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The U.S. Army Reserve is planning to permanently relocate four passenger jets to Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos by this summer, adding about 200 takeoffs and landings per year.
The fleet of UC-35A Cessna Citation Ultras will move from Fort Hood, Texas, with 18 soldiers assigned to 6th Battalion, 52nd Aviation Unit, according to a notice from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The aircraft are used by U.S. Transportation Command to fly military personnel and Department of Defense civilians on official business within the continental U.S.
Most of the UC-35A pilots work for commercial airlines and must commute across the country to perform their Army Reserve duties, according to the Corps. Fort Hood is serviced by a small regional airport that offers a limited number of flights.
The Great Pacific Airshow announces that plans are underway for the Oct. 1-3, 2021 airshow in Huntington Beach, Calif., which for the first time will feature top performers from the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines.
“We are all looking forward to 2021 and what better way to celebrate The Great Pacific Airshow’s return than with a performance from the legendary Blue Angels on their 75th anniversary in their new aircraft and the crowd-favorite Canadian Snowbirds,” said Kevin Elliott, Airshow Director and CEO of Code Four, operators of The Great Pacific Airshow.
The inspiring U.S. Navy Blue Angels will return to Huntington Beach in 2021 as the popular squadron celebrates its 75th anniversary and showcases the speed, power and agility of its new F/A-18 Super Hornets with an updated, astonishing routine. This year, the squad began the transition from older legacy Hornets which the team has flown for 34 years to the new Super Hornets and updated its support plane to the C130J, kn