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A look into China’s formerly secret underground HQ-2 missile manufacturing facility

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China’s CCTV television station recently made a video on the once secret 061 base in Zunyi, Guizhou. During the Cold War, China embarked on a “Third Line” program to disperse its military production capability in order to survive nuclear attacks.


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USAF’s first KC-10A, #79-0433, has retired to AMC Museum

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#79-0433, the first KC-10A produced for the U.S. Air Force, has been retired to the Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover Air Force Base on Apr. 26.

KC-10A Extender, tail number 79-0433, prepares to land at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, April 26, 2022. This particular aircraft was the first of 60 Extenders that entered the U.S. Air Force inventory. The aircraft was retired to Dover AFB from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, to become the 36th addition to the Air Mobility Command Museum. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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