09-22-2021, 11:52 AM
9-21-2021
U.S. preparing for a Red Dawn attack
Air Commandos recently conducted a unique exercise that reflects the shift in thinking about military operations.
During exercise Northern Strike 21 in northern Michigan in early August, Air Commandos facilitated the first landing of a modern aircraft on a US public highway. The goal was to prepare pilots and commandos for impromptu operations in austere locations.
During the exercise, Air Commandos practiced infiltrating and securing the highway and then setting it up to function as an airfield.
A-10 and C-146A aircraft then landed and took off from the roadway. In a real-world scenario, especially during expeditionary operations, the highway-turned-airfield would ideally be close to the front lines to provide quick and accurate logistical and close air support for conventional and special-operations troops.
The "Nightstalkers" of the US Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment and the US special-operations community as a whole have used FARP for decades to support operations in unfriendly territory or behind enemy lines.
U.S. preparing for a Red Dawn attack
Air Commandos recently conducted a unique exercise that reflects the shift in thinking about military operations.
During exercise Northern Strike 21 in northern Michigan in early August, Air Commandos facilitated the first landing of a modern aircraft on a US public highway. The goal was to prepare pilots and commandos for impromptu operations in austere locations.
During the exercise, Air Commandos practiced infiltrating and securing the highway and then setting it up to function as an airfield.
A-10 and C-146A aircraft then landed and took off from the roadway. In a real-world scenario, especially during expeditionary operations, the highway-turned-airfield would ideally be close to the front lines to provide quick and accurate logistical and close air support for conventional and special-operations troops.
The "Nightstalkers" of the US Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment and the US special-operations community as a whole have used FARP for decades to support operations in unfriendly territory or behind enemy lines.