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Lt. Col. Matthew Hayden from the 61st Fighter Squadron is the first F-35A pilot at Luke Air Force Base to clock 500 hours on the stealth fighter.

U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ridge Shan
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The Royal Australian Air Force is expected to have a woman fighter pilot to join its ranks this year, Air Force chief Air Marshal Leo Davies told Fairfax Media.

By Robert Frola (Flickr) [GFDL or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Air Force Reserve’s 914th Airlift Wing at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station will replace its 12 aging C-130s for eight KC-135 aerial refueling tankers this fall.

By SMSgt Raymond Lloyd [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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