2023年3月26日、F-15EXイーグルIIの試験行っている基地でもあるネリス空軍基地(Nellis Air Force Base)において、第40空輸飛行隊(The 40th Airlift Squadron)と第1機甲師団(1st Armored Division)による合同演習(Joint exercises)、オペレーション・ナイト・キング(Operation Night King)が実施されました。
C-130JからM1A2への給油だけでなく、米国空軍による陸軍機甲部隊への実戦的な補給訓練です。
主役は、米国空軍の輸送機C-130J Super Hercules(スーパー・ハーキュリーズ)と米国陸軍の主力戦車M1A2 Abrams(エイブラムス)です。
下図は、アイキャッチに使用した米国空軍の輸送機C-130J Super Hercules(スーパー・ハーキュリーズ)と米国陸軍の主力戦車M1A2 Abrams(エイブラムス)です。
C-130JとM1A2の大きさは、人と比べるとイメージしやすいと思います。
40th AS, 1st AD conduct Operation Night King exercise U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1st Armored Division and U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 317th Airlift Wing refuel an M1A2 Abrams tank from a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Night King in the California desert March 26, 2023. The 40th AS landed at a dry lakebed during the exercise to refuel eight M1A2 Abrams tanks, two at a time, while using their Emergency Response Refueling Equipment Kit. Not only will this process aid in refueling a higher number of M1A2 tanks faster, but it also allows for multiple actions within a mission to be made at once. The C-130J aircrew will be able to download supplies and take on the wounded simultaneously as the refuel occurs, decreasing the operation times needed and allowing joint forces to get back into the fight at a rapid pace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mercedes Porter)
40th AS, 1st AD conduct Operation Night King exercise A1M2 Abrams tanks wait to be refueled during Operation Night King in the California desert March 26, 2023. The 40th Airlift Squadron landed at a dry lakebed during the exercise to refuel eight M1A2 Abrams tanks, two at a time, while using their Emergency Response Refueling Equipment Kit. Not only will this process aid in refueling a higher number of M1A2 tanks faster, but it also allows for multiple actions within a mission to be made at once. The C-130J aircrew will be able to download supplies and take on the wounded simultaneously as the refuel occurs, decreasing the operation times needed and allowing joint forces to get back into the fight at a rapid pace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mercedes Porter)
40th AS, 1st AD conduct Operation Night King exercise U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chris Diggs-Goff, 40th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, wraps up a fuel hose during Operation Night King in the California desert March 26, 2023. The 40th AS landed at a dry lakebed during the exercise to refuel eight M1A2 Abrams tanks, two at a time, while using their Emergency Response Refueling Equipment Kit. Not only will this process aid in refueling a higher number of M1A2 tanks faster, but it also allows for multiple actions within a mission to be made at once. The C-130J aircrew will be able to download supplies and take on the wounded simultaneously as the refuel occurs, decreasing the operation times needed and allowing joint forces to get back into the fight at a rapid pace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mercedes Porter)
40th AS, 1st AD conduct Operation Night King exercise A U.S. Army Soldier from the 1st Armored Division refuels an M1A2 Abrams tank from a C-130J Super Hercules in the California desert during Operation Night King March 26, 2023. The 40th Airlift Squadron landed at a dry lakebed during the exercise to refuel eight M1A2 Abrams tanks, two at a time, while using their Emergency Response Refueling Equipment Kit. Not only will this process aid in refueling a higher number of M1A2 tanks faster, but it also allows for multiple actions within a mission to be made at once. The C-130J aircrew will be able to download supplies and take on the wounded simultaneously as the refuel occurs, decreasing the operation times needed and allowing joint forces to get back into the fight at a rapid pace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mercedes Porter)
40th AS, 1st AD conduct Operation Night King exercise U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1st Armored Division refuel an M1A2 Abrams tank from a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Night King in the California desert March 26, 2023. The 40th Airlift Squadron landed at a dry lakebed during the exercise to refuel eight M1A2 Abrams tanks, two at a time, while using their Emergency Response Refueling Equipment Kit. Not only will this process aid in refueling a higher number of M1A2 tanks faster, but it also allows for multiple actions within a mission to be made at once. The C-130J aircrew will be able to download supplies and take on the wounded simultaneously as the refuel occurs, decreasing the operation times needed and allowing joint forces to get back into the fight at a rapid pace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mercedes Porter)
40th AS, 1st AD conduct Operation Night King exercise A1M2 Abrams tanks get refueled from a C-130J Super Hercules in the California desert during Operation Night King March 26, 2023. The 40th Airlift Squadron landed at a dry lakebed during the exercise to refuel eight M1A2 Abrams tanks, two at a time, while using their Emergency Response Refueling Equipment Kit. Not only will this process aid in refueling a higher number of M1A2 tanks faster, but it also allows for multiple actions within a mission to be made at once. The C-130J aircrew will be able to download supplies and take on the wounded simultaneously as the refuel occurs, decreasing the operation times needed and allowing joint forces to get back into the fight at a rapid pace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mercedes Porter)
2023年3月26日、米国空軍の輸送機C-130J Super Hercules(スーパー・ハーキュリーズ)と米国陸軍の主力戦車M1A2 Abrams(エイブラムス)による合同演習(Joint exercises)、オペレーション・ナイト・キング(Operation Night King)が実施されました。
ここでは、主に米国空軍のネリス空軍基地(Nellis Air Force Base)のWebサイトの情報からこの合同演習(輸送機と戦車の合同演習)について以下の項目で説明しました。