The U.S. Air Force has decided that the MQ-1 unmanned aerial vehicle will be retired from operational service on Mar. 9 at Creech Air Force Base.
3rd MAW retires AH-1W
The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) retired its last AH-1W on Feb. 6 with Capt. John T. Fischer and Capt. Daniel J. House flying the last Super Cobra to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.

Helicopter flights at JGSDF Camp Metabaru to resume, AH-64D still grounded
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force will allow its helicopters based at Camp Metabaru to resume flying next week.
By Rikujojieitai Boueisho (陸上自衛隊 / Japan Ground Self-Defense Force) [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Two Su-35s to arrive in Indonesia in October
A senior Indonesian military officer confirmed to Arab News that two Su-35s will arrive in the country this October for the armed forces day parade on Oct. 5.
By Dmitry Terekhov from Odintsovo, Russian Federation (Sukhoi Su-35S) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
All three F-35 variants underwent cold-weather testing at Eielson AFB
All three variants of the F-35 were brought to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska for cold weather testing by the Joint Strike Fighter Operational Test Team (JOTT).
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Isaac Johnson
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