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Flight testing of the Astra air-to-air missile has been delayed after the Su-30MKI fleet was grounded due to a crash on May 19.
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The U.S. Marine Corps revealed that MV-22Bs were airborne and on their way to rescue a Jordanian F-16 pilot that ejected over Syria last December.
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Two B-52H bombers assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing flew a 30-plus hour, 14,000 mile nonstop mission to Jordan for exercise Eager Lion 2015.
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The 95th Fighter Squadron has returned home to Tyndall Air Force Base after a six month deployment to Southeast Asia.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alex Echols
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A Hungarian Gripen was lost after it failed to stop on the runway and entered the field during exercise Lion Effort on May 19.
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