F-15E returns to air after extensive repairs

An engine fire, caused by a bird strike, grounded a F-15E from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base for a year. Workers at Robins Air Force Base removed and replaced the rear half of the aircraft in order to get the fighter back in the air.

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P-8A takes part in Exercise Bold Alligator

A P-8A from VX-1 is taking part in Exercise Bold Alligator for the first time. The maritime patrol aircraft flew 34 missions during the exercise.

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HMS Liverpool shadows Admiral Kuznetsov

Royal Navy destroyer HMS Liverpool escorted Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov from the English Channel off the south west coast of England to the seas off South West Ireland.

LA(Phot) Ian Simpson, Crown Copyright/MOD 2012

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