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Next year’s iteration of Exercise Malabar would see Japan deploying its new P-1 maritime patrol aircraft for the first time.
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By Aleem Yousaf (Kawasaki P-1, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Thirteen F-35C pilots had their carrier qualification aboard USS Abraham Lincoln from Aug. 30 to Sept. 7 and during this time, two airmen from the U.S. Air Force’s 33rd Maintenance Squadron were on board the carrier to qualify Abraham Lincoln sailors to operate F-35 support equipment as well.
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 7, 2017) An F-35C Lightning II assigned to the “Grim Reapers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA 101) prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting training after its successful completion of carrier incremental availability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Josue Escobosa/Released)
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Vice Adm. Nora Tyson, commander of the U.S. Navy’s Third Fleet, will be retiring and her post will be taken over by Vice Adm. John Alexander.
By U.S. Navy (Vice Admiral Nora W. Tyson) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is visiting India from today till tomorrow and the Hindu Business Line says New Delhi could signal its intention to buy 12 ShinMaywa US-2 amphibian during his visit.
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