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High resolution photo of the GAU-5A

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U.S. Air Force fighter and bomber pilots who have to eject during combat will now have access to a new semi-automatic carbine that comes as part of the ACES II survival kit.

Airman First Class Zack Day, 366th Operation Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment apprentice, assembles a GUA-5A May 6, 2019, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The GUA-5A is a part of the ACES II survival kit that is provided for every aircrew member in the event they must eject into hostile territory. The weapon is easily assembled without tools and provides semi-automatic capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Andrew Kobialka)

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65th Aggressor Squadron reactivating as F-35A unit

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The U.S. Air Force has decided to reactivate the 65th Aggressor Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base and the unit will fly the F-35A.

F-35 Lighting II fighter jets, assigned to the 6th Weapons Squadron, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., fly over the Nevada Test and Training Range July 10, 2017. The United States Air Force Weapons School teaches graduate-level instructor courses that provide the world’s most advanced training in weapons and tactics employment to officers of the combat air forces and mobility air forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Daryn Murphy/Released)

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