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Joint unmanned aircraft system mission crosses Atlantic

Naval Open Source INTelligence (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008

An Air Combat Command RQ-4A Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., made a trans-Atlantic flight Sept. 20 with the assistance of Navy officials. The 19-hour flight from Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., to Southwest Asia had Air Force and Navy officials working together to save time and resources. "The Navy has all of the supplies...

US Unmanned Military Aircraft Makes Trans-Atlantic Flight

War News Updates (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008

A Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., made a trans-Atlantic flight Sept. 20 with the assistance of Navy officials. The 19-hour flight took off from Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., to Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miranda Moorer.) Focus on Defense: LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va., Sept 23, 2008 -- An...

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US Unmanned Military Aircraft Makes Trans-Atlantic Flight

THE TENSION (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008

A Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., made a trans-Atlantic flight Sept. 20 with the assistance of Navy officials. The 19-hour flight took off from Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., to Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miranda Moorer.) F ocus on Defense: LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va., Sept 23, 2008 --...

Alcohol suspected in crash that killed one, hurt two

Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008

A Wheatland man died and two other people were badly injured Saturday in a collision between Highway 65 and Beale Air Force Base in Yuba County.Three people were in a 2005 Lexus just after 10 p.m. Saturday on Spenceville Road, near Jasper Lane when the crash occurred, the California Highway Patrol states.The car was speeding when it left the road, went into a slight ditch and overturned several...

Airmen Support Gustav Efforts

military.com (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008

"The flexibility of the architecture, and the way we are able to shift missions within the 480th Wing is almost like a national treasure," said Col. Dan Johnson, 497th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group commander. "Where we can shift live combat missions from Beale Air Force Base to here at Langley so they can pick up this operation out at Beale Air Force Base is just...