Forbes profiles Air Force hurricane exercise hosted at Chennault Aug. 3,  2020 Forbes magazine was on-site at Chennault to cover the just-concluded Swamp Devil exercise by the 621st Contingency Response Wing. The story offers up-close detail about the training for emergency response after a disaster. The article by Jim Clash is titled “USAF Exercise Swamp Devil Tests Hurricane Prep During [...]

Northrop Grumman $36M contract for B-52 work in Louisiana LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. has a contract for up to nearly $36 million worth of work on B-52 parts at its repair plant in southwest Louisiana. The Air Force contract is among those signed Wednesday by the Pentagon and described in a daily list. Northrop Grumman was hired [...]

Chennault Park Primed and Ready for Growth An aerial view of Chennault Park. Current tenants include Northrop Grumman, Landlocked Aviation Services, Citadel Completions, Louisiana Millwork (Masonite), Million Air, Bechtel, Habitat for Humanity and Tadlock LLC.   An aircraft is prepped for painting.   A plane on the Chennault runway. While Chennault’s main focus is the safety and compliance of air [...]

Chennault on the Grow Air Cargo, Blue Angels and More On any given day, aircraft of all shapes and sizes land at Chennault International Airport in northeast Lake Charles. Many stop for rest and fuel, while others come for repairs and modifications in one of the facility’s towering hangars. Originally constructed in WWII as a military air base, Chennault is [...]

Chennault hosting Air Force and C-130s for joint training exercises this week LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - If you have seen new aircraft in the skies above Southwest Louisiana, it’s because the United States Air Force has landed in Lake Charles at Chennault. The airport says they are hosting the aircrews and 2 C-130 aircrafts this week as a part [...]

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