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The 36th Fighter Squadron, base at Osan air base, South Korea, is marking its 100th anniversary in service with the U.S. Air Force with a special tail flash for one of its F-16.
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The crew of a U.S. Navy EP-3 spy plane had to make evasive actions when a Chinese J-10 fighter came within 300 feet of the aircraft on Jul. 23. China’s Ministry of Defense said on Jul. 25 that the intercept was legal.
By Li Pang [GFDL, GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Fifty-seven years after he was shot down by the Soviet Union and later imprisoned for seven months, Bruce Olmstead will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery on Jul. 27. The former RB-47 co-pilot died last October.
By U.S. Air Force photo [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter fleet recently exceeded 100,000 flight hours, the company annonced in a press release on Jul. 24.
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The current investigation into corruption at Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has been seen by many in South Korea as a probe into defense programs initiated under former President Park Geun-hye.
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