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RoKAF frontline fighters escort KC-330 carrying remains of Korean independence fighter

Posted on August 18, 2021August 17, 2021 by alert5

The remains of Hong Beom-do, a historic Korean independence fighter, were brought home from Kazakhstan on Aug. 15 using a KC-330. The Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) sent six of its frontline fighters to escort the aerial refueling tanker when the aircraft entered South Korea’s air defense identification zone.

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RAAF C-17 assists USMC in HIRAIN training mission

Posted on August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 by alert5

The U.S. Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) has carried out its first HIMARS Rapid Infiltration (HIRAIN) training mission with the help of a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-17.

U.S. Marines with High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems platoon, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin drive a HIMARS off of a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft after a combat landing during Exercise Loobye at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 12, 2021. HIMARS were loaded onto the C-17 at RAAF Darwin and flown to BFTA as part of a HIMARS rapid infiltration demonstration during a bilateral exercise with MRF-D and the Australian Defence Force. Exercises like Loobye demonstrate MRF-D’s ability to conduct operations as a joint force with the ADF, execute expeditionary operations, like HIRAIN, and exemplify their mutual dedication to being postured and ready to respond to a crisis or contingency in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Nadeau)

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82-0025 flew final flight honoring fallen F-15 pilot

Posted on August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 by alert5

F-15C, #82-0025, flew its final flight on Jul. 30 and the 40th Flight Test Squadron decided to take the opportunity to honor the late Maj. James Duricy.

A USAF F-15C number 82-0025, assigned to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, completes one of its final missions before retirement, July 26, 2021. The twin-engine, single seat jet flew as a memorial to Maj. James “Crush” Duricy, a test pilot who died the same kind of aircraft during a test flight in 2002. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Tristan McIntire)

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Watch Japan’s KC-46 carrying out its first aerial refueling

Posted on August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 by alert5

Japan’s first KC-46 recently refueled another KC-46A over the state of Washington, it was later refueled by the other KC-46.

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Cyprus intends to sell its Mi-35s to Serbia, buy new attack helicopters

Posted on August 16, 2021August 16, 2021 by alert5

The daily Politis reported last week, citing classified documents it obtained, that the Cypriot cabinet had recently approved the start of negotiations for the sale of 11 Mi-35P attack helicopters to Serbia.

Savvas Petoussis, Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons

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