Royal Air Force Tornado GR4s joined up with Vulcan XH558 for a flypast to mark the unveiling of the Bomber Command Memorial spire in Lincoln.
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Category: Air Force
Exercise Shaheen IV concluded
The joint air exercise between China and Pakistan has come to an end on Oct. 3. The exercise started in China on Sept. 12.
Photo: Pakistan Air Force
AC-130 might have attack Afghan hospital
A deadly air strike on a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan on Oct. 3 might have been caused by a U.S. Air Force AC-130 gunship.
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U.S. Forces Japan commander reconnects with Japanese service members who saved his life
Twenty-three years ago, Lt. Gen. John L. Dolan was forced to eject over the Pacific Ocean and a Japanese US-1A flew out from MCAS Iwakuni to save him.
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Photo: Cpl. Jessica Quezada
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RAND: China could shut down Kadena AFB for 16-43 days with missile attacks
A RAND report found that by 2017, China would have amassed enough missiles to prevent U.S. fighters operating out of Kadena Air Force Base, Japan from helping Taiwan for 16 to 43 days during an attack.
Source: RAND
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