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Philippine Air Force to take delivery of C-130 this month

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The Philippine Air Force will take delivery of a C-130 this month, a Department of National Defense (DND) spokesperson has revealed.

A C-130T prepares to take off and execute a functional-check flight at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Sept. 28, 2016. The aircraft has been in storage at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group since April 2015 before the 576th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Squadron prepared it for use by the Philippine Air Force this past June. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Nathan H. Barbour)

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Honoring 1st Lt. David Schmitz

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Members of Team Charleston hold the flag up in honor of fallen Air Force Hero 1st Lt. David Schmitz, a pilot with the 77th Fighter Squadron at Shaw Air Force Base July 4, 2020 at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Two F-16 Fighting Falcons from The 169th Fighter Wing, McEntire Joint National Guard Base flew in formation behind the C-17 Globemaster III to honor Schmitz who was recently killed in an F-16 crash at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Brugge)

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