ATAC Pilot Safe After Hawker Hunter Supporting Sentry Aloha Crashed Wednesday Off Hawaii
The Hawaii Air National Guard was expected to resume Exercise Sentry Aloha on Thursday after an Airborne Tactical Advantage Company Hawker Hunter aircraft participating in the exercise crashed in the waters a few miles off the coast of Honolulu, Hawaii, on Wednesday afternoon. The pilot ejected and was rescued by a civilian sailboat, transferred to a US Coast Guard vessel, and then taken to the hospital. ATAC is one of the companies vying for a piece of USAF’s massive, upcoming adversary air contract, which could be awarded as early as February. Read the full report by Amy McCullough.
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Tyndall Pauses Humanitarian Assistance Program for Airmen, Families
Airmen and families assigned to Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, who applied for a special assistance program may not get an answer for a while as officials grapple with which airmen and missions will return to the base. Military.com
Mattis Goal to Make 80 Percent of Military Planes Combat-Ready Tough to Achieve, GAO Tells Congress
Air Force Space Command Officially Takes Over as Chief Buyer of Satellite Communications For the Defense Department
Gen. Raymond: “The new acquisition authority better integrates our military and private satcom sectors, ensuring our warfighters have the communications capabilities they need to fight and win.” Space News
Secretary of the Air Force Accepts CAP Congressional Gold Medal Honoring Grandfather
Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson and her brothers, Scott and Ian Wilson, accepted a replica of Civil Air Patrol’s Congressional Gold Medal on Monday in honor of their late grandfather, George G. “Scotty” Wilson, a CAP pilot during World War II. CAP News
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Virgin Galactic Flies its First Astronauts to the Edge of Space, Taking One Step Closer to Space Tourism
Virgin Galactic completed its longest rocket-powered flight ever on Thursday, taking a step ahead in the nascent business of space tourism. CNBC