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B-2 pilots are using the overseas mobile operations center for first time while deployed to Diego Garcia

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393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron is using a overseas mobile operations center for the first time while the unit is deployed to Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia.

A B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber, deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, takes off at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, in support a Bomber Task Force mission, August 26, 2020. BTF missions allow U.S. Strategic Command to provide persistent, long-term bomber presence to aid in U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Salazar)

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China’s Military Museum of the Chinese People’s Revolution invites U.S. pilot to visit U-2 exhibit

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China’s Military Museum of The Chinese People’s Revolution has invited U.S. pilots to come visit and see the U-2 exhibit in its halls. The invitation was published following an incident on Aug. 25 when a U-2 entered a live-firing area in the Yellow Sea.

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327th Airlift Squadron’s dirt landing practice

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U.S. Air Force Reserve aircrew from the 327th Airlift Squadron land a C-130J Super Hercules on a dirt landing zone during the distributed operations training event near Charleston, W. Va., Aug. 25, 2020. The training event tested aircrew on their tactical combat airlift skills such as cargo airdrop, formation flights, and personnel delivery in a contested environment. There were a total of eight aircraft from various Reserve and Guard units supporting the training effort, enabling strategic depth and readiness for the force. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Senior Airman Nathan Byrnes)

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