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Maschin hat geschrieben: ↑Mi 21. Jun 2023, 08:24Ein Plumper, Aufwändiger und extrem Lauter Vogel.

It was all hands on deck for members of 105th Airlift Wing, based at Stewart Air National Guard Base in New York, as they supported exercise Air Defender 2023 from June 12 through June 23. Exercise AD23 marks the largest deployment exercise of air forces in NATO's history.

During the exercise, multiple C-17 Globemaster III aircraft assigned to the 105th AW transported 738 passengers and over 1 million pounds of cargo to multiple countries in Europe. They also worked alongside Austrian Eurofighter aircraft assigned to the Überwachungsgeschwader, simulating different flight situations. In one scenario, a C-17 acted as an aircraft that had lost communication and flew unauthorized into Austrian airspace. They were then intercepted by two Austrian fighters that surrounded the C-17 according to international flight standards and escorted the cargo plane to Hinterstoisser Air Base.

The 105th AW accomplished many firsts during the exercise as well, including the first ever C-17 Globemaster III to land at Lechfeld Air Base, Germany and in Zeltweg, Austria.

propellix hat geschrieben: ↑Mi 9. Aug 2023, 09:11 ;-) Auf eine PC-12 trauen sie sich!... ;-)