Aviation News
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Lafayette Escadrille – a French Air Service squadron made up mostly of American volunteers fighting in World War One. The Ramex Delta Tactical Display team is commemorating the centennial with a paint scheme based on the squadron’s insignia.
On Mar. 24 in Naples, Italy, the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) and U.S. Fleet Forces Command established Commander, Task Force 64 (CTF 64). The focus of the command is Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) in Europe.
A Tactical Critical Care Evacuation Team-Enhanced (TCCET-E) from the 59th Medical Wing flew in a C-17 to Cuba ahead of President Obama’s visit to the island earlier this week.
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U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Howard Blackwell
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The Assistant U.S. Secretary of the Navy Sean Stackley told lawmakers on Mar. 23 that the U.S. Marine Corps is on schedule to deploy the F-35B to MCAS Iwakuni in January 2017.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has said Moscow will be deploying the Bal and Bastion shore-based anti-ship missile systems plus Eleron 3 unmanned aerial vehicles to the disputed Kuril Islands.
Pliskin [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
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