Air Force units in the path of Tropical Storm Ernesto variously shifted their aircraft to other locations and closed operations. Charleston AFB, S.C., for instance, sent its C-17 fleet to Whiteman AFB, Mo., and Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, and closed its field but the Charleston C-17s kept flying their missions from their temporary homes. The Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Fighter Wing at Jacksonville sent its F-15s to Eglin AFB, Fla. Air Force Reserve Command’s 482nd Fighter Wing at Homestead ARB, Fla., had eight F-16s at Hill AFB, Utah, and another six Vipers went to NAS JRB Fort Worth, Tex. F-15s from Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C., shared hangar space with F-16s at Shaw AFB, S.C.
‘Angry Kitten’ EW Pod Tested on Search-and-Rescue HC-130
April 17, 2026
The Air Force recently tested its “Angry Kitten” electronic warfare pod on an HC-130J during Exercise Bamboo Shield, showing the pod can turn the rescue platform into a command-and-control node and protect it from enemy radars.The tests follow what could be the pod’s first use in combat after it was…