F-15s assigned to the 44th Fighter Squadron returned home to Kadena Air Base, Japan on Aug. 2 after participating in Exercise Cope Taufan in Malaysia.
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Philippine’s AW159s to be armed with South Korean Blue Shark Torpedo
The two AW159 naval helicopters ordered by Philippine will be armed with South Korea’s Blue Shark light anti-submarine torpedo.
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North Korean Rodong landed in or near Japanese waters
North Korea fired a Rodong single stage, mobile liquid propellant medium range ballistic missile towards Japan today and the main body landed 250km west of Oga Penisular.
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Italy would consider any U.S. request to use its air base for air strikes in Libya
If Washington is to approach Rome with any request to use of Sigonella air base in Sicily for strikes against Islamic State militants in Libya, Italy would consider it, Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said.
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Marines practice defending airfield at Mount Fuji, Japan
U.S. Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan were back at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji late last month for this year’s iteration of Exercise Eagle Wrath. Over a period of four days, the Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 had to establish a mock airfield and defend it from enemy attacks.
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