Wiseman-Cooke Aircraft

Wiseman-Cooke aircraft, which delivered the first airmail in 1911, on display in the National Postal Museum, in Washington, DC.

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Propulsion Flight Keeps Engine Fit to Fight

The 35th Maintenance Squadron test cell, or hush house, provides a testing area for an F110-GE-129 engine March 4. Once kicked into full gear, the engine produced about 29,000 pounds of thrust and burned more than 2,000 gallons of fuel during testing.
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Helicopter Air Refueling Mission

A U.S. Marine CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron Four Six One approaches an Air Force C-130P aircraft, from the 81st Rescue Squadron during a helicopter air refueling mission. 13,800 pounds of fuel was delivered to the helicopter during the 45 minute mission. Both aircraft are from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, which is head quartered in Djibouti, it employs an indirect approach to counter violent extremism. Through a strategy of cooperative conflict prevention the task force helps build the internal capacities of countries at risk to prevail against extremists exploiting instability.
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