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The U.S. government has declassified the Soviet “War Scare” report on the 1983 War Scare. New information revealed that retired Lt. Gen. Leonard Perroots, then assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, U.S. Air Forces Europe, had acted out of his own instincts to stop the escalation of the crisis.
Photo: USAF
H/T to Steve. Never before seen High Definition air-to-air footage of a USAF B-2 stealth bomber.
According to Wall Street Journal, Israel told United States in 2012 that it has formulated a plan to bring its commandos into Iran using cargo planes and blow up the Fordow nuclear facility from inside.
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A CV-22 crew from the 20th Special Operations Squadron received the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with Valor on Oct. 6.
U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Matthew Plew
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Bulgaria has officially taken up a MiG-29 maintenance contract offered by Poland. Bulgarian Minister of Defense Nikolay Nenchev inked the deal with Poland’s Minister of National Defense Tomasz Siemoniak in Warsaw on Oct. 22.
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