Officials of 17th Air Force set up a two-week trip for 12 Tennessee Air National Guard aircraft maintainers to assist the Nigerian Air Force by demonstrating how to repair one of its C-130 Hercules transports. Nigeria has eight Herks but only had one in service. The Air Guardsmen from the 118th Airlift Wing at Nashville have done a “terrific job in helping us partner with this key African nation,” said Lt. Col. David MacKenzie, deputy director of 17th AF’s plans and programs directorate, who noted that this endeavor was the “biggest military-to-military exchange event we’ve done in 2009.” The Tennessee airmen, all volunteers for the work, showed the Nigerian airmen how to make engine and propeller changes that would make the C-130s airworthy for a trip to a European aircraft repair depot for more extensive repairs. (17th AF release by TSgt. Alec Lloyd)
USAF Proves Strike Eagles Can Carry 15 JDAMs
March 2, 2021
The Air Force is testing new ways to use the F-15E Strike Eagle to deliver bombs. The 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron recently flew an F-15E with six Joint Direct Attack Munitions on a single side, potentially expanding the number of the bombs the aircraft can carry to 15. Expanding…