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Day: July 14, 2015

Russian Tu-95 crashed in Russian Far East

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A Russian Tu-95 bomber went down approximately 50 miles from the city of Khabarovsk on Jul. 14 at 9:50 a.m. Moscow time. All on board were able to bail out of the plane by parachutes.

Туполев Ту-95-142, Энгельс RP85949
By English: Alex BeltyukovРусский: Александр Бельтюков [CC BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

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U.S. Air Force shares forward refueling techniques with Australian forces

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Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force personnel were able to experience refueling from a C-130 while on the ground at a forward deployment area during Talisman Sabre 2015.

United States Airmen from the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron from Kadena Air Base, Japan, partnered with the Australian Army during a refueling exercise at the Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, July 8 in Darwin, Australia during Talisman Sabre 2015. Talisman Sabre is a biennial exercise that provides an invaluable opportunity for nearly 30,000 U.S. and Australian defense forces to conduct operations in a combined, joint and interagency environment that will increase both countries’ ability to plan and execute a full range of operations from combat missions to humanitarian assistance efforts.
United States Airmen from the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron from Kadena Air Base, Japan, partnered with the Australian Army during a refueling exercise at the Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, July 8 in Darwin, Australia during Talisman Sabre 2015. Talisman Sabre is a biennial exercise that provides an invaluable opportunity for nearly 30,000 U.S. and Australian defense forces to conduct operations in a combined, joint and interagency environment that will increase both countries’ ability to plan and execute a full range of operations from combat missions to humanitarian assistance efforts.

U.S. Army photo/Sgt. Steven Peterson
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