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First female from the USAF to graduate from U.S. Army’s Ranger School

Posted on September 6, 2019September 5, 2019 by alert5

First Lt. Chelsey Hibsch, 821st Contingency Response Squadron, is the first female from the U.S. Air Force to graduate from the Army’s Ranger School.

First Lt. Chelsey Hibsch, 821st Contingency Response Squadron, receives her Ranger tab after graduating from the U.S. Army Ranger School Aug. 30, 2019, at Fort Benning, Georgia. Hibsch became the first Air Force female in history to graduate the two-month course. (U.S. Army photo by John Tongret)

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Vietnam wants to buy T-6

Posted on September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 by alert5

PACAF commander Gen. Charles Q. Brown has revealed that Vietnam is looking at acquiring the T-6 Texan II.

U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Gross
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Embraer delivers first KC-390 to Brazilian Air Force

Posted on September 5, 2019 by alert5

Embraer has delivered the first KC-390 to the Brazilian Air Force at a ceremony held at Anápolis Air Base on Sept. 4.

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Delivery of Philippine’s two AH-1s delayed

Posted on September 4, 2019 by alert5

Manila has been forced to push back the delivery of two AH-1s from Jordan as the personnel are still undergoing training in Jordan.

A Jordanian Armed Forces AH-1 Cobra participate in Exercise Eager Lion 18. Eager Lion is a major exercise with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise and improve interoperability among partner nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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Saab still undecided whether to pull out from Canadian fighter competition

Posted on September 4, 2019September 4, 2019 by alert5

Saab Canada president Simon Carroll says his company has yet to decide whether to join its European counterparts in withdrawing from Canada’s fighter competition.

Photo: Saab, CC0

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