A KC-135 tanker assigned to McConnell AFB, Kan., had to make an emergency landing on the Spanish island of Mallorca on Monday due to a suspected fuel leak, reported Stars and Stripes. The tanker touched down at Sol San Juan airport in Palma de Mallorca on the Mediterranean island off of Spain’s eastern coast. There were no reported injuries and the airplane was expected to leave the airport upon completion of repairs, according to the newspaper’s Sept. 30 report, which cited an Air Force official and a statement from the US embassy in Madrid. The tanker had taken off from the Spanish air base at Moron in southern Spain, outside of Seville.
Like a new car from the dealership, an HH-60W helicopter touched down at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Nov. 2 with paperwork, a set of keys, and that fresh-from-the-factory smell. The newly activated 5th Helicopter Squadron accepted its first “Whiskey” in a brief but pomp-filled ceremony attended by the Air…