News of July 30, 2008
Boeing Begins Final Assembly of 2nd P-8A Poseidon
Posted at: Wed Jul 30th, 2008
ST. LOUIS, July 29, 2008 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] began final assembly of the second P-8A Poseidon for the U.S. Navy on July 24 in Renton, Wash. The aircraft, S1, is the program's static test vehicle and will be used to test the airframe's structural strength.
391st FS receives new satellite-based communications systems
Posted at: Wed Jul 30th, 2008
MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- While preparing for its second deployment to Afghanistan, the 391st Fighter Squadron and Aircraft Maintenance Unit set another historic first by fielding new satellite-based communications systems to improve airborne combat capability.
B-52H reaches retirement
Posted at: Wed Jul 30th, 2008
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. (ACCNS) -- The first B-52H Stratofortress reaches retirement after more than 45 years of dedicated service to the United States July 24 here on its final flight to Tinker Air Force Base, Okla.
