Six Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) T-6C Texan IIs flying over Ohakea.
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Category: Air Force
USAF crews in Okinawa nearly launched nuclear cruise missiles during Cuban Missile Crisis
A former U.S. Air Force airman has come forward with new revelations on how eight launch control centers in Okinawa were given orders to launch their nuclear-armed MGM-13 cruise missiles on Oct. 28, 1962.
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Spanish Air Force says crew of AS 332 still missing
The Spanish Air Force clarified that the three-person crew on a AS 332 search-and-rescue helicopter are still missing despite an earlier report saying they were rescued.
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U.S. forces had ordered air strike on hospital in Kunduz, thinking it was under Taliban control
U.S. Army Green Berets requested an air strike on a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan on Oct. 3 as they believed it was under Taliban control.
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Photo: Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz
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Pentagon orders 15 EA-18Gs, long lead parts for 28 C-130Js
Boeing has been awarded a $898 million contract for 15 EA-18Gs while Lockheed Martin is to buy long lead items for 28 C-130Js in a contract worth $260 million.
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