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Taiwan sends six F-16Vs to United States

Posted on June 16, 2022 by alert5

Installation of AN/APG-83 on 72 Air National Guard F-16s completed

Posted on June 15, 2022 by alert5

The installation of AN/APG-83 radars on 72 Air National Guard F-16s across nine bases in the United States has been completed.

SMSgt Thomas Meneguin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Four more F-16s return home to Taiwan

Posted on June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 by alert5

The last four F-16s that Taiwan is transferring back home from Luke Air Force Base have touch down on the island on Jun. 14.

T-38C from Vance AFB loses canopy

Posted on June 14, 2022 by alert5

A T-38C assigned to Vance Air Force Base took off on Jun. 13 and later lost its canopy in flight. The authorities are still searing for the missing canopy.

Lt. Col. Dave Smith, an inspector general assigned to the 25th Flying Training Squadron, flies in a T-38C Talon May 28, 2019, over Oklahoma for his “Fini” flight. A “Fini” flight is a military aviation tradition with marks a pilots retirement from the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Crul)

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KC-46 refueled an AFSOC CV-22 for the first time

Posted on June 12, 2022June 11, 2022 by alert5

The KC-46 has operationally refueled a Air Force Special Operations Command CV-22 for the first time. The milestone took place on Jun. 1.

A CV-22 Osprey tiltroter aircraft assigned to the 20th Special Operations Squadron and a KC-46 Pegasus tanker aircraft assigned to the 349th Air Refueling Squadron conduct the first ever in-air refueling operation undertook between the two aircraft over Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, June 1, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Max J. Daigle)

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