Gen. Mark A. Welsh III became the U.S. Air Force’s 20th chief in a ceremony at Joint Base Andrews on Aug. 20.
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Israel green lights Egypt’s deployment of attack helicopters in Sinai peninsula
Israel has agreed to temporarily ease the terms of a 1979 peace treaty with Egypt so that the latter can deploy attack helicopters in the Sinai peninsula.
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CIA’s recovery of Hexagon film capsule declassified
The U.S. Navy was roped in by the CIA to recover a film capsule from a KH-9 Hexagon spy satellite that had landed 16,400 feet below the Pacific Ocean in 1972. Details of that salvage operation was recently declassified.
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Indian Navy issues tender for 56 naval helicopters
The Indian Navy has issued a tender to buy 56 naval helicopters to replace its Cheetah and Chetak helicopters.
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Commander of Lackland Air Force Base dismissed
The commanding officer of Lackland Air Force Base has lost his post due to the sex scandal at the base.
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