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rhk111sblog · 3 months

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Another F-16 crashes in South Korea, the third since 2023

And yet another F-16 Fighter Aircraft has crashed in South Korea, the third in the Country since 2023. This one crashed in the Yellow Sea and belongs to the 8th Fighter Wing (8FW) of the United States Air Force (USAF).

The Plane reportedly suffered an In-Flight Emergency and the Pilot was able to eject safely and was unharmed. In December 2023, an F-16 also belonging to the 8FW crashed also in the Yellow Sea. And in May 2023, a USAF F-16 also crashed in South Korea.

This is something that the Philippines needs to consider very carefully if it decides to buy secondhand F-16 Aircraft, especially if it will be from the United States (US).

Here is the Link to the Article on The Korea Times Website: https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/01/113_367931.html

SOURCE: US F-16 Fighter crashes off Gunsan; Pilot rescued {Archived Link}

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artistictrans01 · 1 year

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The U.S. Air Force @usairforce @lockheedmartin MC-130J Commando II The MC-130J Commando II is the advanced version of previous special mission aircraft of MC-130E, P, and H models. #mc130j #mc130 #mc130jcommandoii #lockheedmartin #usairforce #usairforcehooah #airforce #usairforcemuseum #hooahairforce #usairforcepride #usaf #unitedstatesairforce #🇺🇸️ #unitedstatesmilitary #usmilitary #usaviation #usa #usaf #usafrecruiting #like4likes #likeforlikes #likeforlikes #aviationgeeks #aviationlovers #aviationart #aviationeverywhere #militaryaviation #militaryaircrafts #specialmission #specialmissionaircraft (at Antara Bimbang Dan Ragu) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmWanc0prsc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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dprowe87 · 2 years

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USAF Arkansas Air National Guard Lockheed C-130H Hercules practicing for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race pre-race flyover at Bristol Motor Speedway. 16Sep22 #usaf #unitedstatesairforce #airforce #lockheedmartin #c130hercules #c130h #bristolmotorspeedway #bassproshopsnightrace #preraceflyover #aviation #airshow #aviationgeek #airshowphotography #aviationlover #aviationlovers #avgeek #avgeeks #avgeekphoto #aviationdaily #aviationworld #instagramaviation #instaaviation #aviation_lovers #aviationphoto #aviationphotography #aviationspotters #planepics #planespotting (at Bristol Motor Speedway) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cin7HVSu02n/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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usnewsper-politics · 1 month

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Air Force Disciplines 15 for Leaking Classified Info: Serious Consequences for Mishandling Secrets #classifieddocuments #leakinvestigation #mishandledclassifiedinformation #unauthorizeddisclosure #UnitedStatesAirForce

#Politics #classifieddocuments #leakinvestigation #mishandledclassifiedinformation #unauthorizeddisclosure #UnitedStatesAirForce

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sandyhookhistory · 3 months

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“Tragedy At Sea - The Loss Of Texas Tower 4”

Good evening, everyone. Today is a terrible anniversary, both in the history of our military, and the Jersey Shore.

63 Years Ago, Today - (Sunday) January 15th, 1961, 76.8 miles east of Barnegat Light, NJ:

In the 1950’s, with the Cold War well underway, the military wanted to extend our visibility deep into the Atlantic ocean. To accomplish this, large radar platforms would be built far offshore. With an additional 300 mile increase in range, the towers’ would give the United States additional response time in the event of a nuclear attack by Russian aircraft.

Five towers were planned, from New England to New Jersey. Towers 1 and 5 were never built; Tower 2 was placed on George’s Shoal northeast of Cape Cod, Tower 3 was built on Nantucket Shoal east of Montauk Point, LI, and Tower 4 was built on an unnamed shoal 76.8 miles nearly due east of the Barnegat Lighthouse, in New Jersey. The large platforms earned the nickname “Texas Towers,” due to their similarity with oil drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.

Texas Tower 4 was assigned to the Highlands Air Force Station, here in Monmouth County (present day Hartshorne Woods County Park), with the call signs “Jitney” and “Dora,” as part of the 646th Radar Squadron.

Regrettably, it had a terrible reputation from the start, beginning in 1957. Built on land, it was transported to its shoal via barge. Enroute, two of the three legs were damaged, and the decision was made to repair them at sea - this was never properly done.

The whirring of the massive radar dishes, and their diesel generators, caused extreme reverberation through the entire platform. Due to the depth - 185 feet of water - the Tower’s hollow legs reverberated with the flow of the sea. Not only did the Tower shudder with the waves, it rocked violently, earning it the unenviable nickname of “Old Shaky.”

Repeated pleas for substantial repairs were deferred, and only small piece-meal work was done over time. Requests to abandon the Tower were declined, because of Russian patrol vessels who were ready to swoop in and strip the Tower of its secret materials.

The Tower endured one massive storm after another. It took Hurricane Daisy in August, 1958, and then was battered by Hurricane Donna in September, 1960..

Refusing to the abandon the Tower, the Air Force removed non-essential troops and left a skeleton crew of 14 Air Force personnel and 14 civilian contractors aboard. With the powers-that-be finally acknowledging that the Tower was in danger of collapse, their flash of brilliance to temporarily stabilize it was to mix concrete and dump it straight down the hollow shafts of each legs. As winter of 1960-61 approached, the helipad on the tower filled up with pallets of cement bags. As late as January 7th, Navy Divers, assessing the legs, found the supporting structures were damaged and letting go

As these stories always do, tragedy awaited. A storm arrived in full force - the forecast on January 14th called for winds as high as 60 mph. On the morning of the 15th, the Tower groaned and twisted in ways no one had seen before - another support brace had gone. All day the men on Texas Tower 4 called in damage reports and pleas for rescue.

The Air Force finally relented - but it was too late. At 4 pm, at the height of the storm, they authorized an evacuation, but the weather was too rough for helicopters. All US Coast Guard and Navy ships in the area - including an aircraft carrier, the USS Wasp (CV-18) - made for the Tower at full speed.

At 6:45 pm came the bone-chilling radio message “WE ARE BREAKING UP.”

Texas Tower 4 presented a massive blip on surface radars. Around 7:30 pm, with some ships just miles away - it vanished.

One of the damaged legs finally buckled, and the entire structure crashed into the sea. Texas Tower 4 was gone. And with it, all 28 men. Only two bodies were recovered; the rest were claimed by the sea.

We pause to honor and remember the lives that were lost 63 years ago today off the Jersey Shore. It must be remembered that our Cold War veterans served - and sacrificed - without a shot ever being fired in anger.

28 US Air Force Personnel and Civilian Contractors Lost their lives that day. Of note, many of the civilian contractors were veterans themselves, of several branches. Out of respect so as to prevent confusion, they are listed here without rank, simply by name and age.

They Are:

Abbott, David - 48

Bakke, Roald - 35

Brown, Vincent - 43

Bucherri, Samuel - 45

Cudnick, Chester - 47

Evans, Thomas - 54

Foster, Bishop - 35

Giurastante, Domenic - 19

Green, Kenneth - 27

Haroutunian, Aram - 45

Ide, William - 38

Jones, Leland - 22

Kovarick, Wilbur - 36

Kruse, William - 27

Laino, Louis - 21

Leo, Milton - 50

Martel, Raymond - 34

Opalka, Anthony - 46

Parker, David - 22

Phelan, Gordon - 33

Robertson, Edward - 39

Schutz, Henry - 57

Shaffer, Harry - 37

Smythe, William - 61

Waitt, Donald - 39

Williams, Troy - 39

Wolford, Larry - 24

Yavorosky, Vincent - 44

You Are Not Forgotten

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weehughie · 1 year

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Second Throwback Thursday of the day… another from the KC135 jolly out of Mildenhall a good few moons ago… • • #mildenhall #rafmildenhall #kc135 #stratotanker #f15 #f15eagle #eagle #usaf #usa #unitedstates #unitedstatesairforce #airtoair #refuelling #airtoairrefueling #airborne #flight #flying #military #boom #boomer #soesterberg #northsea #holland #sac #strategicaircommand #film #shotonfilm #35mm (at North Sea) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnU0lW_IvEq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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nurmaballhorn · 1 year

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esstrainingsvcs · 1 year

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Bubba the @mattmartinfdn service dog riding back from holiday break for some follow up training. #servicedog #labrador #luvpuppsdoggrooming #nhl @mattymarts17 #fdny #fdnyhockey #ny_islanders #northwellhealthicecenter #notallwoundsarevisible #thankyouforyoyrservice #unitedstatesmarinecorps #unitedstatearmy #unitedstatesairforce #unitedstatesnavy #unitedstatecoastguard #nypd #firstresponders #dogtraining #englishlabrador (at Saratoga Spa State Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmyx8vqO3fJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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lettermen-of-the-usa-stuff · 1 year

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2021 Autographs for Heroes United States Air Force Captain Karras E. Clark receiving an autographed United States Air Force Academy football from Head Football Coach Nathan Troy Calhoun. The autographed football was presented by former University of Mississippi LB "Ole Miss" great Scott Swatzell . #autographsforheroes #HeroesWeek #SFCT #lotUSA #lettermenoftheusa #lettermenofusa #AimHigh #USAFA #UnitedStatesAirForceAcademy #UnitedStatesAirForce #FalconsFootball #Airforcefootball #OleFootball #UniversityofMississipp #Rebelfootball (at Lettermen of the U.S.A) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkoLWLhrRDq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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artistictrans01 · 1 year

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@usairforce @boeing C-17A Globemaster III The Globemaster III is a large american strategic airlifter, built by McDonnell Douglas for @usairforce from 1980s to 1990s. The C-17 are replacing it's previous version, the C-124 and C-74. Sadly, it's discontinued due to highly cost for manufacturing #boeing #boeingc17 #boeingdefense #c17 #c17globemaster #c17globemasteriii #usairforce #usairforcehooah #usaf #unitedstatesairforcemuseum #unitedstatesairforce #unitedstates #unitedstatesmilitary #unitedstates #usa #🇺🇸️ #like4likes #likeforlikes #likesforlike #likeandfollow #likeforlikeback #aviationgeeks #aviationart #aviationartwork #aviationartworks #militaryaviation #militaryaircrafts (at United States) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpKqYdBpC9T/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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dprowe87 · 2 years

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USAF Arkansas Air National Guard Lockheed C-130H Hercules sits in the morning fog at Tri-Cities Airport (TRI). The Hercules is visiting to perform the pre-race flyover at the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. 17Sep22 #usaf #unitedstatesairforce #airforce #lockheedmartin #c130hercules #c130h #tricitiesairport #bassproshopsnightrace #aviation #airshow #aviationgeek #airshowphotography #aviationlover #aviationlovers #avgeek #avgeeks #avgeekphoto #aviationdaily #aviationworld #instagramaviation #instaaviation #aviation_lovers #aviationphoto #aviationphotography #aviationspotters #planepics #planespotting (at Tri-Cities Airport) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cin8_0COfQU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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kuldeep85-blog · 2 years

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Putts get real difficult the day they hand out the money#onlineshoppingphilippines #unitedstatesofeurope #onlineshoppingindonesia #unitedstatesvirginislands #unitedstates🇺🇸 #unitedstatesdepartmentoffuckery #onlineshoppingimphal #unitedstatescrown #onlineshoppinglebanon #onlineshoppinginnepal #onlineshoppingmall #unitedstatesnavalacademy #unitedstateschampion #onlineshoppingaddict #tagify_app #unitedstatestravel #unitedstatesarmedforces #unitedstatesplayingcardcompany #unitedstatesairforce #onlineshoppingmumbai #unitedstatesmilitaryacademy #unitedstatesofamerican #unitedstatesmarine #onlineshoppingclub #onlineshoppingspot #onlineshoppingindia😍😍 #onlineshoppinginindia #onlineshoppingbrand #onlineshoppingbangladesh #onlineshoppingmauritius (at Hardoi) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch_fo3MJ7TJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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usnewsper-politics · 5 months

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Air Force Disciplines 15 for Leaking Classified Info: Serious Consequences for Mishandling Secrets #classifieddocuments #leakinvestigation #mishandledclassifiedinformation #unauthorizeddisclosure #UnitedStatesAirForce

#Politics #classifieddocuments #leakinvestigation #mishandledclassifiedinformation #unauthorizeddisclosure #UnitedStatesAirForce

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benjamineharrisonart · 4 days

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Green Lantern Hal Jordan! #art #warmup #quicksketch #postit #postitdrawing #comic #comicbook #dccomics #postitpopart #dc #HalJordan #GreenLantern #HaroldJordan #PolManning #Parallax #Spectre #Highball #GreenLanternCorps #JusticeLeague #UnitedStatesAirForce #WhiteLanternCorps #JusticeLeagueEurope

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weehughie · 1 year

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Throwback Thursday… a KC135 jolly out of Mildenhall a good few moons ago.., • • #mildenhall #rafmildenhall #kc135 #stratotanker #f15 #f15eagle #eagle #usaf #usa #unitedstates #unitedstatesairforce #airtoair #refuelling #airtoairrefueling #airborne #flight #flying #military #boom #boomer #soesterberg #northsea #holland #sac #strategicaircommand #film #shotonfilm #35mm (at North Sea) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmdy_ZwIbpr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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jamieroxxartist · 4 months

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Today in Pop Culture History: Dec 17, 1969 – #ProjectBlueBook: The #UnitedStatesAirForce closes its study of #UFOs.

( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Blue_Book )

*a couple of #Paintings I painted a few years ago:

‘a Friendly #MrGrey’ 2012 acrylic & oil blend on canvas 16"x20" *Custom #Commissioned Painting

‘Never Forget #Roswell’ 2011 acrylic & oil blend on canvas 16"x20"

Both by @ArtistJamieRoxx #JamieRoxx ( www.JamieRoxx.us ) These Sold Paintings are Not Available.

#PopArt!

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