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SPAR16 USAF Clipper on ground at Scott AFB from Colorado Springs Muni
About 30 minutes ago
375th Air Mobility Wing (375 AMW) is a unit of the United States Air Force stationed at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois and assigned to Eighteenth Air Force under Air Mobility Command (AMC).
The wing has four primary missions. It supports aeromedical evacuation within the United States. It provides operational support airlift for government officials. It offers direct security for U.S. community and nation. And it provides support for U.S. host units—making possible the command and control of the United States' entire military transportation effort.
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SAM481 USAF G5 on descent for JBA from Ramstein
DANTE49 US NAvy E-6B Mercury now on a ne vector -went off-shore for a bit
Transport AC-cargo, troops etc.
Called so for it's ability to be around the globe quickly-or something close to that.
On own are common and the one you put in was OZ AF.
It's when they sprout up after other AC activity or goings on they can be clues.
Yes
It's a C-17 Globemaster
Tail # 07-7171
can't find anything unique to it so far.
A high-wing, four-engine, T-tailed military transport aircraft, the multi-service C-17 can carry large equipment, supplies and troops directly to small airfields in harsh terrain anywhere in the world. The massive, sturdy, long-haul aircraft tackles distance, destination and heavy, oversized payloads in unpredictable conditions. It has delivered cargo in every worldwide operation since the 1990s.
Lifecycle Sustainment
Boeing has partnered with the U.S. Air Force on C-17 sustainment since the delivery of the first aircraft in 1993. With a focus on high performance at an affordable cost, Boeing provides sustainment and maintenance for global C-17 customers in eight allied countries. The C-17 fleet has a best-in-class combined dollar per flight hour and mission capable rate, performing at the highest level of readiness worldwide.
https://www.boeing.com/defense/c-17-globemaster-iii/
RCH345 USAF C-5 Galaxy on approach for Panam City-Pacifico Airport located on the west side of the ingress/egress point of canal-AC from Lackland AFB San Antonio
US Customs and Border Patrol runs Reaper drones out of here but have not been visible for some time.
Japan PM Suga says 'few days' needed to judge whether to widen virus emergency
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Sunday the government will take "a few days" before judging whether it will expand a state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic to include Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures. The comment on a television program came a day after the governors of the three western prefectures asked the central government to extend the state of emergency, which took effect Friday for the Tokyo region, to their jurisdictions in response to the resurging coronavirus. "I was told that we need to see the situation for a few days, so I am thinking that way," Suga said, referring to the opinion of a government panel of experts that monitors infection trends.
The government has requested measures such as shortening the opening hours of restaurants and promoting telework across the three prefectures. "I know they are in a tense situation. We are ready to respond immediately if necessary," he added.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210110/p2g/00m/0fp/010000c
this from yesterday
99.99% of coronavirus killed in 30 seconds with Japan firm's UV LED
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210109/p2a/00m/0na/024000c
and this
Suga vs Koike: Bitter political rivalry hampers Japan's COVID response
Prime minister and Tokyo governor disagreed over emergency decree.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Suga-vs-Koike-Bitter-political-rivalry-hampers-Japan-s-COVID-response