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The former President of Kyrgyzstan, Almazbek Atambayev, has been accused of corruption by renting the country’s military helicopters to Uganda.
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By Chen Zhao from Beijing, China (转向 / turn around) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF) is planning an open day at Chih Hang Air Force Base in Taitung on Jul. 14. Foreigners who wish to enter the base will have to apply for security clearance.
By 玄史生 [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], from Wikimedia Commons
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.”
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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.
Photo: 2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs
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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.
