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The South Korean government has requested the presence of a U.S. Navy carrier strike group (CSG) for the Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise that starts on Aug. 21.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Tam Pham [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) is planning to hold drills with the U.S. Marine Corps in Hokkaido this month from the 10th till 28th.
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Sikorsky’s S-97 high speed helicopter made a hard landing at its West Palm Beach facility in Florida on Aug. 2. Two people were on board and neither one was injured in the accident.
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A U.S. official said Air France flight 293 was 10 minutes from the splash down point of North Korean Hwasong-14 mobile intercontinental ballistic missile in the Sea of Japan on Jul. 28.
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A drone operated by Jabhat al-Nusra over Damascus, Syria is said to have been shot down by a Russia 9K333 Verba Man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) team.