OK, so it was a simulated war game. But F-22 fighters from
Langley AFB's 27th Fighter Squadron, participating in Exercise
Northern Edge, 2006, have tackled the simulated Sukhois thrown at
them with record- breaking aplomb -- final result, 108 "Sukhois"
killed. Zero Raptors.
The past and present came together Aug. 4 as black aviators from
different generations took part in a historic flight aboard a C-17
Globemaster III. An all-volunteer, black aircrew from the 315th and
437th Airlift Wings at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., and the
446th AW at McChord AFB, Wash., flew nine original Tuskegee Airmen
on an orientation flight aboard the C-17 named "The Spirit of the
Tuskegee Airmen" as part of 35th annual Tuskegee Airman Convention
in Phoenix.
DoD has confirmed that a US Army helicopter went down Tuesday
during an orientation flight over Iraq's Anbar province, officials
said today. The UH-60 Blackhawk attached to the 3rd Marine Aircraft
Wing was carrying six coalition troops and has been located,
according to a Multinational Corps Iraq press release.
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