A-10s, AFSOC Aircraft Land on Michigan Highway to Practice ACE
June 30, 2022 | By Greg Hadley
A Michigan highway traded pickup trucks and minivans for A-10s and U-28s as members of the Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, and Air Force Special Operations Command trained for agile combat employment.
All told, five different kinds of fixed-wing aircraft landed on and took off from a 9,000-foot section of Michigan Highway M-28, located on the state’s upper peninsula, on June 28 and 29, according to a Michigan National Guard release—the A-10, U-28A, C-145, C-146, and MC-12W.
Not only did the aircraft land on the highway, they also performed integrated combat turns, in which Airmen quickly refuel and rearm the aircraft while the engines are still running, enabling the jets to take off again as quickly as possible. It is the first time integrated combat turns have been executed on a public highway in the United States, according to the release.
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