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48th FW unveils first of three heritage F-15s

Posted on February 1, 2019 by alert5

An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 492nd Fighter Squadron is painted in the heritage colors of its World War II P-47 Thunderbolt predecessor at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England Jan 30. The 48th Fighter Wing officially unveiled the aircraft publicly during a ceremony on Jan 31. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Matthew Plew)

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Thousands of strangers turn up at military burial of USAF veteran

Posted on January 30, 2019January 29, 2019 by alert5

United States Air Force Veteran Joseph Walker had no family member to attend his funeral at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery on Jan. 28. The cemetery asked people to attend his military burial and thousands of strangers turned up to honor and remember him.

Operation Cobra: The untold story of how a CIA officer trained a network of agents who found the Soviet missiles in Cuba

Posted on January 24, 2019 by alert5

For decades, the public was told that it was the U-2 that discovered Soviet ballistic missiles were deployed in Cuba. However, it has now emerged that a network of agents had discovered the exact location that allowed the Americans to send a U-2 over to take pictures. Hit the link below for the full story from Yahoo.

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