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F-15E WSO clocks 4,000 flight hours

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Lt. Col. Trinidad “Moses” Meza from the 336th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron logged his 4,000 flight hours during a combat deployment on Mar. 21.

Lt. Col. Trinidad “Moses” Meza, 336th EFS deputy operations group commander and weapons system officer, poses for a photo after landing in an F-15E Strike Eagle March 21, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The F-15E Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. Meza, in the capacity of WSO, is able to display information from the radar, electronic warfare or infrared sensors; monitor aircraft or weapons status and possible threats; select targets; and use an electronic "moving map" to navigate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Krystal Wright)
Lt. Col. Trinidad “Moses” Meza, 336th EFS deputy operations group commander and weapons system officer, poses for a photo after landing in an F-15E Strike Eagle March 21, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The F-15E Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. Meza, in the capacity of WSO, is able to display information from the radar, electronic warfare or infrared sensors; monitor aircraft or weapons status and possible threats; select targets; and use an electronic “moving map” to navigate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Krystal Wright)

China and Russia in joint development of UAV that launches from BM-30 MLRS

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On the sidelines of ArmHiTec-2018 exhibition, the deputy CEO of Tecmash Research and Production Group says his company is working with China to develop an unmanned aerial vehicle that is launched from the BM-30 Smerch MLRS.

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VMFA-122 flies the F-35B for the first time

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The Commanding Officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 (VMFA-122), Lt. Col. John P. Price, conducts VMFA-122's first flight operations in an F-35B Lightning II on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Ariz., March 29, 2018. VMFA-122 is conducting the flight operations for the first time as an F-35 squadron. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison Lotz)
The Commanding Officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 (VMFA-122), Lt. Col. John P. Price, conducts VMFA-122’s first flight operations in an F-35B Lightning II on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Ariz., March 29, 2018. VMFA-122 is conducting the flight operations for the first time as an F-35 squadron. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison Lotz)