Wednesday - November 27, 2024
Tipoffs for Dayton, Ohio (Wright Patterson) Newsletter for Thursday August 29, 2024 ( 2 items )  

70 Years of Flight: The C-130's legacy and future
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. Since its first flight Aug. 23, 1954, the C-130 has proven to be one of the most versatile and active aircraft in the Air Force's fleet, having carried troops and supplies from the tundra of Antarctica, to the deserts of the Middle East, to the tropical islands of the Pacific, and nearly everywhere in between. Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, host of the  more

First ACC EA-37B delivered to Davis-Monthan AFB
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. (AFNS) Air Combat Command received its first EA-37B Compass Call, aircraft 19-5591, for pilot training Aug. 23, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. The EA-37B, a wide-area airborne electromagnetic attack weapon system using a heavily modified version of the Gulfstream G550 airframe, was delivered by Gen. Ken Wilsbach, ACC commander, along wit  more