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Maj. Gen. John Rossi was suppose to take command of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command at Redstone Arsenal. However, he passed away on Jul. 31 on the installation.
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The British Royal Artillery 16th Regiment has deployed to Estonia’s Emari airbase along with its Rapier air defense missile system.
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Photo: Estonian Defence Forces
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French paratroopers from the French Army Special Forces Brigade had to practice their jumps using a Nord Noratlas transport aircraft at Biarritz-Parme recently, Air & Cosmos reported.
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By Peter Bakema [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Saudi Press Agency says two Saudi pilots were killed when their AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed during bad weather in the Yemeni region of Marib.
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By Eagleamn (Self-photographed) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The investigation into the crash of a South Korean Army UH-1H crash in Chuncheon on Feb. 15 found that the rotor-craft’s hydraulic servo valve had failed while the aircraft was in a hover.
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