173rd FW to host nose art contest for Month of the Military Child

Hey there young military dependents of Oregon, are you ready to showcase your artistic skills and celebrate April as the Month of the Military Child? The 173rd Fighter Wing Military and Family Readiness Center is organizing a super fun ‘Nose Art’ contest just for you!


Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar
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Ukrainian fighter pilots have been secretly training in France to fly the Mirage 2000

French newspaper Le Figaro reported last week that a group of about thirty Ukrainian pilots have been undergoing secret flight training at Mont-de-Marsan and Nancy air bases since Feburary to fly the Mirage 2000 fighter.

77 118-AX an AMD Mirage 2000-5F of EC.02.330 COTE DARGENT based at BA118, Mont de Marsan, France (3936738599)
Jerry Gunner from Lincoln, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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