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Canada issues Letter of Request for 18 Super Hornets

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The Canadian government has move another step closer towards acquiring the Super Hornet to supplement its CF-18 fleet by issuing a Letter of Request to the U.S. government on Mar. 13.

FA-18E of VFA-195 landing on USS George Washington in June 2015
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bryan Mai [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Kiowa dedicated to fallen warrior

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The helicopter static display at Hunter Army Airfield now contains a OH-58D and this aircraft has been dedicated to Chief Warrant Officer 3 James Groves III who died when his Kiowa crashed near Kandahar, Afghanistan on Mar. 16, 2013.

Lt. Col. Philip H. Lamb, commander, 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade addresses the crowd during the dedication ceremony where an OH-58D Kiowa Warrior scout helicopter joins a static display along with two other helicopters in front of the headquarters building on Hunter Army Airfield March 13. The display was dedicated to a fallen pilot Chief Warrant Officer 3 James Groves III. (Photo by Sgt. William Begley, 3rd CAB Public Affairs)
Lt. Col. Philip H. Lamb, commander, 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade addresses the crowd during the dedication ceremony where an OH-58D Kiowa Warrior scout helicopter joins a static display along with two other helicopters in front of the headquarters building on Hunter Army Airfield March 13. The display was dedicated to a fallen pilot Chief Warrant Officer 3 James Groves III. (Photo by Sgt. William Begley, 3rd CAB Public Affairs)