Last month, the Afghan army and air force launch the largest Afghan-led joint, combined arms operation in 30 years – Operation Seemorgh.
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Day: August 9, 2013
Salty Dog 502 returns to Pax River
After being diverted to NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia during its historic landing aboard USS George H.W. Bush, X-47B “Salty Dog 502” has flown back to NAS Patuxent River Aug. 8.
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Welsh made secretive trip to Israel
U.S. Air Force chief of staff, Gen. Mark A. Welsh, was in Israel for his first visit as chief but the trip was kept secret.
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RAF C-130J stuck in U.S.
For several months a RAF C-130J has been stuck at Lockheed Martin’s Marietta facility while waiting to fly with the new Block 7.0 software.
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Growler tests new data network
The U.S. Navy recently flight test a EA-18G Growler aircraft with sensor system upgrades and a new data network.
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