The recent Brno International Air Festival in the Czech Republic had among its featured aircraft a C-17 from March ARB, Calif. SrA. David Flaherty reports that airmen from Air Force Reserve Command’s 729th Airlift Squadron flew the “Spirit of California” in the air show during as part of a good-will tour. The US airmen were a little surprised at the popularity of their aircraft and were greeted with cheering, questions, and autograph seekers.
The U.S., South Korea, and Japan flew an unusual trilateral flight with two U.S. B-52H Stratofortress bombers escorted by two Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2s, and two ROK Air Force KF-16 fighters—both countries’ respective variants of the F-16—July 11. That same weekend, the top military officers of the three nations…