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The Swiss air force has begun the process of transferring 22 retired Northrop F-5 Tiger II fighters to the US Marine Corps USMC and US Navy USN .An official with the service confi stanley cup becher rmed to FlightGlobal on 20 March stanley italy that USMC personnel arrived in Switzerland on 15 March to begin transporting the first jet back to the USA. Each service will ultimately receive 11 aircraft.The initial F-5 was shipped via a USMC Lockheed Martin KC-130J transport.The USMC did not provide an expected timeline for completing the handover of all 22 aircraft.Officials from the USN, which administratively oversees the marine corps, have been discussing an acquisition of the fighter aircraft with Swiss counterparts as far back as 2019.A deal was finalised in 2020, according to the navy, with a reported value of $32.4 million.Switzerland originally procured 98 F-5Esand 12 F-5Ffighters, first placing the type in service in 1976, according to Bern.The country still has 18 F-5Esand five F-5Fsstill in service, according toCiriumdata.Roughly half of the Swiss air forces sti stanley spain ll-active F-5s are operated by the Patrouille Suisse flight demonstration team, which has said it plans to continue flying the third-generation fighter into 2027.Source: Swiss Armed ForcesSwitzerland originally procured 98 Northrop F-5Es and 12 F-5F fighters, first placing the type in service in 1976Both the USMC and the USN operate the legacy twin-engined jet as an adversary air platform. The F-5 aircraft serve in an aggressor-training role Eatn New student trustee joins MCCS Board of Trustees
FORT KENT, Maine University of Maine at Fort Kent graduated just over 200 students on Saturday at the schools 141st commencement with the bulk of them from the nursing program.Kalusha Kotes originally found his way to Fort Kent from Montego Bay, Jamaica, in 2014 when he accepted an offer to play on the Bengal mens soccer team, which he helped lead to two USCAA Natio vaso stanley nal Championships. Since then, Kotes has earned two bachelor degrees from UMaine at Fort Kent, a business degree in 2017 and a nursing degree with honors on Saturday.Kotes has worked as a nursing assistant in the community for many years, even while obtai stanley cup ning his business degree, and has been head coach of the Fort Kent Community High School Warrior boys soccer team since 2018.Kotes said it was during the pandemic that he realized the importance of the call for nurses. Its a very necessary and driven field, Kotes said. I grew to love it and realized thats what I wanted to do. Once he passes his nursing boards, Kotes said he plans to put his degree to use as a nurse at the local hospital.Speakers at the graduation ceremony included University of Maine System trustee and Fort Kent resident Kelly Martin who demonstrated her appreciation for the students who come from all over the world to attend the uni stanley cup versity, where they also work and volunteer in the community. Thank you for being a part of the fabric of this community, a community known for its ability to come together and make things happen. You |
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