle II has been referred to as a "missile truck", a concept that see the fighter carry ordnance into combat as a launch platform reliant upon stealthier, more advanced fighters like the F-35 Lightning II to penetrate hostile airspace and provide targeting guidance. The duo, if used correctly, leverages the increased payload of the Eagle with the advanced sensor suite

Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk Helicopter and A C-130 Super Hercules Took Part

The Coast Guard medevaced an injured crew member Monday from a fishing vessel near St. Paul, Alaska. A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew launched out of Forward Operating Location Cold Bay and hoisted the man from the 169-foot fishing vessel Constellation at about 9:30 a.m., just outside St. Paul Harbor. The Coast Guard placed the man in the care of St. Paul Health Center staff, who later transferred him to a Guardian Flight aircraft crew that flew him to Anchorage for further care.