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This Connecticut Air National Guard C-130 maintainer wears the Ranger Tab

Posted on March 19, 2021 by alert5

Senior Airman Jonathan Petersen, 103rd Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental systems specialist, recently completed the grueling 62-day Ranger course by the U.S. Army.

Senior Airman Jonathan Petersen, 103rd Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental systems specialist, stands in front of a C-130H Hercules at Bradley Air National Guard Base in East Granby, Connecticut, March 16, 2021. Petersen attended U.S. Army Ranger School through the Air National Guard’s Enlisted Development Opportunities program, and was the only Air National Guardsman in his graduating class, which completed the course Feb. 5. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Steven Tucker)

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First non-U.S. F-16 pilot to clock 5,000 hours in the jet

Posted on March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 by alert5

Cdt. Steven “Vrieske” De Vries from Belgian Air Component is the first F-16 pilot outside the United States to clock, 5,000 hours on the fighter.

Photos: Belgian Air Component
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Singapore narrows down to three locations for F-16 and F-35 base in U.S.

Posted on March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 by alert5

Singapore has narrowed down to three locations to bed down its F-16s and future F-35s in the United States. On Mar. 23, a delegation from Singapore visited Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Fort Smith, Arkansas.

SMSGT DENNIS L. BRAMBL, USAF, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons