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Greece sent LOR to Pentagon for buying the F-35

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Greek publication Proto Thema reports that Athens has sent a letter of request (LOR) to the U.S. Department of Defense to buy the F-35 fighter.

Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs, assigned to the 4th Fighter Squadron from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, conduct flight training operations over the Utah Test and Training Range on Feb 14, 2018. The F-35A is a single-seat, single engine, fifth generation, multirole fighter that’s able to perform ground attack, reconnaissance and air defense missions with stealth capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Lee)

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Two brothers are learning to fly the F-15C in the same B-Course

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Two brothers are now at the 173rd Fighter Wing where they will learn to fly the F-15C. According to instructors, this is the first time such a coincidence had happened.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jasper (left) and 1st Lt. David Arneberg are brothers who for the first time in 173rd Fighter Wing history are navigating the F-15C B-Course together, Nov. 12, 2020 at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Although both completed Undergraduate Pilot Training and Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals in separate locations, their paths converged when both tracked to F-15C aircraft at the sole schoolhouse for the Eagle in the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)

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