Six A-10s from the 190th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron are in Qatar to take part in not one but three major coalition exercises in the region.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins
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Sikorsky close to rolling out Battlehawk kits for UAE UH-60Ms
Sikorsky is close to completing development of the Battlehawk kit for UAE and will soon be upgrading the latter’s UH-60Ms.
Photo: Sikorsky
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PACAF, Vietnamese Air Force to cooperate in search-and-rescue operations
Regional tensions have brought former foes, United States and Vietnam closer together. At a press conference last week, the U.S. Embassy in Vietnam announced that the Pacific Air Forces and the Vietnamese Air Force will cooperate in search-and-rescue operations.
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From rifleman in Iraq to C-17 pilot
1st Lt. Kevin Summerbell joined the U.S. military as an infantryman in 2003, on his second tour in Iraq, he was shot in the left arm and had to be evacuated by a C-17.
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U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Dennis Sloan
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USAF to have F-15E, F-16 squadrons dedicated to CAS mission
The U.S. Air Force will assign the role of close air support to some of its F-15E and F-16 squadrons as it retires the A-10.
By Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth[1] [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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