Day: March 28, 2015

Florida ANG F-15Cs deploying to Europe

Posted on March 28, 2015March 28, 2015 by alert5

Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Fighter Wing will deploy 12 F-15Cs and approximately 200 airmen to Europe as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve.

U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Shelley Gill
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Former Sri Lanka Air Force chief questioned over MiG-27 purchase

Posted on March 28, 2015 by alert5

The former chief of the Sri Lanka Air Force, Air Marshal Roshan Goonetileke, was questioned by police’s Financial Crimes Investigation Division on Mar. 27 over potential irregularities in the puchase of MiG-27s in 2007.

“Sri Lanka Air Force MiG-27” by Gira2be – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SLAF_pic_1_mig_27.jpg. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

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29 (R) Squadron’s 100th anniversary paint scheme

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To mark the 100th anniversary of its formation, the Royal Air Force’s 29 (R) Squadron has unveiled a new paint scheme.

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Grandson of Enola Gay pilot to command B-2 unit

Posted on March 28, 2015March 28, 2015 by alert5

Brig. Gen. Paul W. Tibbets IV, the grandson of Brig. Gen. Paul Tibbets Jr., has been selected to take command of the 509thBomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base.

“Paul W. Tibbets IV” by United States Air Force – http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographies/Display/tabid/225/Article/484345/brigadier-general-paul-w-tibbets-iv.aspx. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.