The Royal Canadian Air Force may have to extend its combat mission in the Middle East as Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Tom Lawson admits the goal of defeating ISIL is unlikely to be achievable in six months.
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X-37B lands back at Vandenberg AFB
The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle mission 3 (OTV-3) landed at Vandenberg Air Force Base at 9:24 a.m. Oct. 17 after spending 674 days in space.
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Israeli Air Force woman navigator killed in Nepal avalanche
One of the victims of an avalanche in Nepal was a navigator in the Israeli Air Force. Tamar Ariel was posthumously promoted to captain on Thursday.
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Danish F-16s flew first mission against ISIL
Danish F-16 fighter jets flew their first mission over northern Iraq on Oct. 16. However, the jets were not called to carry out any air strikes against ISIL during the first mission.
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First woman to take command of PACAF
Gen. Lori Robinson took command of Pacific Air Forces from Gen. Hawk Carlisle Oct. 16 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.
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