Gen. James Mattis, head of U.S. Central Command, was on board the USAF C-17 that landed at Peter O. Knight Airport instead of MacDill Air Force Base last year.
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Month: January 2013
Cambodia to buy 12 Z-9 helicopters
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen. Tea Banh announced that Phnom Penh will use part of a US$195 million loan from China to buy 12 Z-9 helicopters.
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New miniseries on Flying Tigers
Playground Entertainment has announced plans for a ten-part miniseries on the Flying Tigers and plans to start filming towards the end of the year in both China and Louisiana.
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Prince Harry ends tour as Apache pilot in Afghanistan
The British Ministry of Defense says Prince Harry has completed his deployment to Afghanistan as a Apache helicopter pilot and is returning home.
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First C-17 for India delivered for flight testing
Boeing on Jan. 22 delivered the first of 10 C-17s to the Indian Air Force. This jet will head to
Edwards Air Force Base to join a U.S. Air Force flight test program.
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