Approximately 500 airmen and 21 combat aircraft are scheduled to participate in Cope Tiger 2010 that kicks off March 1 at Korat and Udon Thani Royal Thai Air Force Bases. This iteration of the annual multilateral air exercise runs through March 12. The Air Force plans to send A-10, C-17, C-130, E-3 AWACS, and F-15 aircraft. Joining the US presence will be roughly 1,100 members of the Royal Thai Air Force and Army, and the Republic of Singapore Air Force with their aircraft and air defense units. Like all Cope Tiger exercises, this meeting will include humanitarian and civic assistance activities. (JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii report)
Internationally known and respected U.S. Army Gen. Colin Powell died Oct. 18 at age 84, from complications of COVID-19. Powell served a 35-year Army career capped by duties as National Security Advisor to President Ronald Reagan and as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President George H.W. Bush.…