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120th Fighter Squadron deploys to Eastern Europe for Saber Strike 18

Posted on June 4, 2018June 4, 2018 by alert5

Pilot Maj. Joshua Rasmussen, from the 120th Fighter Squadron, 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard taxis into place in an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft at Amari Air Base, Estonia in support of Saber Strike 18, June 1, 2018. Saber Strike 18 is the eighth iteration of the long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among allies and regional partners. This year’s exercise will take place June 3-15, focusing on improving land and air operational capabilities with an additional key objective to train with NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) battlegroups. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. John Rohrer)

American MQ-9s are operating out of Poland’s Miroslawiec air base

Posted on June 3, 2018June 2, 2018 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force has confirmed that its MQ-9s have been operating from Miroslawiec Air Base, Poland in May.

By (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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U.S. mulls transfer of training aircraft to Vietnam

Posted on June 2, 2018June 2, 2018 by alert5

U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis met with his Vietnamese counterpart Defense Minister Ngo Xuan Lic in Singapore on Jun. 1 and Vietnam’s media are reporting that Washington is considering the transfer of training aircraft to Hanoi.

Photo: U.S. Embassy in Singapore
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Royal Malaysian Air Force to mark 60th anniversary on Jul. 6

Posted on June 2, 2018 by alert5

The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) will mark its 60th anniversary on Jul. 6 with a parade at Subang air base.

By carl brent (russianplanes) [CC BY-SA 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons

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Taiwan kicks off assembly of Advanced Jet Trainer

Posted on June 2, 2018 by alert5

Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC) has started the assembly of the first indigenous
advanced jet trainer on Jun. 1.

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