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Syrian Special Forces members given Russian medals for rescuing downed Su-24 navigator

Posted on November 30, 2015 by alert5

Members from the Syrian Special Forces who help to rescue the navigator of a Russian Su-24 shot down by the Turkish Air Force were given medals by Moscow.

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Watch the last C-17 to depart Long Beach

Posted on November 30, 2015November 30, 2015 by alert5

Hundreds of people turn up at Long Beach airport on Nov. 29 to watch the last Boeing C-17 to be built there depart for good.

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Jokowi deflected question on the purchase of AW101s

Posted on November 29, 2015November 29, 2015 by alert5

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo told reporters to ask the Indonesian Air Force on the decision to replace the Super Puma VVIP helicopters with the AW101 during a ceremony at Institut Pertanian Bogor, West Java on Nov. 28.

RAF Merlin Helicopter MOD 45149758
Photo: Sgt Ray Cooper RAF/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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F-16 pilot clocks 3,000 hours and 1,000 combat hours while on deployment

Posted on November 29, 2015November 29, 2015 by alert5

Col. Henry Rogers, 455th Expeditionary Operations Group commander, reached 3,000 hours on the F-16 on Oct. 29 while deployed to Afghanistan.

Hours on end: On his eighth deployment, Viper pilot reaches two significant milestones
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys
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Russian jets entered Israeli airspace too

Posted on November 29, 2015November 29, 2015 by alert5

The Director of Policy and Political-Military Affairs at the Ministry of Defense Maj. Gen (Res.) Amos Gilad said Russian jets had entered Israeli airspace at times since Moscow started its military intervention in Syria.

SU-30SM escortant un Tu-160
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