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U.S. upgrading storage facilities for B-61 nuclear bomb in Europe

Posted on September 25, 2015September 24, 2015 by alert5

Frankfurter Rundschau (FR) newspaper reported that across Europe, air bases that allegedly store the American B-61 nuclear bombs are being upgraded.

By United States Department of Defense (SSGT Phil Schmitten) (DefenseLINK Multimedia Gallery, asset DFST8712392.) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Aviation Week: What went wrong with the KC-46’s fuel system

Posted on September 25, 2015September 24, 2015 by alert5

Aviation Week scored an exclusive interview with Brig. Gen. Duke Richardson, the program executive officer for all U.S. Air Force tanker programs, and he was able to shed some light on the difficulties Boeing encountered while designing the fuel system for the KC-46A.

Photo: Boeing
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Indonesian media says two U.S. military aircraft were intercepted

Posted on September 25, 2015September 24, 2015 by alert5

Indonesian news media TribunKaltim.co said two U.S. military aircraft were intercepted at 14:32 p.m. on Sept. 23 east of Natuna airport.

Photo: © Commonwealth of Australia
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129th Rescue Wing sending their HH-60Gs to the U.S. Navy for maintenance

Posted on September 24, 2015September 24, 2015 by alert5

When the U.S. Air Force’s 129th Rescue Wing needed to have their HH-60Gs undergo their 600-hour phase inspections, the unit choose the Navy’s Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) to carry out the job.

U.S. Navy Photo by Victor Pitts
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