Category: Air Force
RSAF F-15C/Ds in Greece for joint exercise
Six Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) F-15C and D fighters arrived in Souda Air Base, Greece on Mar. 13 for joint exercise with the Hellenic Air Force.
Photo: Hellenic National Defense General Staff
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The first 7 USAF student pilots to graduate without having to fly the T-6
The U.S. Air Force’s “Accelerated Path to Wings” flight training program has graduated its first seven students on Mar. 12.
U.S. Air Force photo by Sean Worrell
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Kishi to discuss with Austin on high cost of modifying F-15Js
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is arriving in Tokyo for their first foreign trip on Mar. 15 and Kyodo News reports that Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi will speak to Austin on the high cost of modifying the F-15J to carry long-range cruise missile.
Graphic: Boeing
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KC-46A pilots cannot take off until OBIGGS counts to zero
A category 2 deficiency for the KC-46A aerial refueling tanker is prevent pilots from taking off in the tanker until the On-Board Inert Gas Generation System (OBIGGS) countdown timer reaches zero.
The jet, which was the twelfth and final of Pease’s new fleet of aerial refuelers, was piloted by a crew from the base. (Courtesy photo/Col. Nelson Perron)
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