A B-52 from the 96th Bomb Squadron flew a 15.5 hour intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance mission as part of PANAMAX 2014 on Aug. 11.
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Day: August 14, 2014
Pentagon moved V-22s into Northern Iraq
The Pentagon has moved a small number of V-22s to city of Irbil, Northern Iraq to support American troops there.
Dutch F-16s intercepted Learjet
Two Dutch F-16s were scrambled to intercept a civilian Learjet over the Ijsselmeer on Aug. 12 after the private plane failed to respond to air traffic controllers.
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169th Fighter Wing training with Colombian Kfirs
South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing is in Colombia for Exercise Relampago 2014.
Saudi AWACS modernization approved
The U.S. government has cleared the modernization of five Saudi E-3 AWACS to Block 40/45 standard.
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