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Spain to keep Patriot unit in Turkey till 2017

Posted on December 16, 2015 by alert5

The Spanish Patriot air defense missile unit deployed to Turkey will not be packing up and go home on Jan. 27, 2016. NATO has decided to extend its mission there for another year.

By Sivi Steys (Flickr: Patriot) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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China Foreign Ministry says Australia’s military flight was “deliberately complicating the situation in the South China Sea”

Posted on December 16, 2015December 16, 2015 by alert5

During a press conference on Dec. 15, China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hong Lei said Australia’s recent military flight in the South China Sea was “deliberately complicating the situation” there.

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Russian cruise missile test goes wrong and hit apartment block

Posted on December 16, 2015December 16, 2015 by alert5

Testing of a Russian cruise missile went horribly wrong and the weapon deviated from its flight path and hit an apartment block in the northern Arkhangelsk region on Dec. 15.

By Allocer (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
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USS America will eventually be deployed to Japan

Posted on December 16, 2015December 16, 2015 by alert5

In an extensive interview with U.S. Naval Institute, Maj. Gen. Chris Owens said USS America will eventually be deployed to Japan as the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship.

By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Pittman [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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F-16 pilots from Misawa earn 2014 Mackay Trophy for saving Yazidis

Posted on December 16, 2015December 16, 2015 by alert5

Capts. David Kroontje and Gregory Balzhiser, former F-16 pilots from Misawa Air Base, were presented the 2014 Mackay Trophy for an airstrike mission on Aug. 9, 2014 that saved thousands of Yazidis in Iraq.

Photo: Courtesy photo from U.S. Air Force
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