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To mark the 30th anniversary of Operation “Wooden Leg”, the Israeli Air Force has written an article that includes interviews with pilots who planned and flew the mission.
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Photo: Israeli Air Force
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187th Fighter Wing is hoping to switch from the F-16 to the F-35A at the end of this decade. The Alabama National Guard unit has the oldest F-16 fleet in the National Guard inventory, said Col. Randy Efferson, the commanding officer of the unit.
By SSgt Miguel Lara III [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Russian Air Force has grounded all its MiG-31 fighters after one of them crashed in Krasnoyarsk Territory on Jan. 25. Both crew members ejected safely.
By Konstantin Tyurpeko (http://russianplanes.net/id161326) [CC BY-SA 4.0 or CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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South Korea’s Defense Minister Han Min-koo has called for a review to consider the deployment of the THAAD air defense system in South Korea.
Photo: Missile Defense Agency
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The U.S. Marine Corps is planning to send the F-35B to this year’s Royal International Air Tattoo and Farnborough Airshow in the United Kingdom this year, Lt. Gen. Jon Davis said.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katerina Slivinske [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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