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Three E-2C pilots awarded Armed Forces Air Medal for saving aircraft

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The three aviators who saved a E-2C from crashing into the sea during a failed arrested landing aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower on Mar. 18 have been awarded the Armed Forces Air Medal.

160729-N-CZ759-002 ARABIAN GULF (July 29, 2016) Lt. Cmdr. Kellen Smith, assigned to the Screwtops of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 123 is awarded the Air Medal in the forecastle of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Ike and its Carrier Strike Group are deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Theodore Quintana/Released)
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ARABIAN GULF (July 29, 2016) Lt. Cmdr. Kellen Smith, assigned to the Screwtops of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 123 is awarded the Air Medal in the forecastle of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Ike and its Carrier Strike Group are deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Theodore Quintana/Released)


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B-1B back in anechoic chamber

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A B-1B bomber has been sitting inside the Benefield Anechoic Facility at Edwards Air Force Base since Jul. 27 so that engineers can calibrate and improve the B-1B’s ALQ-161 threat protection system.

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (July 27, 2016) A B-1 Lancer is positioned inside the Benefield Anechoic Facility, called the BAF for short, on Edwards Air Force Base in preparation for a series of electronic warfare tests. The B-1 is the largest aircraft for which the anechoic facility was originally designed to accommodate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Okula)
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (July 27, 2016) A B-1 Lancer is positioned inside the Benefield Anechoic Facility, called the BAF for short, on Edwards Air Force Base in preparation for a series of electronic warfare tests. The B-1 is the largest aircraft for which the anechoic facility was originally designed to accommodate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Okula)

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A-10 pilot won Harley-Davidson Sportster Forty-Eight at sweepstakes

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Kurt Cloutier was a very happy man on Aug. 5 when he was presented with a Harley-Davidson Sportster Forty-Eight motorcycle that he won in the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s Refresh, Win and Ride sweepstakes.

Air Force Capt. Kurt Cloutier is presented with a Harley-Davidson Sportster Forty-Eight during a ceremony at the Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Exchange, Aug. 5, 2016. Cloutier was selected at random from more than 11,400 entrants to the Army & Air Force Exchange Service's Refresh, Win and Ride Sweepstakes. (AAFES photo by Jason Cook)
Air Force Capt. Kurt Cloutier is presented with a Harley-Davidson Sportster Forty-Eight during a ceremony at the Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Exchange, Aug. 5, 2016. Cloutier was selected at random from more than 11,400 entrants to the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s Refresh, Win and Ride Sweepstakes. (AAFES photo by Jason Cook)

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