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Day: October 12, 2021

Shortage of tea onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth averted thanks to Canadians

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The captain of HMCS Winnipeg gave three boxes of tea bags to Commodore Steve Moorhouse, Commander of the UK Carrier Strike Group, after he found out that the flag area on aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth had run out of teabags.

HMS Queen Elizabeth on F-35B flying trials DT-2
U.S. Navy Photograph by Liz Wolter [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Vanilla UAS breaks world record by being airborne for 8 days

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The Vanilla unmanned aircraft system has set a new world record for unrefueled, internal combustion endurance of an unmanned aircraft on Oct. 2.

A Vanilla unmanned aircraft system launches from the Rogers Dry Lakebed on Edwards Air Force Base, California, Sept. 24. The aircraft broke the world record for unrefueled, internal combustion endurance of an unmanned aircraft with a total continuous flight time of 8 days, 50 minutes, and 47 seconds, and 12,200 miles, Oct. 2. (Air Force photo by Josh McClanahan)

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336th Fighter Squadron deploys to Greece

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F-15Es from the 336th Fighter Squadron have deployed to Greece from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base for exercise Castle Forge.

An F-15E Strike Eagle is prepped to take off at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Oct. 4, 2021. The 336th Fighter Squadron is deploying jets to Larissa Air Base, Greece, in support of operation Castle Forge, a U.S. Air Forces Europe-Air Forces Africa-led joint, multi-national training event designed to provide a dynamic, partnership-focused environment that raises the U.S. commitment to collective defense in the Black Sea region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Lynn)

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