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Mi-17 that U.S. is giving to Ukraine

Posted on June 5, 2022 by alert5

An Mi-17 helicopter is loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, May 20, 2022. The C-17, operated by the 167th Airlift Wing of the West Virginia National Guard, transported the helicopter from Davis-Monthan to Sliač Airport in Slovakia. The Mi-17 is one of 16 helicopters and numerous other weapons systems the United States has committed to the Ukrainian military. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Chief Master Sgt. Mark Snyder)

354th Fighter Wing elephant walk

Posted on June 4, 2022 by alert5

A formation of F-35A Lightning IIs and F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing assemble during a routine readiness exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, May 20, 2022. The formation demonstrated the 354th FW’s ability to rapidly mobilize and launch aircraft from its strategic arctic location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Schoubroek)

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A-10s to land on Michigan highway on Jun. 28

Posted on June 4, 2022June 3, 2022 by alert5

A-10s will be landing on a highway in Michigan on Jun. 28 as part of Exercise Northern Agility 22-1.

U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Scott Thompson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Crash of F-15DJ likely due to disorientation of pilot

Posted on June 3, 2022 by alert5

The crash of a F-15DJ from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force in January was likely due to the pilot becoming disoriented in flight.

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Chinese fighters have been making unsafe intercepts on RCAF CP-140

Posted on June 2, 2022June 2, 2022 by alert5

Chinese fighter pilots have been making unsafe intercepts on a Royal Canadian Air Force CP-140 maritime patrol aircraft since Christmas last year, Global News reports.

Photo: Canadian Armed Forces
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