An EA-6B Prowler from Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 135, the
"Black Ravens" based at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, went down
Friday morning during a training mission.
A pilot, navigator and enlisted maintainers from Germany's
Ramstein Air Force Base were deployed to Iraq from August through
January to train their Iraqi counterparts to fly and maintain the
Iraqi 23rd Squadron’s three C-130Es at Ali Base, Iraq. The
C-130s make up the first Iraqi airlift squadron under the country's
new government.
Doss Aviation Wins Bid To Supply USAFA With Trainers
Aero-News has learned the US Air Force Air Education Training
Command has selected Doss Aviation of Colorado Springs as provider
of the Initial Flight Screening (IFS) program for USAF Pilots. Doss
was selected from three finalist bidders, all of whom had bid with
a customized version of Diamond's DA20-C1.
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