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A-10 pilot receives Air Combat Command Airmanship Award

Posted on May 8, 2021May 8, 2021 by alert5

The A-10 pilot who made a successful gear up landing at Moody Air Force Base on Apr. 7, 2020 has received the Air Combat Command Airmanship Award .

U.S. Air Force Capt. Taylor Bye, 75th Fighter Squadron pilot and chief of standardization and evaluation, poses for a photo after receiving the Air Combat Command Airmanship Award at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, May 5, 2021. The ACC Airmanship Award is presented to Airmen in recognition of outstanding performance and dedication to safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Perkinson)

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U.S. donating two C-130Hs to Chile

Posted on May 8, 2021 by alert5

The U.S. government will be donating two C-130H cargo planes to the Chilean Air Force later this year, the U.S. State Department said.

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Nigeria to take delivery of 6 M346FAs before third quarter of this year

Posted on May 8, 2021 by alert5

A news report from Nigeria says the country will take delivery of the first 6 M346FA jets from Italy before the third quarter of this year.

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Silent Arrow 1-Ton Autonomous Cargo Delivery

Posted on May 7, 2021 by alert5

Why use a parachute when you can glide

VFC-12 transitioning to Super Hornet as USN considers getting used F-16s from USAF as aggressors

Posted on May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 by alert5

Vice Adm. John Mustin, chief of Navy Reserve, disclosed in a statement submitted to the defense subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee that VFC-12 will being its transition to the Super Hornet Block 1 this year.

KEY WEST, Fla. (Oct. 29, 2020) An F/A-18 Hornet of the “Fighting Omars” of Fighter Squadron Composite (VFC) 12 flies over Key West, Fla. while providing adversary support for the Strike Fighter Advanced Readiness Program (SFARP) for Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1. VFC-12 is one of four Navy Reserve squadrons who function as the Navy’s only professional airborne adversary support squadrons. (Courtesy Photo)

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