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☆ US Air Force pilots share what it takes to make the elite Thunderbirds team and fly F-16s just inches apart at near-supersonic speeds
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Becoming fighter pilotsThunderbirds pilot Maj. Tyler Clark poses for the camera from the cockpit of an F-16 during flight. US Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paula ArceAir Force Maj. Tyler "Slasher" Clark, a right-side formation pilot, said he was inspired to become a fighter pilot as a kid after seeing the US Navy's Blue Angels and Thunderbirds. The South Carolina native is the first Air National Guard pilot to join the demo team. Air Force Maj. Jeffrey "Simmer" Downie, one of two solo pilots on the demo team, spent about a decade flying the F-16 to qualify as a Thunderbird pilot. After graduating from the Air Force Academy in 2013, he completed pilot training and fighter fundamental instruction.

Persons: Tyler Clark, Paula Arce, Tyler, Clark, it'd, McDonnell Douglas, Jeffrey " Simmer, Downie Organizations: Thunderbirds, US Air Force, Paula Arce Air Force, Angels, Air Force, Air National Guard, McDonnell, Air Force Academy, Freedom Sentinel Locations: South Carolina, Afghanistan

☆ US Navy aviators killed in stateside Growler fighter jet crash flew combat strike missions off a carrier in the Red Sea fight
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Two US Navy aviators were killed last week when their fighter jet crashed during a training flight. The Navy on Monday identified the two aviators as Lt. Cmdr. Evans and Wileman had recently returned from flying combat missions against the Houthis. AdvertisementThe two US Navy aviators who were killed in a fighter jet crash in the United States last week had recently returned from flying combat missions against the Houthis. AdvertisementAnd Wileman was awarded three Strike Flight Air Medals for her role in combat missions between December and April.

Persons: Cmdr, Lyndsay Evans, Serena Wileman, Evans, Wileman, —, Dwight D, Eisenhower, Lyndsay, Miley, Serena, Ike, Houthi aggressions Organizations: US Navy, Navy, Service, US, EA, Navy's Carrier Strike, Electronic, Boeing, Eisenhower, . US Navy, Coalition Locations: United States, Washington's Mount Rainier, Yemen, Houthi, Arabian, Iran

A Navy aircraft with two crew members on board crashed east of Mount Rainier in Washington state Tuesday evening, and a search for the pair was ongoing, the Navy said. The Navy EA-18G Growler, which is an electronic attack aircraft that is part of the F/A-18 family of aircraft, was on a routine training flight when it crashed, the Navy said in a statement. The search included a Navy MH-60S helicopter launched from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, which is north of Seattle, the Navy said. The plane was from Electronic Attack Squadron 130, also known as VAQ-130, which is based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. The squadron is nicknamed the “Zappers.” The Navy says it is the oldest electronic warfare squadron in the Navy.

Persons: ” Organizations: Navy, Navy EA, Naval Air Station, Electronic Attack Locations: Mount Rainier, Washington, Seattle

☆ US Navy searching for two crew members after aircraft crash near Mount Rainier
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Haley Britzky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The US Navy is searching for two crew members after their aircraft crashed near Mount Rainier in Washington during a training flight on Tuesday. A US Navy EA-18G Growler aircraft — assigned to the Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 130 in Washington — crashed on Tuesday afternoon east of Mount Rainier, according to a release from Naval Air Forces. “Multiple search and rescue assets, including a U.S. Navy MH-60S helicopter, launched from NAS Whidbey Island to locate the crew and examine the crash site,” the release said. The unit the Growler belongs to recently completed a deployment aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower to the Middle East. A release in July said the unit “scored the first-ever air-to-air kill by a VAQ squadron in Navy history” during the deployment.

Persons: Washington —, Dwight D, Eisenhower, “, ” Cmdr, Carl Ellsworth, ” Organizations: CNN, US Navy, US Navy EA, Electronic Attack, Naval Air Forces, U.S . Navy, NAS, EA, Navy Locations: Mount Rainier, Washington, VAQ

☆ CNN aboard Israeli tanker for strike on Houthi-controlled port in Yemen
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Nic Robertson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Israeli Air Force security regulations are so tight neither I nor Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani, the IDF spokesman accompanying me, are allowed to bring our cellphones aboard. In its new guise as an Israeli tanker, signs remain of the aircraft’s past life, a reminder of its age. The seats are stripped out, its long body fitted with huge, pressurized fuel tanks, essential for Israel to project its firepower. He jockeys the two long levers beside his seat and steers the nozzle toward the gas-hungry fighter jet’s fuel port. Airstrikes in Hodeidah, Yemen.

Persons: –, Israel, Nadav Shoshani, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, ” Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Ras Issa, Hodeidah, Herzi Halevi, ” Halevi, Shoshani Organizations: Sea CNN, Boeing, Israel Defense Forces, Israeli Air Force, United Nations General Assembly, UN, CNN, Ben Gurion International, Air Force Locations: Saudi, Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, Tunis, Iran, Hodeidah Port, Tel Aviv, Red, New York, Hodeidah

☆ A US Navy fighter squadron scored a series of firsts fighting the Houthis from an aircraft carrier in the Red Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA US Navy fighter squadron that was recently attached to the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower scored several historic firsts while flying combat missions against the Houthis. During its deployment, the fighter squadron — nicknamed the "Gunslingers" — racked up a number of firsts, the Navy revealed this month. AdvertisementSailors observe as an F/A-18E Super Hornet lands on the flight deck of the Eisenhower in the Red Sea on March 12. Related storiesThis fighter squadron was also the first to fire AGM-88 HARM missiles from an F/A-18E in combat. AdvertisementAn F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of the Eisenhower in the Red Sea on April 9.

Persons: —, Dwight D, Eisenhower, Ike, Truman, Travis Amerine Organizations: Service, US Navy, Strike Fighter Squadron, Business, Hornet, Navy, US, VFA, AIM, 9X, EA, Eisenhower Carrier Strike Locations: Gulf, Aden, Iran, Yemen, Virginia

☆ US Navy aviator scores first air-to-air victory by American female fighter pilot
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A US Navy fighter pilot has become the first American woman to score a victory in air-to-air combat, the service has revealed. The first air-to-air victory by a female pilot comes 30 years after Lt. Kara Hultgreen became the first carrier-based female fighter pilot in the Navy, flying the F-14 Tomcat off the USS Abraham Lincoln that year. US Navy fighter pilot Kara Hultgreen poses with a Grumman F-14 Tomcat, in an undated photo. AP/FileThe Eisenhower-led carrier strike group returned to US bases on July 14 after a nine-month deployment, an exceptionally lengthy deployment for a carrier. “We proved over and over again that the flexibility a carrier strike group brings to the fight is unmatched,” Hoch said.

Persons: Dwight D Eisenhower, Eisenhower, Kara Hultgreen, Abraham Lincoln, Cmdr, Jason Hoch, “, ” Hoch, Israel Organizations: CNN, US Navy, Hornet, Fighter Squadron, Hamas, Carrier Strike, Prosperity Guardian, ISIS, Navy, Eisenhower, Grumman, VFA, Red, Houthi Locations: Yemen, Gaza, Iran, Israel, United Kingdom, United States, Tel Aviv

☆ A Russian drone unit is recruiting members of the Kremlin elite so they can 'sidestep' military service on the front, UK intel says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A military unit called "Bars Kaskad" is recruiting Russia's elite, the UK Ministry of Defence said. It likely allows recruits to "sidestep" usual service requirements "with guaranteed safety," said the MoD. AdvertisementA special Russian military unit is recruiting Russian elites, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. The unit is primarily involved in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations far from the front lines in Ukraine, likely allowing Russian VIPs to "sidestep usual military service requirements with guaranteed safety," the MoD said. AdvertisementAlexei Blinovsky was pictured serving with Bars Kaskad on April 16, per the MoD.

Persons: —, SERGEI SUPINSKY, Ruslan Leviev, Russian, Yelena Blinovskaya, Alexei Blinovsky, Vladimir Putin's Organizations: UK Ministry of Defence, MoD, Service, Russian, Russian State Duma, Putin United Russia Party, Getty Images, Conflict Intelligence Team, Guardian Locations: Ukraine, Russian, AFP, Kaskad

HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. Navy estimates it will cost $1.5 million to salvage a jet plane that crashed on a coral reef in Hawaii nearly two weeks ago, officials said Saturday. The Navy plans to use inflatable cylinders to lift and roll the jet plane off the reef where it crashed on Nov. 20. Hawaii state officials are due to examine the reef for damage once the plane is removed. The Navy considered floating the jet within range of a crane on the runway and then lifting the plane onto land. A separate crew from Whidbey Island has deployed to Hawaii to take over the squadron’s patrol missions near Hawaii.

Persons: Mohammad Issa, Kevin Lenox, Lenox Organizations: U.S . Navy, Saturday, Navy, Boeing, Marine Corps Base, Carrier Strike, Contractors, Hurricane Florence, Patrol Squadron Locations: HONOLULU, Hawaii, Honolulu, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Banks, North Carolina, Hurricane, Whidbey, Washington

☆ Philip Schlamberg: Final US combat death of World War II was Jewish teen in Japan
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“The Last Fighter Pilot” says when the service saw those scores, Schlamberg was offered his pick of jobs and chose to be a fighter pilot. During that trip, he saw Japanese war veterans up close and felt a kinship, he said. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty ImagesFitting endingsYellin died in December 2017, shortly after “The Last Fighter Pilot” was published. In the foreword to “The Last Fighter Pilot,” Yellin recounted how World War II’s end was fitting for the times. “And that the final combat life in the defense of freedom would be laid down by a teenage Jewish fighter pilot who had not yet learned to even drive a car.”

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☆ An embarrassing Russian defeat a century ago is a warning about the risks of losing a war to China now, top US Air Force official says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Benjamin Brimelow | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In May 1905, Russia's navy suffered a resounding defeat by the Japanese at the Battle of Tsushima. The battle is a lesson about complacency in the face of new threats, a top US Air Force official says. AdvertisementAdvertisementGreat-power competitionJapanese soldiers relieve Russian troops in an outer fort at Port Arthur after the Russian surrender in 1905. Proctor via Wikimedia Commons"The Battle of Tsushima Straits did not go well for Russia," Kendall, a self-proclaimed history buff, said at the conference. If our power-projection capability and capacity are not adequate to deter Chinese aggression against Taiwan or elsewhere, war could occur," Kendall said.

Persons: —, Frank Kendall, Kendall, aren't, George Rinhart, Port Arthur —, Korea's, Shigetada Seki, Port Arthur, Oriol, Tsushima, Oleg, Proctor, Theodore Roosevelt Organizations: Russia's, Russo, US Air Force, Service, Air Force, Air and Space Forces Association, Getty, Imperial, Siberian Railway, Asahi, Wikimedia, Imperial Japanese Navy, Russian, Baltic Fleet, 2nd Pacific Squadron, Wikimedia Commons, Mukden, Japanese Defense Ministry, US Defense Department Russia's Locations: Tsushima, Japanese, Asia, European, Imperial Japan, Imperial Russia, Pacific, Japan, Russia, China, Port, Europe, Korea, Dalian, Liaodong, Port Arthur, Tokyo, Russian Pacific, Chemulpo, Ulsan, Baltic, Russian, Vladivostok, Philippines, Madagascar, Manila Bay, Shandong, Okinawa, US, Britain, Germany, Imperial Germany, South, Soviet Union, Manchuria, Taiwan

☆ US to send F-35 and F-15 jets to the Middle East to deter expansion of fighting beyond Israel's borders
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The US is sending squadrons of advanced fighter jets to prevent the war in Israel from escalating. US Air Force F-35, F-15, F-16, and A-10 jets will deploy in the region in a "deterrence posture." The US is also sending an advanced carrier and heavily armed strike group to Israel's coast. The jets will be deployed in addition to the US sending its most advanced aircraft carrier and heavily armed strike group to Israel's coast. The squadrons will be tasked with deterring the expansion of the war and preventing any potential Iranian aggression in the fighting.

Persons: —, Lloyd J, Austin III, Secretary Austin, Austin Organizations: US Air Force, Service, Israeli Defense Forces, Palestinian Health Ministry, West Bank, CNN, of Defense, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Lebanese, Hezbollah, Department of Defense Locations: Israel, Israel's, Palestinian, Iran

☆ NATO air forces are turning to the alliance's new experts for help training to dodge Russian missiles
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Christopher Woody | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

NATO air forces have been training with Finland, NATO's newest member, to operate from highways. The British and Norwegian air forces are the latest to train with NATO's newest member, sending Typhoon and F-35A fighter jets to participate in Exercise Baana, the Finnish air force's annual exercise, this month. Norwegian Armed Forces/Martin MellquistIn announcements about the milestone, the British and Norwegian air forces cited similar reasons for pursuing it. Maj. Gen. Rolf Folland, chief of the Royal Norwegian Air Force, said that being able to operate from small airfields and motorways "increases our survivability in war." US Defense Department/SRA Glenda PellumLanding on highways is not new — NATO air forces practiced it during the Cold War — but it has gotten more attention from Western air forces seeking to counter threats from long-range weapons fielded by Russia and China.

Persons: —, AS1 Tomas Barnard It's, Jim, Typhoon's, it's, Martin Mellquist, Rolf Folland, Folland, Glenda Pellum, Ole Andreas Vekve, James Hecker Organizations: NATO, Service, British, Royal Air Force, British Typhoons, Squadron, Ministry of Defence, Baana, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, Norwegian Armed Forces, Combat, Royal Norwegian Air Force, US Defense Department, US Air Force, US Air Forces, NATO's Allied Air Command Locations: Finland, Russia, Ukraine, Norwegian, British, West Germany, NATO, China, Eastern Europe, Lithuania, Sweden, Soviet Union, Finnish, Europe

☆ I'm a Topgun-trained fighter pilot for the Navy. I'd make more money as an airline pilot, but it wouldn't be as fulfilling.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Stenfano Montali | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

He was deployed in Iraq and Syria in 2016 aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. Tortorich now trains pilots of Strike Fighter Squadron 105, also known as the "Gunslingers." As a professional fighter pilot, you should keep up with what's going on every day, even when you're not flying. In the Navy, you're usually in a specific job for only two to three years. AdvertisementAdvertisementOverall, being a fighter pilot and then a trainer of fighter pilots has been a tough but extremely worthwhile career.

Persons: Cmdr, John Tortorich, Dwight D, Eisenhower, Tortorich, I'd, Ryan Mahon, Nathan Elswick, I've, Alexander Delgado, they're, It's Organizations: Navy, Strike Fighter Squadron, Service, US Navy, Naval, wasn't, Marine Corps, Eisenhower, Mass, ISIS, Eisenhower Media, Navy Strike, Fighter Squadron Locations: Iraq, Syria, Wall, Silicon, Louisiana, Pensacola , Florida, Mississippi, Virginia Beach , Virginia, Key West, Nevada, California, Japan, Virginia Beach

☆ Long-lost ‘Star Wars’ X-wing model fetches over $3.1 million at auction
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Editor’s Note: This article was updated with the final sale price and other details following the auction’s conclusion. CNN —A long-lost model of an X-wing fighter used in the original 1977 “Star Wars” movie sold at auction for over $3.13 million on Sunday. Used in the filming of the final battle in “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope” as the Rebel Alliance fight the Empire above the Death Star, the model represented “the pinnacle of Star Wars artifacts to ever reach the market,” Dallas-based auction house Heritage Auctions said ahead of the sale. “This model has not been displayed or modified since it left ILM (visual effects company Industrial Light & Magic),” Kozicki said. “(Steven Spielberg’s) ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ and ‘Star Wars’ were being made at roughly the same time, and with an overlapping group of people,” Kozicki said.

Persons: ”, Greg Jein, ” Long, Gene Kozicki, Kozicki, ” Kozicki, Oscar, George Lucas, Jein, “, Steven Spielberg’s, Steven Spielberg Organizations: CNN, “ Star, Rebel Alliance, Heritage, “, Hollywood, ILM, Maltese Falcon, Industrial, Hollywood Reporter, ‘ Locations: ” Dallas

☆ Long-lost 'Star Wars' X-wing model up for auction with $400,000 starting price
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A long-lost model of an X-wing fighter used in the original 1977 “Star Wars” movie is up for auction, with a starting price of $400,000. Used in the filming of the final battle in “Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope” as the Rebel Alliance fight the Empire above the Death Star, the model “represents the pinnacle of Star Wars artifacts to ever reach the market,” Dallas-based auction house Heritage Auctions said. Long known as “the missing X-wing,” it was discovered by a team of visual effects experts, including Gene Kozicki (“Face/Off” and “Flight of the Phoenix”), as they helped Jein’s family sift through his collection, Kozicki told the Hollywood Reporter. “This model has not been displayed or modified since it left ILM (visual effects company Industrial Light & Magic),” Kozicki said. “(Steven Spielberg’s) ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ and ‘Star Wars’ were being made at roughly the same time, and with an overlapping group of people,” Kozicki said.

Persons: ”, Greg Jein, Long, Gene Kozicki, Kozicki, ” Kozicki, Oscar, George Lucas, Jein, “, Steven Spielberg’s, Steven Spielberg Organizations: CNN, “ Star, Rebel Alliance, Heritage, “, Hollywood, ILM, Maltese Falcon, Industrial, Hollywood Reporter, ‘ Locations: ” Dallas

☆ This company thinks flying virtual F-35 fighters can help train CEOs
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Brad Howard | Jeff Morganteen | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThis company thinks flying virtual F-35 fighters can help train CEOsThe Squadron in New York City is a place where companies and other organizations can send employees to learn from flying a top of the line F-35 fighter jet simulator. Located at 7 World Trade Center, The Squadron takes practices from a military flying squadron, such as setting goals and having debriefs to discuss how missions went, to impart lessons from these flights in a way that is also fun and engaging.

Organizations: Trade Center, The Squadron Locations: New York

☆ Companies are paying up to $100,000 for extreme leadership training that has employees playing military games and pretending they are Tom Cruise in 'Top Gun'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Businesses are paying for extreme leadership trainings, including "Top Gun"-style flight simulations, The New York Times reported. "Unique and challenging activities can help bridge the gaps that hybrid and remote work cause," Kobi Regev, CEO of management-training company The Squadron, told Insider over email. Workshops begin at $390 a person, and prices vary based on duration, group size, and customer needs, a spokesperson for the Squadron told Insider. "NASCAR pit stops are a very simple process that must be performed in a specific order," Papathanassiou told Insider over email. So if you were thinking of planning a virtual happier — maybe find a race car to work on instead.

Persons: they've, Cali Williams Yost, Mark Zuckerberg, Brian Chesky, Regev, Andy Papathanassiou, Papathanassiou Organizations: New York Times, Nike, Pepsi, Bank of America, The New York Times, Times, Squadron, IBM, Dell, Nestle, Israeli Air Force, NASCAR

☆ Six people dead after small plane crashes in Calgary
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

July 29 (Reuters) - Six people have died after a small plane crashed in Kananaskis Country, a mountainous region west of Calgary, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said on Saturday. The RCMP said an aircraft with five passengers and a pilot left Springbank Airport near Calgary on Friday night en route to Salmon Arm, British Columbia. Ryan Singleton said contact was lost with the plane around 9:30 p.m. local time (0330 GMT Saturday). Shortly after the plane was reported overdue, a search was conducted by a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) squadron based in Winnipeg. However, all six people in the plane had died, Singleton said.

Persons: Ryan Singleton, Singleton, Rishabh, Lincoln Organizations: Royal Canadian Mounted Police, RCMP, Springbank, British Columbia, RCMP Staff, Royal Canadian Air Force, Alberta Parks Mountain, Transport, Board, Canada, Thomson Locations: Calgary, Salmon, British, Winnipeg ., Alberta, Bengaluru

“We’re horrified that something like this could happen, not only to us, but to anyone,” Saffrine Duggan told her supporters. Former US fighter pilot Daniel Duggan is in custody in Australia pending extradition to the US on charges including that he trained Chinese military pilots. Courtesy Saffrine DugganTraining Chinese pilotsDuggan doesn’t deny training Chinese pilots, but he maintains they were civilians – plane enthusiasts seeking to improve their skills or prospective members of China’s then rapidly expanding aviation industry. And a spokesperson for New Zealand’s Defence Force confirmed to Reuters that four of its former military pilots had been recruited by the company. It’s the wrong type of approach and landing.”In its statement to CNN, TFASA denied teaching aircraft carrier approach and landing techniques to Chinese military pilots.

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☆ As US military recruitment dips, elite Air Force demo pilots seek to be ‘beacon of excellence’
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Haley Britzky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Hampton, Va. CNN —In a small conference room just off a runway at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia, some of the US Air Force’s most elite F-16 pilots were gathered. This year marks the team’s 70th anniversary – it was established in 1953, six years after the Air Force split from the Army and became its own service. A US Air Force Thunderbird F-16D Fighting Falcon flies overhead. US Air Force Thunderbird F-16D Fighting Falcons fly in a diamond formation. Anthony Nin Leclerec/US Air ForceBut Grindstaff, like so many throughout the military, said the Air Force seemed like it would provide him a pathway to more opportunities in life.

☆ A Navy jet just landed on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz for the 350,000th time, but the famous flattop's days are numbered
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A fighter jet landed on the USS Nimitz for the 350,000th time — a historic milestone. The aircraft carrier became the first in active service to hit that mark after 48 years in the Navy. Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower has recorded 326,600 arrested landings, the next highest total. Craig Sicola, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), front seat, and Cmdr. Craig Sicola, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), front seat, and Cmdr.

☆ An A-10 squadron is loading up with a lot more bombs for a new mission even as the Air Force tries to get rid of its attack planes
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A-10 Warthog attack planes are getting a new mission in the Middle East and more bombs. Air Force leadership has been trying for years to retire its aging fleet of Warthogs. It's not immediately clear how many A-10s are being sent to the Middle East, as squadrons can vary in size. These guided air-to-surface munitions, which can hit fixed and stationary targets, weigh 250 pounds and have a range of over 46 miles, according to an Air Force fact sheet. Air Force photo/Master Sgt.

☆ Two U.S. Air Force commanders suspended in unit of accused intelligence leaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Dan Whitcomb | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

April 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force has suspended two commanders from the National Guard unit where accused classified intelligence leaker Jack Teixeira served, a USAF spokesman said on Wednesday. The Air Force spokesman said on Wednesday that it had suspended the operation commander and detachment commander of the 102nd Intelligence Wing, where Teixeira served. The Air Force did not identify the commanders by name. "This means that both the squadron's state Air National Guard operational commander and current federal orders administrative commander have been suspended pending completion of the Department of the Air Force Inspector General Investigation," the spokesman said. "Also, the Department of Air Force has temporarily removed these individuals' access to classified systems and information," he said.

☆ “Angry Birds” may finally have found right nest
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, April 17 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The winning trick of “Angry Birds” is to fire your slingshot at just the right angle to knock out the squadrons of enemy green pigs attempting to steal the birds’ eggs. Japanese gaming company Sega Sammy (6460.T) may have found that position. On Monday, Sega agreed to pay about 700 million euros in cash for Rovio Entertainment (ROVIO.HE), the maker of the “Angry Birds” franchise. The 9.25 offer price is a 63% premium to the closing price of Jan. 19, when rival suitor Playtika (8II.F)made a previous approach. Half the investors have preliminarily accepted the deal, and Rovio shares are near the offer price.

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