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D.C. ANG F-16C crashes outside Joint Base Andrews

Posted on April 6, 2017April 6, 2017 by alert5

A F-16C assigned to the D.C. Air National Guard’s 113th Fighter Wing went down two miles south of Joint Base Andrews on Apr. 5.

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Yomiuri Shimbun: Trump ready to sell fighters to Taiwan

Posted on April 5, 2017April 4, 2017 by alert5

The Yomiuri Shimbun reports that multiple sources are saying that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration will approve the sale of new fighter aircraft to Taiwan as early as summer this year.

By Al Jazeera English (Taiwan F-16 Debate) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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LRASM successful jettison from Super Hornet

Posted on April 5, 2017April 4, 2017 by alert5

The Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) was successfully jettisoned from a Boeing Super Hornet recently, Lockheed Martin said in a press release.

Photo: NAVAIR
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Transcom says KC-10’s plan retirement may have to be revised

Posted on April 4, 2017April 1, 2017 by alert5

Head of U.S. Transportation Command, Air Force Gen. Darren W. McDew, told lawmakers from Congress that the plan to retire the KC-10 tanker may have to be revisited.

By Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) (KC10 Extender – RAF Mildenhall October 2009) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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A-10, P-38 heritage flight at Los Angeles County Air Show

Posted on April 4, 2017March 31, 2017 by alert5

The A-10 West Heritage Flight Team brought two aircraft to the Los Angeles County Air Show on Mar. 25 and 26 and thrilled the crowd with a heritage formation flight with a P-38.

A U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II, assigned to the 354th Fighter Squadron and a part of the A-10 West Heritage Flight Team, and a P-38 Lightning fly in formation during the Los Angeles County Air Show in Lancaster, Calif., March 26, 2017. The A-10 WHFT is scheduled to perform in 9 more air shows throughout the U.S. this year after resurging from a 5-year-long inactivation period. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mya M. Crosby)