An Iranian F-5 fighter crashed Sunday after hitting a mountain. Both on board were killed.
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USAF Major General killed in private plane crash
Maj. Gen. Joseph D. Brown IV and his wife, Sue S. Brown, were killed Apr. 19, when the Cessna 210 he was piloting crashed in Williamsburg, Va. General Brown has been the commandant of The Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy in Washington D.C. since October 2010.
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Y-9 deployed in disaster relief operations for first time
The new Y-9 transport has been activated for disaster relief missions during the Sichuan earthquake. Here the aircraft is seen ferrying a military search and rescue team to Qiong Lai airport, Sichuan on Apr. 20.
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Doolittle Raiders gather for last reunion
Three surviving Doolittle Raiders gathered in Florida for the last time as part of the 71st anniversary of the historic mission.
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U.S. urges Netherlands to stick to F-35 order
Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, the head of the Pentagon’s F-35 program, told the Dutch parliamentary defense commission in The Hague that the country should not reduce its F-35 order.
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