Air Force maintainers examining the propellers on C-130H planes used electric arc etching pens to inscribe serial numbers once inspections were complete—and in doing so, likely caused the damage that has forced a grounding of the fleet. That’s the conclusion Air Mobility Command has reached ...
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Air Force Special Operations Command’s fleet of MC-130H Combat Talon IIs, used for infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of special operations forces, has been grounded due to the same cracked propeller parts that led Air Mobility Command to keep its C-130H fleet from flying. AFSOC confirmed ...
After a little more than two weeks, the Air Force’s CV-22s were cleared to fly again. Air Force Special Operations Command ended its stand down for the Osprey, which began after two instances of “hard clutch engagement” in the course of six weeks. AFSOC had ...