A helicopter from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing crashed during a training exercise in Southern California on Jan. 25.
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Ex-Tomcat pilot starts business selling skateboards
Former F-14 pilot Michael Maloney was looking for a job in 2012 when he chanced upon an idea to produce his own brand of skateboards for adults and women.
Nigeria seized cargo plane carrying military helicopter to Chad
An Antonov cargo plane carrying at least one military helicopter to Chad has been seized at Kano airport in northern Nigeria after making an emergency landing there.
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F-16 pilots used IR senor on AGM-65 to spot Taliban
When the 389th Fighter Squadron deployed over Afghanistan, it did not have any targeting pod to help identify Taliban militants on the ground.
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JASDF celebrate 50 years of partnership with U.S. Army
The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force celebrated 50 years of Annual Service Practice with the U.S. Army by inviting local military leaders to observe a live-fire Patriot launch at McGregor Range, New Mexico, followed by a dinner hosted by the Vice Commander, Air Defense Command JASDF, Lt. Gen. Kosuke Yoshida, at the Fort Bliss Centennial Banquet and Conference Center, during the weekend of Oct. 3-4.