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Federal Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for Monday May 31, 2021 ( 1 items )  

C-5M Super Galaxy Visits Eglin AFB for Countermeasures Testing
EGLIN AFB, Florida, May 31 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Samuel King Jr. Engineers, testers and support staff working on the Eglin Air Force Base range enjoyed a fireworks display the last two weeks courtesy of the Air Force's largest aircraft, the C-5M Super Galaxy. The 436th Airlift Wing's 247-foot long, 65-foot tall giant and aircrew from Dover AFB, Delaware, visited the Florida panhandle for defensive countermeasures testing. Each night the aircraft flew into an area  more