Chemical Accident Aboard Navy Destroyer In Portland Brings Refit To A Halt
USS McCampbell is the first destroyer to go through a major modernization at Vigor’s Swan Island Shipyard.
USS McCampbell is the first destroyer to go through a major modernization at Vigor’s Swan Island Shipyard.
When operating from a small airstrip surrounded by hostile forces, there is a good way to get into the air and survive to land once again.
The 142nd Fighter Wing will transition to the F-15EX after the schoolhouse in Klamath Falls receives the type.
The aircraft, which was spotted carrying a large sensor turret and a podded system, was conducting unrelated tests dozens of miles from Portland.
An F-15C Eagle from the 142nd Fighter Wing in Portland fired its entire arsenal into the sea as a precautionary measure, one that appears to be extremely rare if not unprecedented.
Eagles have tail-hooks too, as do all USAF fighters, and those on F-15s seem to be getting too good of a workout as of late.
Portland based F-15s are tasked with protecting the skies over the Pacific Northwest, and if they show up off your wing, you did something wrong.
New evidence offers great detail of the bizarre event and provides unprecedented insight into how such a rare occurrence is dealt with in real time.
Oregon Air National Guard’s Redhawks Squadron remains a force to be reckoned with.
They are a special breed indeed.