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F-15Es, F-35s deploy to bases in Poland, Lithuania and Estonia

Posted on July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 by alert5

Operation Rapid Forge was held on Jul. 16 and the exercise saw U.S. Air Force fighter and mobility aircraft deployed to bases in Poland, Lithuania and Estonia.

Photo: USAF

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VMFAT-501 F-35B pilot will join Blue Angels

Posted on July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 by alert5

The Blue Angels aerobatics team will have a pilot from the F-35B community for the first time. Maj. Frank Zastoupil from VMFAT-501 has been selected to join the team for the 2020 air show season.

Screen grab from YouTube
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China researching on new type of recoverable satellite

Posted on July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 by alert5

A new type of recoverable satellite is being develop by China’s Academy of Space Technology.

Cristóbal Alvarado Minic [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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30th anniversary of B-2’s first flight

Posted on July 17, 2019July 16, 2019 by alert5

On Jul. 17, 1989, the Northrop B-2A stealth bomber made its maiden flight by flying from Palmdale to Edwards Air Force Base.

U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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F-35 pilot requalified to refuel aircraft

Posted on July 16, 2019 by alert5

Maj. Michael Slotten, a F-35A pilot assigned to 421st Fighter Squadron, was requalified to refuel aircraft on Jul. 11 at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Michael Slotten, 421st Fighter Squadron F-35A Lightning II pilot, left, poses for a photo with his former shift supervisor, Tech. Sgt. Charles Moore, 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution NCO in charge, right, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, July 11, 2019. Slotten was stationed at Spangdahlem from 2004 to 2006 as an Airman first class fuels distributor operator. He reunited with Moore, who is currently stationed at Spangdahlem again. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Valerie Seelye)

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