Air Force Special Operations Command airmen at Hurlburt Field, Fla., have put MH-53 Pave Low IV #68-10928 on display in the field airpark. The helicopter saw service in Europe, Laos, Thailand, and the deserts of Iraq. Joining current special ops airmen were three generations of Pave Low operators. The new AFSOC boss, Lt. Gen. Don Wurster, said the MH-53 is a “remarkable piece of equipment,” helping its airmen earn 13 Air Force Crosses and 140 Silver Stars. (Report by 2nd Lt. Lauren Johnson)
The Air Force awarded a $13.08 billion contract to the Sierra Nevada Corporation on April 26 for its Survivable Airborne Operations Center aircraft, the successor to the service’s E-4B “Doomsday” plane. Like the E-4B, officially called the National Airborne Operations Center, the SAOC will be meant to withstand a nuclear attack and keep…