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Posted on May 31, 2019 by alert5

A United Arab Emirates Air Force Mirage 2000, Desert Falcon and a U.S. F-35A Lightning II fly in formation over Southwest Asia, May 29, 2019. The flight was conducted to continue building military-to-military relationships with the UAE. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Drzazgowski)

34th FS temporarily relocating to Mountain Home AFB

Posted on May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 by alert5

The 34th Fighter Squadron will move its F-35As to Mountain Home Air Force Base over the next two months as Hill Air Force Base reconstructs its runway.

A formation of F-35A Lightning IIs, from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings, fly over the Utah Test and Training Range as part of a combat power exercise on Nov. 19, 2018. The exercise aims to confirm their ability to quickly employ a large force of jets against air and ground targets, and demonstrate the readiness and lethality of the F-35. As the first combat-ready F-35 units in the Air Force, the 388th and 419th FW at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, are ready to deploy anywhere in the world at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Lee)

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Putin rejected Iran’s request to buy S-400

Posted on May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 by alert5

Bloomberg reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected a request by Iran to buy the S-400 air defense missiles system.

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Bell marks 20 years at Amarillo

Posted on May 31, 2019 by alert5

Bell celebrated 20 years of operations at Amarillo with a ceremony at the assembly plant on May 29.

Photo: Bell
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South Korea to lift grounding of F-16s, fuel starvation was cause of crash in February

Posted on May 31, 2019May 30, 2019 by alert5

South Korea has completed its investigation into the crash of a F-16D into the Yellow Sea on Feb. 27. The air force will start to lift the grounding of the jets.

대한민국 국군 Republic of Korea Armed Forces [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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