F-22s from Holloman Air Force Base are not expected to move to Tyndall Air Force Base until 2014. The first jet was supposed to arrive sometime this month.
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USAF’s F-22s, F-35s and legacy fighters to fight using combat cloud
Gen. Michael Hostage, head of Air Combat Command, recently spoke to AOL Defense Board of Contributors, Dr. Robbin Laird and retired Air Force Lt. Gen. David Deptula, on this new vision of air operation called the combat cloud.
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Video: 2 F-16s from South Dakota ANG made emergency landings simultaneously
Two F-16s from South Dakota ANG had to make emergency landings within minutes of each other at Sioux Falls Regional Airport on Tuesday morning after both had separate mechanical issues.
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U.S. Air Force announces KC-46A candidate bases
The U.S. Air Force announced that Altus AFB, Fairchild AFB, Wash., Grand Forks AFB, N.D., and McConnell AFB, are candidate bases for the first active-duty led KC-46A main operating base.
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USAF to spend $5.8 billion on F-15 programs
Starting from 2008 till 2017, the U.S. Air Force will have spent about $5.8 billion on F-15 programs, with F-15E Strike Eagles accounting for about $3.2 billion of that total.
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