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RAAF, USAF C-17s practice flying U.S. Army paratroopers non-stop from Alaska to Australia

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Five U.S. Air Force C-17s and two Royal Australian Air Force C-17s help move almost 450 U.S. Army paratroopers non-stop from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, to Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia on Jul. 8 as part of Talisman Sabre 15.

RAAF C-17 Globemaster A41-209 during an exercise in 2014
By Senior Airman Patrick Evenson [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Nigerian government sacks military chiefs

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Nigeria’s army, air force and naval chiefs have been fired by the country’s President Muhammadu Buhari. The sackings were carried out a month after Amnesty International complained of widespread human rights abuses by troops.

Roundel of the Nigerian Air Force
By D. V. Wiebe [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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U.S. Air Force shares forward refueling techniques with Australian forces

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Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force personnel were able to experience refueling from a C-130 while on the ground at a forward deployment area during Talisman Sabre 2015.

United States Airmen from the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron from Kadena Air Base, Japan, partnered with the Australian Army during a refueling exercise at the Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, July 8 in Darwin, Australia during Talisman Sabre 2015. Talisman Sabre is a biennial exercise that provides an invaluable opportunity for nearly 30,000 U.S. and Australian defense forces to conduct operations in a combined, joint and interagency environment that will increase both countries’ ability to plan and execute a full range of operations from combat missions to humanitarian assistance efforts.
United States Airmen from the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron from Kadena Air Base, Japan, partnered with the Australian Army during a refueling exercise at the Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, July 8 in Darwin, Australia during Talisman Sabre 2015. Talisman Sabre is a biennial exercise that provides an invaluable opportunity for nearly 30,000 U.S. and Australian defense forces to conduct operations in a combined, joint and interagency environment that will increase both countries’ ability to plan and execute a full range of operations from combat missions to humanitarian assistance efforts.

U.S. Army photo/Sgt. Steven Peterson
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