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A foreign trainee pilot was saved by his F-16’s Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto GCAS) during a training flight with the Arizona Air National Guard’s 152nd Fighter Squadron.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit
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A U.S. National Guard AH-64 had to make an emergency landing on a muddy field east of Baytown in Cove, Texas on Aug. 31 and now the Guardsmen have to figure out how to get it out of the mud.
Here's a better look! You can see the @USNationalGuard #Apache is stuck. No word on when they can get out! #abc13 pic.twitter.com/yySUeJvQu0
— Courtney Fischer (@CourtneyABC13) August 31, 2016
A South Korean official told the JoongAng Ilbo that the military is now considering whether to buy the Boeing P-8A after the recent successful test-firing of a KN-11 SLBM by North Korea.
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Hammond [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Royal Thai Air Force inducted two Superjet 100 VVIP jets into service at Don Mueang airport on Aug. 31. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha officiated the ceremony.
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Photos: RTAF
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The U.S. Air Force has taken four A-10 pilots off flight duties after they made a low-altitude pass over Bank of America Stadium and uptown Charlotte on Aug. 29.
By United States Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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