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The 71st Flying Training Wing at Vance Air Force Base has lifted the operational pause of the T-6A. Students and instructors are back flying on Dec. 5.
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By Cory W. Watts from Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America (Raytheon T-6 Texan II) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Yomiuri Shimbun said today that Tokyo is exploring the possibility of modifying the F-15J all-weather air superiority fighter to give it a ground strike capability.
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The U.S. Air Force found out that the F-22 can save fuel by flying faster on ferry flights during an experiment carried out on Aug. 13.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Corrie Poland
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An alleged Israeli airstrike inside Syria is said to have taken place over the weekend and ImageSat International has published photos of the aftermath taken by its EROS-B satellite.
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T-6 Texan IIs assigned to Vance Air Force Base are back in the air but not for training missions as the base is still working with Air Education and Training Command to determine the cause of hypoxia issues reported last month.
By Cory W. Watts from Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America (Raytheon T-6 Texan II) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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