Over 6,300 Guardsmen Assist in Rescue and Recovery Across the Southeast

Following Hurricane Helene, the National Guard has dispatched over 6,300 members from 18 states to assist in rescue and recovery operations across the Southeast. The storm made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend area, leaving hundreds stranded in severe flooding and extensive damage. In Florida alone, over 3,000 Guardsmen rescued 165 people and 60 animals using helicopter and boat fleets.

From 2022 (YouTube Edition): Legacy of a Titan

Robert (Bob) Anderson Hoover was a fighter pilot, test pilot, flight instructor, and air show superstar. More so, Bob Hoover was an icon of American military and civil aviation, and a man whose achievements in and out of the cockpit stand with those of Wiley Post, Richard Byrd, Chuck Yeager, Albert Scott Crossfield, and John Boyd. Hoover flew Spitfires in the United States Army Air Force during the Second World War. In 1944, he was shot down off the coast of France and held for over a year in a German POW camp. Ill-suited to captivity, Hoover escaped his Nazi captors, eventually stealing an enemy aircraft and flying it to freedom. After the war, Hoover plied his outstanding airmanship to test piloting, flying chase for Chuck Yeager's 1947 Bell X-1 supersonic flight and working as a flight instructor for North American Aviation during the Korean War.

Second Incident in Two Weeks Amidst Transition from F-15

On September 18, an F-22A Raptor executed a precautionary landing at Okinawa’s Kadena Air Base. Though the aircraft was able to touch down safely, this occurrence is cause for concern as it marks the base’s second mishap in just two weeks. The Raptor is temporarily deployed to the base while the 18th Air Wing works to phase out its legacy F-15C/D Eagle fleet.

Development Aims to Support Anti-Submarine Warfare

The U.S. Navy recently executed hand-launched sonobuoys tests on a CH-53E Super Stallion, expanding the branch’s flexibility in support of Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) operations. This capability is expected to be later tried on the CH-53K King Stallion, which will be replacing the CH-53E. Sonobuoys are intended to detect enemy submarines by tracking sounds and bouncing solar pings off the vehicle.

Contract Worth $1.7 Billion For State-Of-The-Art Training

CAE announced it signed a 25-year subcontract valued at $1.7 billion with SkyAlyne, a joint venture between CAE And KF Aerospace, to provide modern, state-of-the-art training for the Royal Canadian Air Force. (RCAF). CAE, as the major subcontractor to the Future Aircrew Training (FAcT program, will deliver comprehensive aircrew training including ground school training, live flying, and simulation. Through this, CAE’s long-standing presence at 15 Wing Moose Jaw will be extended. CAE currently operates the NATO Flying Training in Canada program.