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Lawmakers suggest replacing MH-53E with CH-53K

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The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee has included language in the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act asking the U.S. Navy to submit a report on the “feasibility and impact of recapitalizing the MH–53E fleet with a derivative of CH-53K.”

The CH-53K King Stallion arrives at Naval Air Station, Patuxent River on June 30, 2017. Photo courtesy U.S. Navy.
The CH-53K King Stallion arrives at Naval Air Station, Patuxent River on June 30, 2017. Photo courtesy U.S. Navy.

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Joint French, U.S. formation flight to commemorate the entrance of U.S. aviators into WWI

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A B-52 bomber from the 96th Bomb Squadron joined French Air Force fighters from over Nancy-Ochey Air Base, France, on Jun. 12 to mark the 100th anniversary of the entrance of U.S. aviators into World War 1.

A French fighter flies next to a B-52 Stratofortress to celebrate the 96th Bomb Squadron’s 102 year anniversary, June 12, 2018.

Photo: 2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs
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Pentagon Inspector General says Afghanistan’s UH-60s are not as capable as the Mi17

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The Pentagon’s inspector general said in a new report that the UH-60 that Afghanistan imported to replace the Mi-17 is not as capable as the Russian rotocraft.

An Afghan Air Force UH-60 February 18, 2018, at Kandahar Air Wing, Afghanistan. The primary mission of the UH-60 will be troop and cargo transport. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jared J. Duhon)

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