The U.S. Air Force confirmed that the fifth X-37B mission is scheduled to launch on Sept. 7 from Kennedy Space Center’s Pad 39A.
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Romania to take delivery of three more F-16s this month
Portugal will transfer three more F-16s to Romania. The information was disclosed by Defense Minister Adrian Tutuianu.
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U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kate Thornton
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RNZAF Exercise Blackbird
The Royal New Zealand Air Force NH90 crews are training to fly in mountainous terrain for the first time at Exercise Blackbird. The exercise area is the training ground near St Arnaud.
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Watch President Reagan present the Medal of Honor to William J. “Bill” Crawford
The official YouTube channel for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum recently uploaded the video of President Reagan at the United States Air Force (USAF) Academy Graduation on May 30, 1984. It was at that graduation ceremony that William John “Bill” Crawford – then working as a janitor at the academy – was presented his Medal of Honor for gallantry actions in Italy, 1943.
Pentagon blocks Turkish request to hire F-16 instructors from Pakistan
The coup in Turkey last year has thinned the ranks of its F-16 pilots and Turkey had wanted to recruit instructors from Pakistan to train more pilots. However, the move has been blocked by the Pentagon.
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