August 24, 2018 – Alert 5

#FighterFriday

Posted on August 24, 2018August 21, 2018 by alert5

PACIFIC OCEAN – F-35B Lightning IIs with Marine Fighter Attack Detachment 211, the Wake Island Avengers, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fly over Wake Island during a regularly scheduled deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 13th MEU, August 1, 2018. The Essex ARG/MEU team is a strong, flexible, responsive and consistent force deployed to the 7th fleet area of operations to support regional stability, reassure partners and allies ad maintain a presence ready to respond to any crisis from humanitarian assistance to contingency operations. The Essex ARG and 13th MEU is the first continental United States Navy/Marine Corps team to deploy with the F-35B Lightning. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Francisco J. Diaz Jr.)

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Japan’s first female fighter pilot

Posted on August 24, 2018August 23, 2018 by alert5

2Lt. Misa Matsashima has entered history books as the first woman fighter pilot for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.

Photo: JASDF
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40N6 3D image revealed

Posted on August 24, 2018August 23, 2018 by alert5

The 3D image of the 40N6 interceptor for the S-400 air defense missile system has been unveiled.

Photos: Michael Jerdev
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