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Has budget cuts lead to more U.S. military helicopter crashes?

Posted on January 26, 2016January 26, 2016 by alert5

Stars and Stripes takes a look at whether budget cuts by the U.S. Congress and the White House have lead to an increase in helicopter crashes involving all the branches of the U.S. military.

U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Maximiliano
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30 years since Operation “Wooden Leg”

Posted on January 26, 2016January 26, 2016 by alert5

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.

Photo: Israeli Air Force
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Red Tails hope to land F-35A mission

Posted on January 26, 2016January 26, 2016 by alert5

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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MiG-31 crashed, fleet grounded

Posted on January 26, 2016January 26, 2016 by alert5

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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