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Members of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), 6th Special Operations Squadron and 109th Airlift Wing watch a MH-47G assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), refuel mid-air during Arctic Edge 24

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Members of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), 6th Special Operations Squadron and 109th Airlift Wing watch a MH-47G refuel mid-air during Arctic Edge 24.

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IMAGES: USAF sends B-52 bombers to Indian Ocean base

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 03/26/2024 - 16:00 in Military, War Zones

U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortresses bombers were deployed on March 22 at the Diego Garcia Naval Support Center in the Indian Ocean.

The Bomber Task Force deployment offers the U.S. Air Force Global Attack Command a presence in the Indo-Pacific, with relatively easy access to the Middle East as well.

The B-52s fled to Diego Garcia from Barksdale Air Base, Louisiana, after a 30-hour direct flight. This is the first time that USAF announces a Bomber Task Force for Diego Garcia - a small island that is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory that serves as a fundamental base for the U.S. and UK military, which has hosted American troops since the 1970s. The B-1 landed there in 2021, and the last time a B-52 landed there was in 2020.

"This deployment aims to improve the readiness and training needed to respond to any potential crisis or challenge around the world, demonstrating the credibility of our forces to face a global security environment that is more diverse and uncertain than at any other time in recent history," the Pacific Air Forces Command (PACAF) said in a statement.

Although the island is in the area of responsibility of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, the U.S. Air Force used the island in the past as a base to send bombers to the U.S. Central Command's area of operations.

This latest deployment of PACAF bombers follows in the footsteps of the B-52 of Minot Air Base, North Dakota, deployed in Guam at the end of January and operating there until March 6.

Tags: Military AviationBoeing B-52H StratofortressBTFUSAF - United States Air Force / U.S. Air ForceWar Zones - Indo-Asia-Pacific

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Aviation photographer and pilot since 1992, he has participated in several events and air operations, such as Cruzex, AirVenture, Dayton Airshow and FIDAE. He has works published in specialized aviation magazines in Brazil and abroad. He uses Canon equipment during his photographic work in the world of aviation.

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Altri fondi per l'ammodernamento degli MH-47G Boeing Co., con sede a Ridley Park in Pennsylvania, si è aggiudicata dal Dipartimento della Difesa degli Stati Uniti (US DoD) una modifica a prezzo fisso di 96,2 milioni dollari ad un ordine di consegna esistente, per l’ammodernamento di MH-47G Block I esistenti. Questa modifica aumenterà l’aggiudicazione totale ad un importo obbligato a 404,74 milioni di dollari. La maggior parte del lavoro della commessa sarà svolto a Ridley Park in Pennsylvania e si prevede che sarà completato entro luglio 2027. L’U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), con sede presso la MacDill Air Force Base in Florida, è l’ente appaltante di riferimento

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Contracts For March 25, 2024

View Online FOR RELEASE AT 5 PM ET Contracts For March 25, 2024 U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, is being awarded a $96,222,530 firm-fixed-price modification to an existing delivery order, placed under a basic ordering agreement, (H9224122F0073) for the procurement of an MH-47G renew build for rotary wing aircraft. This will increase the award to an…

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The U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC) has awarded Boeing a contract to produce six remanufactured MH-47G Block II aircraft as a part of the Army’s modernization efforts. With the deal valued at $271M, Boeing has 42 MH-47G aircraft under contract with USASOAC. As special operations requirements have become increasingly complex, the heavy-lift helicopter has adapted to meet those changing needs. The MH-47G Block II program not only supports the warfighters needs today but enables the Chinook to be battle-relevant well into the future. The Chinook is a heavy-lift helicopter that is among the heaviest lifting Western helicopters. Its name, Chinook, is from the Native American Chinook people of Oregon and Washington state.

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Helicopter Models/Types

UH-60

Apache

AH-6J

MH-47G

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Fire Fighter/ Rescue Helicopter

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SAR Helicopter

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Examples of the loads of Helicopters, with all variety of uses and model design, what all the military based helicopters is a dark, gray colour scheme, made for war specially, meanwhile the public service helicopters have more varying colours.

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During the maritime external air transportation system evolution, the crewmen rig the boat to the hovering helicopter, and then climb a rope ladder to board the #helo before moving locations. Once there, the #SWCC fast rope down to the boat before the hoist cables are disconnected.

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