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It was a tragic end to the last tour of Indian aircraft carrier INS Viraat after a fire broke out in the boiler room on Mar. 6 and a sailor later died from complications brought on by smoke inhalation.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Shannon E. Renfroe [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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France and Egypt has initiated Exercise Ramsis 2016 in the Mediterranean on Mar. 6. The Charles de Gaulle task force is participating in this exercise.
Photo: Marine nationale
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The 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course has taken place at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base from Mar. 3-5. The objective behind the course is to allow civilian pilots in their warbirds to practice flying in formation together current U.S. Air Force fighter aircraft.
Photos: U.S. Air Force
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A Slovenian delegation led by Secretary of State Ales Cantarutti was in Manila last week to discuss business opportunities and the Philippine military said it was interested in getting air defense communication equipment from the country.
By Philippine Air Force – http://www.paf.mil.ph, Public Domain, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6425248
As B-1s return back to United States for upgrades, the B-52 will take its place in the Central Command area of operations starting from April.
By Eugene Butler [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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