Participants at this year’s Exercise Cope North in Guam were going thru training scenarios for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief events when the call came to provide aid to Rota island.
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Category: Air Force
Manas KC-135s complete final mission, leave Kyrgyzstan
The final KC-135 refueling mission operating out of Manas, Kyrgyzstan was concluded on Feb. 24.
U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Travis Edwards
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Lockheed Martin demonstrated new datalink for F-22
A solution to allow the F-22 to share data with other aircraft using the Link 16 has been proven by Lockheed Martin.
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Airbus wants compensation from Germany for canceled Eurofighter order
The German defense ministry has confirmed that Airbus is seeking compensation from Germany over the latter’s plan to cancel an order for 37 Eurofighters.
Pentagon officially announced plans to retire A-10, U-2
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel gave an outline of the major cuts expected in the next defense budget at the Pentagon on Feb. 25.
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