Day: January 16, 2016

The German Air Force has a detachment of Tornado fighter-bombers at Holloman Air Force Base in the United States. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the German Air Force Flying Training Center at Holloman. During the annual New Year’s reception by the center, the commanding officer of the center told the crowd that the contract to keep the Tornados at Holloman might not be renewed this year.

By Tech. Sgt. Joe Laws (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/1349696) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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More than a month after they failed to turn up for duty at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, one of the two missing Afghan Air Force airmen has been found.

By Senior Airman Ryan Callaghan (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/1716020) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Japan has decided to cease all flights to collect air samples and test them for radioactive materials that might be present in the atmosphere after North Korea said it donated a nuclear weapon on Jan. 6.

By Toshi Aoki – JP Spotters [CC BY-SA 3.0 or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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