THE US Air Force's 55th Wing has announced the activation of the 55th Operations Group Detachment 1 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. While intended to be a small unit with no permanently assigned aircraft, it is said that this geographically separated division of the 55th Operations ...
Whenever it appeared at a base in South Vietnam, everyone knew who was aboard. The VC-123 was later assigned to the 460th TRW/ - - - - Partial History of the 460th TRW 460th TRW Established/Activated February 2, 1966; Organized February 18, 1966; Inactivated August 31, 1971 Re...
(see details below in the 19th CDS section)20th Security Police Squadron 'AEQUA JUSTITIA' scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed...(sold)21st Security Police Squadron Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed...(sold)31st Security ...
In a 2019 accident near Girdwood, Alaska, a Piper PA22-150 impacted a 5,512-foot ridge about 15 feet below the peak. The ATP-rated pilot and three passengers died. The NTSB reported that both the pilot and the student pilot had elevated levels of alcohol in their bloodstream. ...
At -35F (-37C), engine heaters were needed to start this P-61 stationed in Alaska, 1944. [National Archives]The P-61 gave squadrons who formerly relied on the P-70 a massive boost in performance and confidence. Here, Major V. Mahr of the 6th NFS climbs into his P-61 in Saipan,...
Accident Investigation Board (AIB) report into the fatal 16 November, 2010, crash of a Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor are not supported by the facts. The crash took the life of Capt Jeff Haney, a pilot assigned to the 525th Fighter Squadron based at Joint Base Elmendorf...
Navy's $70 Billion Financial System Now in the Cloud// Frank Konkel, Nextgov: Just "one database contained more than 13 terabytes of data." Amazon moved it the entire system in 10 months, eight ahead of schedule. History Will Judge the Complicit// Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic: Why have...
intelligence on the chat platform Discord with followers of an anti-government extremist group, “likely obtained” from his access to National Security Agency intelligence while he served at a base in Alaska. 🔗 <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/03/21/discord-...
"#1 in Thailand", Thai made, scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed...inquire ( consturction material is similar to the SS Mayaguez patch material done in 1975 ) Air Base Defense, Udorn Thailand,Thai made, scrapbook residue on back, UnUsed...inquire ( I think...
The Mount Pinatubo eruption in June 1991 changed these plans and forced the wing's hasty relocation to Elmendorf AFB, Alaska on December 19, 1991, where it replaced the 21st Wing which previously was the host organization for Elemendorf. With the reassignment, to Alaska, the wing was also ...