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Catch videos of the F-35B’s trip to U.K.

Posted on June 30, 2016June 30, 2016 by alert5

Video by Cpl. Brian Burdett

First re-missionized HH-60G inducted

Posted on June 30, 2016June 29, 2016 by alert5

The first of 21 U.S. Army UH-60Ls converted into HH-60G Pave Hawks has been introduced into the fleet during a ceremony in Huntsville, Alabama on Jun. 28.

By Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) (HH60 Pave Hawk – American Air Day Duxford) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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F-35Bs from VMFAT-501 & RAF depart for U.K.

Posted on June 29, 2016June 29, 2016 by alert5

F-35Bs from VMFAT-501 and the Royal Air Force have left Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort on Jun. 29 for the type’s first overseas trip, which will bring them to the Royal International Air Tattoo and the Farnborough International Airshow.

Photos: U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Jonah Lovy
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Japanese government refutes claim that Chinese fighter was aggressive against JASDF aircraft

Posted on June 29, 2016 by alert5

The Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary of the Japanese government has refuted a claim by a former JASDF officer that a Chinese fighter had made a threatening move against a Japanese aircraft as if to carry out an attack.

By Cp9asngf (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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