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Argentina defense minister confirms AF chief to lead delegation to evaluate JF-17

Posted on March 18, 2015March 18, 2015 by alert5

Argentina’s Defense Minister Agustín Rossi confirmed that Air Force chief Mario Miguel Callejo will head to China this weekend with a delegation to evaluate the JF-17 fighter.

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VFA-27 carried out DACT with JASDF 204th Fighter Squadron

Posted on March 18, 2015 by alert5

VFA-27 concluded a Dissimilar Air Combat Training (DACT) detachment with the JASDF 204th Fighter Squadron on Feb. 23-25.

U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Spencer Abbot

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First flight of KC-46A delayed again

Posted on March 18, 2015March 18, 2015 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force has conceded that Boeing will not be able to take the KC-46A on its maiden flight in April. It will likely be carried out in the second quarter of the year.

Photo: Boeing
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West Point to name barracks after Tuskegee Airman

Posted on March 18, 2015 by alert5

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, is naming its newest cadet barracks after Air Force Gen. Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr., a Tuskegee Airman who had graduated from the academy.

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