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  1. Sikorsky Pushing for Early Combat Rescue Helicopter Production Decision, Deliveries

    May 30, 2018
                              The next generation of Air Force combat rescue sits in a new production line in Connecticut, where two development models of the HH-60W helicopter are finishing assembly to prepare for flight-testing late this year. Sikorsky is moving...
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  2. GAO Rejects Sikorsky’s Pre-Award Protest of the UH-1N Replacement Program

    May 24, 2018
    Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, is “reviewing” its “options” after the Government Accountability Office dismissed its pre-award protest of the Air Force’s UH-1N helicopter replacement program, allowing the service to move forward with source selection. “We remain confident the Sikorsky HH-60U offering is the strongest, most capable and only technically...
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  3. 56th, 57th RQS relocation underway

    May 24, 2018
    ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England — The relocation of the 56th and 57th Rescue Squadrons to Aviano Air Base, Italy, slated to be complete by the end of June 2018, is currently underway. The move, initially announced in November 2015, aims to establish a more strategically and economically suited location...
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  4. Travis Extender Takes MV-22s on Longest Flight in USMC Osprey History

    May 24, 2018
                          A KC-10 Extender from Travis AFB, Calif., helped a fleet of six USMC MV-22s fly their longest continual flight in the aircraft’s history last month. On March 10, the KC-10 from the 9th Air Refueling Squadron took off from...
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  5. PJs Mark Final Days at Lakenheath with a Last Jump

    May 24, 2018
    Pararescuemen at RAF Lakenheath, England, marked the end of an era last week with one final jump at the base. Almost 350 airmen and five HH-60G Pave Hawks from the 56th and 57th Rescue Squadrons are finalizing their move from Lakenheath to Aviano AB, Italy. To mark the end of...
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  6. Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and Crewmember Monument Unveiled

    May 24, 2018
    A                               An estimated 3,000 veterans and military family members on April 18 crowded into the amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery to see the unveiling of the Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and Crewmember Monument. The ceremony marked...
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  7. CV-22 Unit at Yokota to be Activated this Fall, Signaling Permanent Beddown

    May 24, 2018
    The Air Force expects to formally active its first CV-22 unit in Japan “sometime this fall, signaling the beginning of permanent beddown at Yokota ,” Pacific Air Forces spokesman Capt. Rake Keavy told Air Force Magazine. The first five Ospreys arrived at the base on Thursday, but are expected...
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  8. First Ospreys Deploy to Japan

    May 24, 2018
    First Ospreys Deploy to Japan —BRIAN EVERSTINE, STEVE HIRSCH, AND AMY MCCULLOUGH The Air Force will deploy five CV-22 Ospreys to Yokota AB, Japan, later this week, US Forces Japan announced late Monday. The Pentagon had announced last year the Osprey deployment, which was originally slated for 2017, would be...
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  9. DoD identifies 7 airmen killed in helicopter crash in western Iraq

    May 24, 2018
    DoD identifies 7 airmen killed in helicopter crash in western Iraq The Defense Department on Saturday released the names of seven airmen who were killed this week when their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed in western Iraq. The airmen, who were deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, belonged to three different...
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