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ANG F-15s at Frisian Flag 2016 in Netherlands

Posted on April 24, 2016April 24, 2016 by alert5

The F-15s from two Air Nation Guard units that were recently deployed to Europe have just completed Exercise Frisian Flag 2016 at Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands.

U.S. Air Force and Massachusetts Air National Guard crew chief marshals an F-15C Eagle aircraft during Frisian Flag 2016. The Royal Netherlands Air Force exercise is designed to foster military cooperation between participating nations and these types of exchanges help establish trust and relationships, April 21, 2016.

Photos: USAF
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Apartment complex where F/A-18D crashed four years ago to be demolished

Posted on April 23, 2016April 23, 2016 by alert5

Residents of Mayfair Mews apartment complex in Virginia Beach found out this month that they will have to evacuate by end of July. The place was where a VFA-106 F/A-18D crashed four years ago.

By Official Navy Page from United States of America MC3 Antonio P. Turretto Ramos/U.S. Navy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Norwegian F-16 activated to rush medical equipment to critically-illed patient

Posted on April 23, 2016 by alert5

A Norwegian F-16 was used to help ferry an important piece of medical equipment to a patient 450 kilometers away on Apr. 4.

By GerardvdSchaaf (282) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Finland soliciting info on armed UAVs

Posted on April 23, 2016April 23, 2016 by alert5

Finland’s Ministry of Defense has approached the industry to gather information on armed unmanned aerial vehicles that it intends to complement the proposed new fleet of fighters.

U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys
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