WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news release:
Air Force Global Strike Command (https://www.afgsc.af.mil/) announced that the MH-139 Grey Wolf has officially achieved Initial Operational Capability as of August 10, ushering in a new era of modernization for AFGSC's nuclear security operations.
This milestone marks the historic transition from the Vietnam-era UH-1N Huey (https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104464/uh-1n-huey/), a platform that served the Air Force for more than five decades. The MH-139 Grey Wolf boasts significant capability upgrades: it is nearly 50 percent faster, can carry twice as many troops and features enhanced defe...