Approximately 61 aircraft from the U.S Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps had to reposition to bases in South Korea, mainland Japan and the Philippines when Typhoon Neoguri hit Kadena Air Force Base in Japan.
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Category: Air Force
Fifth F-22 pilot to clock 1,000 hours
Major Daniel “Magic” Lee, 43rd Fighter Squadron instructor pilot, is the fifth F-22 pilot to reach 1,000 hours on the jet.
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JASDF scrambled record 340 times from March to June
The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighters a record 340 times from March to June this year.
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India to arm Jaguar with ASRAAM
India has agreed to pay £250 million to arm its Jaguar fleet with MBDA’s Advanced Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM).
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Bird strike to blame for USAF HH-60 crash in Britain
An investigation board determined that a U.S. Air Force HH-60G from the 56th Rescue Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, crashed in United Kingdom after a bird strike on Jan. 7.
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