Category: Air Force

The last C-130H to be assigned to Pope Army Airfield departed for good on Jun. 30. #84404, assigned to the Air Force Reserve’s 440th Airlift Wing, left for Davis–Monthan Air Force Base.

U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Lewis Beeman
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A tender from the Polish Air Force for 40 R-27 air-to-air missiles has been won by a consortium comprising of Polish firm WB Electronics and Ukrainian state-owned company Spets Techno Export.

By Fedor Leukhin (AT1A7641) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Lt. Col. Brandon Tellez, 525th Fighter Squadron commander, became the 23rd F-22 pilot to clock more than 1,000 hours on the stealth fighter on Jun. 22.

Photo by Airman 1st Class Javier Alvarez
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A Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) CH-47 cargo helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing on a field in the southwestern town of Imsil on Jun. 29.

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