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Indonesia’s last two F-16s to arrive home Jan. 12

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Two F-16s for the Indonesia Air Force will finally arrive home in Iswahjudi air base on Jan. 12, Antara reports.

Lt. Col. Beau “Strap” Wilkins, 514th Flight Test Squadron F-16 test pilot, makes a high speed pass in an Indonesian F-16C Fighting Falcon at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, on Nov. 21 during a functional check flight on the aircraft. This is the 24th F-16 to receive a complete refurbishment at the Ogden Air Logistics Complex as part of a foreign military sales contract with the Indonesian government. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alex R. Lloyd)
Lt. Col. Beau “Strap” Wilkins, 514th Flight Test Squadron F-16 test pilot, makes a high speed pass in an Indonesian F-16C Fighting Falcon at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, on Nov. 21 during a functional check flight on the aircraft. This is the 24th F-16 to receive a complete refurbishment at the Ogden Air Logistics Complex as part of a foreign military sales contract with the Indonesian government. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alex R. Lloyd)

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NGAUS: Each Guard Apache Battalions need to borrow six AH-64s to go to war

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National Guard Association of the U.S. has issued a statement regarding the Army’s recent announcement to keep four AH-64 attack helicopter battalions within the Army National Guard.

AH-64D Apache Longbow
By “Photo Courtesy of U.S. Army” – by Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway (www.army.mil (via internet archive)) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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