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The Manila Times has obtained documents suggesting that Department of National Defense officials may have broken laws in the purchase of 21 UH-1D helicopters.
“UH-1N-3” by PH2 BALLARD – http://www.dodmedia.osd.mil/DVIC_View/Still_Details.cfm?SDAN=DNST8207722&JPGPath=/Assets/Still/1982/Navy/DN-ST-82-07722.JPG. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
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Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Fighter Wing will deploy 12 F-15Cs and approximately 200 airmen to Europe as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve.
U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Shelley Gill
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The former chief of the Sri Lanka Air Force, Air Marshal Roshan Goonetileke, was questioned by police’s Financial Crimes Investigation Division on Mar. 27 over potential irregularities in the puchase of MiG-27s in 2007.
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To mark the 100th anniversary of its formation, the Royal Air Force’s 29 (R) Squadron has unveiled a new paint scheme.
RAF/MOD Crown Copyright 2015
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Brig. Gen. Paul W. Tibbets IV, the grandson of Brig. Gen. Paul Tibbets Jr., has been selected to take command of the 509thBomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base.
“Paul W. Tibbets IV” by United States Air Force – http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographies/Display/tabid/225/Article/484345/brigadier-general-paul-w-tibbets-iv.aspx. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
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