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A KC-135 tanker crew from the 171st Air Refueling Wing responded to an urgent request for fuel from a B-2 bomber on October 25, 2022. The KC-135, also known as Steel 51, was preparing to take off from Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City when they received the call. The B-2, call sign Fury 72, was low on fuel and needed to be refueled immediately.

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The Tenth Japan-Australia 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations was held in Toyko on Dec. 9 and the joint statement revealed that Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F-35s will deploy to Japan for the first time next year to participate in Exercise Bushido Guardian.

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Russia has provided flying training for the Su-35 fighter to Iranian pilots this spring, the Biden administration said

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