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Twelve F-15Es from RAF Lakenheath are now in Greece for INIOHOS 16

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Twelve F-15Es from 492nd Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, are now at Andravida Air Base, Greece for exercise INIOHOS 16.

U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles assigned to the 492nd Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, taxi to the runway, April 4, 2016, during exercise INIOHOS 16 at Andravida Air Base, Greece. Twelve F-15E aircraft from the squadron and approximately 260 U.S. Air Force Airmen are participating in the training event that also includes air forces from Greece and Israel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eric Burks/Released)
U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles assigned to the 492nd Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, taxi to the runway, April 4, 2016, during exercise INIOHOS 16 at Andravida Air Base, Greece. Twelve F-15E aircraft from the squadron and approximately 260 U.S. Air Force Airmen are participating in the training event that also includes air forces from Greece and Israel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eric Burks/Released)

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Apaches from 12th CAB had combined gunnery exercise with German Tigers

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The 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, recently completed their combined combat aerial gunnery exercise with two German Tiger Attack helicopters from 4th Battalion, Kampfhubschrauberregiment 36.

Two AH-64 Apache helicopters (left and middle) from 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade and one German Tiger Attack helicopter (right) from 4th Battalion, Kampfhubschrauberregiment 36, Fritzlar, Germany, take off from the forward arming and refueling point (FARP). The 1st Bn., 3rd Avn. Regt., recently completed their combined combat aerial gunnery from March 16-April 05, at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thomas Mort, 12th CAB)
Two AH-64 Apache helicopters (left and middle) from 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade and one German Tiger Attack helicopter (right) from 4th Battalion, Kampfhubschrauberregiment 36, Fritzlar, Germany, take off from the forward arming and refueling point (FARP). The 1st Bn., 3rd Avn. Regt., recently completed their combined combat aerial gunnery from March 16-April 05, at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thomas Mort, 12th CAB)

Indonesia to deploy Skyshield air defense system to Natuna Islands

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Transcripts from a meeting between Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) commander General Gatot Nurmantyo and the Indonesian House of Representatives commission on defence, intelligence, and foreign affairs (Komisi I) reveals that the Indonesian Air Force is preparing to deploy its newly-acquired Skyshield air defense system to Natuna Islands in the South China Sea.

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Photo: PT Alam Indomesin Utama
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