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The 74th EFS receives Gallant Unit Citation, the first individual squadron to do so

Posted on April 4, 2019April 4, 2019 by alert5

During a six-month period from Jul. 15, 2017 to Jan. 15, 2018, the 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS) struck 44 percent of all targets during Operation INHERENT RESOLVE (OIR), with just 12 A-10s. This help the unit earned the Gallant Unit Citation, the fifth to do so and the first from an individual squadron.

Pair of Tu-160s flew over Barents, Norwegian, North Seas

Posted on April 4, 2019 by alert5

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JASDF Air Force One Cabin Attendant training

Posted on April 4, 2019 by alert5

Vermont ANG final F-16 flight on Apr. 6

Posted on April 4, 2019April 3, 2019 by alert5

The Vermont Air Guard will make the final F-16 flight on Apr. 6.

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Delivery of KC-46A halted again

Posted on April 3, 2019April 3, 2019 by alert5

U.S. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson has disclosed that deliveries of new KC-46A aerial tankers from Boeing has been halted again after the discovery of debris in closed compartments.

A KC-46 Pegasus lands on the runway of the 97th Air Mobility Wing for the first time Feb. 8, 2019, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. Altus AFB is the premiere training location for the KC-46 and will train both pilots and boom operators. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kenneth Norman)

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