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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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Final Doolittle Raiders Goblet ceremony will see 14 USAF aircraft making a flyover

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A final Doolittle Raiders Goblet ceremony will be held on Apr. 18 and the U.S. Air Force is sending 14 aircraft to the flyover in Florida.

Goblets for Doolittle Raiders (left-right) Master Sgt. David J. Thatcher, Lt. Col. Richard E. Cole, Major Thomas Griffin, and Lt. Col. Robert L. Hite stand charged and ready for the Goblet Ceremony on April 16, 2010 in Fairborn, Ohio. the ceremony honors all who participated in the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo during W.W. II. The upright goblets represent aircrew who have survived to this day. During the ceremony the name of every person was read and a Doolittle Raider responds to indicate the spirit of those who passed are present. The collection of goblets, each with an aircrew name engraved both right side up and upside down. The set of goblets is now maintained by the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

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B-1B #85-0080 is now retired to Barksdale Global Power Museum

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The Barksdale Global Power Museum has obtained retired B-1B #08-0080 as a static exhibit last month.

Airmen from the 2nd Bomb Wing pose for a photo at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Feb. 19, 2022, after relocating a retired B-1B Lancer to its new location. Approximately ten squadrons across the wing worked together to move the B-1 from the flightline to the Barksdale Global Power Museum.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Biese
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