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New tail art for Alaska ANG C-17

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A Boeing C-17 #00-0185 has been give a new tail art by the Alaska Air National Guard to signify the association of the ANG’s 144th Airlift Squadron and the active service 517th Airlift Squadron.

Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing and the Regular Air Force’s 3rd Wing witnessed the unveiling of a new tail flash on the C-17 Globemaster IIIs assigned to the 176th Wing’s 144th Airlift Squadron on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 1, 2018. The new tail flash depicts a wolf head, (the 144th AS’s emblem), on one side, and a firebird (the 517th AS’s emblem), of equal size on the other. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. N. Alicia Halla)

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USAF orders 360 JASSM-ERs

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The U.S. Air Force has placed a $390 million contract to buy 360 360 JASSM-ER cruise missiles from Lockheed Martin.

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle flies with a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM). JASSM-Extended Range has more than two-and-a-half times the range of JASSM for greater standoff distance. Photo credit: U.S. Air Force. (PRNewsfoto/Lockheed Martin)
A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle flies with a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM). JASSM-Extended Range has more than two-and-a-half times the range of JASSM for greater standoff distance. Photo credit: U.S. Air Force. (PRNewsfoto/Lockheed Martin)

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