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Luftwaffe, USAF crew chief exchange at Blue Flag 17

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Noah Luis Rivera, left, 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, shows a German air force crew chief, right, how he prepares a F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, for a day of flying during Blue Flag 17 at Uvda Air Force Base, Israel, Nov. 7. This biennial exercise, hosted by Israel, is designed to further improve interoperability and strengthen relationships. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Abby L. Finkel)
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Noah Luis Rivera, left, 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, shows a German air force crew chief, right, how he prepares a F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, for a day of flying during Blue Flag 17 at Uvda Air Force Base, Israel, Nov. 7. This biennial exercise, hosted by Israel, is designed to further improve interoperability and strengthen relationships. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Abby L. Finkel)

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RAND: Declaring a ADIZ in South China Sea could work against Chinese strategic goals there

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Edmund J. Burke and Astrid Stuth Cevallos from American think tank RAND have completed their study on China’s approach to Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) in theory and practice.

JADIZ and CADIZ and KADIZ in East China Sea
By Maximilian Dörrbecker (Chumwa) [CC BY-SA 2.0 or ODbL], via Wikimedia Commons
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