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Over the skies of Syria, U.S. military pilots are struggling to cope with Russian warplanes that often flew too close to their aircraft, risking a mid-air collision, they told Wall Street Journal.
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A total of 12 Russian Air Force Su-25s were seen arriving at Hmeymim airbase, Syria on Jan. 10.
VMFA-121 has started its relocation from MCAS Yuma, Arizona to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan on Jan. 9.
Taiwan has detected Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning and her escorts moving north on the western side of Taiwan Strait on the night of Jan. 10 and has scrambled IDFs and E-2K to monitor the PLAN ships.
The U.S. Navy has managed to return a fire-damaged Super Hornet back to the fleet for the first time.
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