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Staff Sgt. Alex Graves and Maj. Zach Roycroft perform preflight checks for the first time on the Air Forceâs newest helicopter, the MH-139A Grey Wolf, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, shown in this Air Force photo. Graves, an Air Force Global Strike Command Detachment 7 special mission aviator, and Roycroft, 413th Flight Test Squadron test pilot, were part of the aircraftâs first combined test flight Feb. 11, 2020. The Grey Wolf is set to replace the Air Forceâs UH-1N Huey fleet.
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – It’s still a ways off yet but Minot Air Force Base is getting ready for the Air Force’s new MH-139A “Grey Wolf” helicopters to replace the Vietnam-era UH-1N Huey helicopters.
Taking a closer look at Israel’s weapons wish list Bradley Bowman and Brig. Gen. Jacob Nagel (ret.) February 12 An Israeli F-35 Adir receives fuel from a Tennessee Air National Guard KC-135 as the aircraft makes a flight across the Atlantic Ocean on Dec, 6, 2016. (1st Lt. Erik D. Anthony/U.S. Air Force) Eyeing Iran and its terrorist proxies in Syria and Lebanon, Israel’s Cabinet approved on Feb. 7 an Israeli Air Force request to use U.S. foreign military financing and loans to fund approximately $9 billion worth of U.S. military aircraft and weapons. Jerusalem’s decision initiates a process intended to culminate in the Air Force’s acquisition of new American fighter aircraft, air refuelers and helicopters. These purchases would help address vital Israeli military requirements and support efforts to maintain its qualitative military edge over any potential regional adversary.
How the Air Force Pulled Off the First-Ever Super Bowl Flyover with All 3 Bombers
Air Force Global Strike Command bombers perform the Super Bowl LV flyover at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., Jan. 7, 2021. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Jacob B. Wrightsman)
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The U.S. Air Force has been flying the B-52H Stratofortress since before the NFL held the first Super Bowl in 1967, but this week, America s oldest bomber joined in a first-of-its-kind flyover to mark the start of the big game.
The B-52H, which dates back to the early 1960s, had to keep in line with its B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit cousins over Tampa s Raymond James Stadium before the kickoff of Super Bowl LV. The flyover was timed perfectly as singers Jazmine Sullivan and Eric Church hit the final notes of the Star Spangled Banner thanks to coordinated efforts from the pilots, crew and ground liaisons, and other support aircraft.
Offensive power: Air Force s show of strength at the Super Bowl as B-52, B-1B and B-2 bombers fly over Raymond James Stadium
Capt. Sarah Kociuba led the flyover in the $1.157billion B-2 Spirit that took off from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri
The B-52 took off from Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota and the B-1 from Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota
The tri-bomber flyover, the first of its kind, flew over Tampa just before kickoff
The B-2, developed by Northrop Grumman, is known for being nearly invisible to radar and the Air Force has 20 of them in its fleet