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First combat refueling of E-7A by KC-30A

Posted on October 28, 2015October 27, 2015 by alert5

The Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) KC-30A made its first combat refueling of a E-7A over Iraq on Oct. 23.

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Six RNZAF T-6Cs in formation

Posted on October 28, 2015October 27, 2015 by alert5

Six Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) T-6C Texan IIs flying over Ohakea.

Photo: Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF)

USAF crews in Okinawa nearly launched nuclear cruise missiles during Cuban Missile Crisis

Posted on October 27, 2015October 27, 2015 by alert5

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.

By United States Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Spanish Air Force says crew of AS 332 still missing

Posted on October 27, 2015October 27, 2015 by alert5

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.

By Carlos Menendez San Juan (Super Puma) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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