Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson has replaced Lt. Gen. Jim Kowalski as commander of U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command.
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South Korea eying mixed fleet of F-15s, F-35s
Reuters is reporting that South Korea could announce as early as next month a decision to buy F-35s and F-15s as well.
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Swiss F/A-18 crashed
A Swiss F/A-18 two-seater has crashed near a military airport in Alpnachstad on Oct. 23. The fate of the crew is unclear.
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Turkish F-16s intercept Russian II-20
Turkey says two of its F-16s were scrambled to intercept a Russian Il-20 off the port city of Ordu on the Black Sea coast on Oct. 23.
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160th SOAR practise over-water extraction training
A AH-6 from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) was in NAS Jacksonville on Oct. 16 to conduct over-water extraction training in the St. Johns River.
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