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A Boeing official has given the strongest hints yet on the potential sale of F/A-18E/F Super Hornets to Kuwait.
By Grahame Hutchison [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Starting from fiscal year 2017, the U.S. Air Force’s 56th and 57th Rescue squadrons, currently at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, will operate out of Aviano Air Base, Italy.
By Airman 1st Class Trevor McBride (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/1729154) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Army’s 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team was able to demonstrate the rapid deployment of four Strykers above the Arctic Circle with the help of a USAF C-17 on Nov. 3-4.
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U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joel Gibson
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Doctors Without Borders has published their report on the fatal AC-130 air strike on their hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan that occurred on Oct. 3.
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Photo: Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz
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The USAF has deployed six F-15Cs from the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath to support the combat air patrol mission in Turkey on Nov. 6.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Erin R. Babis
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