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The 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division will bring their OH-58s to South Korea. The unit will retire the rotor-craft there for good.
Photo by Capt. Adan Cazarez
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At Red Flag 16-2, KC-135 Stratotankers from Turkish and U.S. Air Force were able to fly together for the first time.
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U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman David Bernal Del Agua
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Head of Air Combat Command Gen. Herbert Carlisle told lawmakers at a hearing that the service is yet to determine the root cause behind starter-generator failures on MQ-9s.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys
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According to Defense News, Japanese banks had provided Qatar with a loan so that the latter can make a down payment for 24 Rafale fighters.
By Hermann Keist (Deutsch: selbst fotografiert) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Four CF-18s are currently in Romania for Exercise Resilient Resolve. Here are two photos taken during the first formation flight with Romanian MiG-21s.
Photos: Royal Canadian Air Force
