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

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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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174th Attack Wing testing out these 3 different pods at Exercise Northern Edge

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The 174th Attack Wing is bringing three different pods to Alaska for testing during Exercise Northern Edge.

An MQ-9 Reaper with three Ghost Reaper pods attached awaits takeoff at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, Syracuse, New York. Ghost Reaper pods will establish new and enhanced capabilities for the MQ-9 reaper. The pods will undergo operational assessments during Exercise Northern Edge in Fairbanks, Alaska. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Megan Fowler)

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