In April 2019, Pennsylvania’s 193rd Special Operations Wing’s Fabrication Shop recently was given the opportunity to repaint the EC-130J Commando Solo aircraft model outside the wing HQ building.
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In June 2019, a C-130J in Japan was proclaimed to have achieved Black Letter proficiency; no maintenance problems!
In the official video report, USAF 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs explain just how hard it is to get the rare Black Letter:
Here’s official Ramstein Black Letter C-130J video report from May 2018:
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In April 2012, I published a series of pics of the F-101B Voodoo ‘gate guard’ at Pocatello Airport, Idaho. That was before it underwent renovation, when it was surrounded by a fence, faded and dirty.
Before you go on to look at the pics, I was allowed to see a secret room in the main […] Continue Reading…
15 July 2019-21:32 UTC-07 Tango 06 (25 Tir 1398/13 Dhu l-Qa’da 1440/14 Xin-Wei 4717)
Photo by AAron B. Hutchins.Another year, another round of wild fires, and Pocatello Airport is temporary home (once again) to DC-10 water bombers. Two were spotted, numbers 911 and 912.
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Photo by AAron B. Hutchins.
M1 57mm Anti-Tank gun from World War-2 (clicking the pics makes them bigger:
World War-2 M4A3 Sherman:
Cold War era M109A5(?) Self Propelled Howitzer:
Related: POKEY AIRPORT, IDAHO ARMY NATIONAL GUARD M109
Cold Ware era M548 cargo carrier:
Cold War era M60A3:
116th Cav, 1-148th FA, Pocatello, Idaho. […] Continue Reading…
In July 2019, the state of Montana was invaded by marauding MiG-15UTI and MiG-17, and a lone FJ-4 Fury came to The Big Sky state’s defense.
Currently known as Electronic Warfare Tactical Vehicle (EWTV), testing began in September 2018 at Yuma Army Proving Grounds, in Arizona.
In January 2019, testing shifted to Fort Irwin National Training Center, in California.
Testing is being conducted by the U.S. Army 1st Division’s 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team ‘Greywolf’. The EWTV is based on a MRAP […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list, mainly links to main stream news media reports, of U.S. internet/high-tech/communications job destruction and cyber-chicanery announcements in January 2019:
At the end of January, U.S. led NATO countries converged on Estonia to conduct cyber warfare ops. Cyber operations included attempted attacks on industrial control systems, physical security systems, unmanned aerial vehicles and maritime […] Continue Reading…
Military housing personnel making hasty repairs, 07JUL2019.
Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, and Edwards Air Force Base, were also hit by the 6.4 and 7.1 quakes in California, over the July 4th weekend.
Repairing base water lines damaged by the quakes, 06JUL2019.
Air Force Radio report about Edwards Air Force Base, $1-billion in damages?:
Checking the […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete main-stream-news links of announced United States food supply shutdowns, emergencies, outbreaks and recalls for the month of February, 2019:
Over one weekend, 03-04FEB2019, three USAFR C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft delivered food to three of the countries flooding the U.S. with illegal immigrants; Guatemala, Haiti, and Honduras. The U.S. Air Force Reserve described the food […] Continue Reading…