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PAK-FA appears in Crimea

Posted on June 5, 2016June 5, 2016 by alert5

Media reports from Russia say several PAK-FA fighters have been seen at the Chauda range near Feodosiya, Crimea.

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U.S. military air dropped weapons in Syrian town besieged by ISIL

Posted on June 5, 2016June 5, 2016 by alert5

A spokesman from U.S. Central Command revealed that a U.S. military cargo plane has air dropped light weapons to rebels from Free Syrian Army (FSA) in the northern Syrian town of Marea.

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Pictures from Hawgsmoke 2016

Posted on June 5, 2016June 5, 2016 by alert5

This year’s Hawgsmoke competition took place at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base from Jun. 1-3. The biennial competition this year saw 13 teams competing with nearly 50 A-10Cs.

An A-10C Thunderbolt II assigned to the 23rd Fighter Group, Moody AFB, Ga., performs a low-angle strafe during the 2016 Hawgsmoke competition at Barry M. Goldwater Range, Ariz., June 2, 2016. Hawgsmoke is a biennial competition focused on tactics the A-10C can employ during combat operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chris Drzazgowski/Released)

F-22 Demo Team to honor Blue Angels 6 at Great Tennessee Airshow

Posted on June 5, 2016June 5, 2016 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force’s F-22 Demo Team will honor fallen service members and Blue Angels 6, Capt. Jeff Kuss, during their performance at the Great Tennessee Airshow in Smyrna.

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