WDS: US military out in force

The US military has eight aircraft on show in the static display, displaying a diverse range of capabilities. 

The 119th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron/New Jersey ANG F-16C taxies to its parking spot The unit has been deployed to the Middle East since late December. (Image: Billypix)

They comprise two US Army Sikorsky UH-60L Blackhawk helicopters, and from the USAF a Bombardier Global Express E-11A battlefield airborne communications node (BACN) data relay aircraft, a Lockheed Martin C-130J and HC-130J Hercules transport aircraft and three USAF fighters.

The latter group includes a Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle from the 48th Fighter Wing’s 494 Fighter Squadron based at RAF Lakenheath; a Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon of the New jersey ANG’s 119th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, normally housed at Atlantic City International Airport; and a Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II of the 355th Wing’s 354th Fighter Squadron based at Davis Monthan AFB, Arizona.

All are currently deployed in the region providing offensive support against pro-Iranian militias that, according to one source, are “trying to break the resolve and solidarity of peaceful Middle East nations.”

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