USAF MC-12W Flies First Combat Sortie in Iraq
Credit: USAF SENIOR AIRMAN TIFFANY TROJCA
The U.S. Air Force’s first MC-12W lands at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, at 6:20 p.m. local time June 10 after its first combat sortie there. The service began developing the so-called Project Liberty aircraft last year after calls from U.S. Central Command for more intelligence, surveillance and...
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