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Philippine President Duterte inspects C-130, Super Tucanos, Black Hawks, Hermes 450 and 900

Posted on February 14, 2021 by alert5

5G network coming to Chitose Air Base, Japan for unmanned vehicles testing

Posted on February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 by alert5

A 5G communications network is being set up at Chitose Air Base, Japan for a period of two years to conduct experiments on improving the base’s security.

Ray Swi-hymn from Sijhih-Taipei, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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MiG killer 85-125 gets special nose art

Posted on February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 by alert5

The 104th Fighter Wing has painted an American flag on the nose of its flagship F-15C and the graphic is composed of the names of members in the wing as well as those who had lost their lives while serving the 104th Fighter Wing.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Leo Burbee, 104th Maintenance Group, aircraft structural maintenance supervisor, touches the graphic on the wing’s flagship F-15C Eagle at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Mass. Jan. 22, 2021. The graphic featured on both sides of the F-15, appears to display the American Flag, but upon closer look, the hundreds of names of members in the 104th Fighter Wing are visible. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Hanna Smith)

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RAAF reactivates No. 100 Squadron as Air Force Heritage Squadron

Posted on February 10, 2021February 10, 2021 by alert5

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) will reactivate the No. 100 Squardon as the Air Force Heritage Squadron to mark its 100th anniversary.

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Finnish Hornets to practice aerial refueling with USAF KC-135

Posted on February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 by alert5

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 aerial refueling tanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing will fly to Finland from Feb. 9-10 to let Finnish Hornet pilots practice aerial refueling.

A Finnish Air Force F/A-18 Hornet conducts an aerial refueling mission over Finland with a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to RAF Mildenhall, England, May 25, 2017. Both aircraft participated in Arctic Challenge 2017, a multinational exercise encompassing 11 nations and more than 100 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David Dobrydney)

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