Rescue airmen from the 23rd Wing at Moody AFB, Ga., recently completed a weeklong visit to Palanquero AB, Colombia, to share their knowledge with Colombian air force C-130 crews. This visit is one of US Southern Command’s partnership-capacity-building initiatives. During the visit, the Moody airmen observed and advised the Colombians on how to be more effective in their rescue operations, including in their country’s rough terrains, and other activities such as air drops and personnel infiltration and exfiltration. Although the USAF airmen were invited to advise the Colombians, the information exchange went both ways. “In the US Air Force, we seem to get typecast into certain roles where they don’t have those restrictions here. They have more flexibility on learning new tactics and procedures,” said Lt. Col. Peter Dominicis, 347th Operations Support Squadron director of operations. (Palanquero report by SSgt. Andrea Thacker)
The Air Force conducted its first successful test of the Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW, on May 14, snapping a streak of three consecutive failed tests and giving the beleaguered hypersonics program a much needed boost. Off the coast of Southern California, the AGM-183A ARRW separated from the wing…