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Depending on where you live, Operation Desert Storm occurred on Jan. 16-17 1991. Twenty-five years later, some of the units that took part in the military campaign to oust Iraqi troops out of Kuwait are marking the anniversary with gatherings and ceremonies. Here are some of the stories.
Photo: U.S. Air Force
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920th Rescue Wing has been flying its six HC-130P/N to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base’s 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group throughout the fall of 2015. Click the source for the story.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Veronica Pierce (United States Air Force) [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
The German Air Force has a detachment of Tornado fighter-bombers at Holloman Air Force Base in the United States. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the German Air Force Flying Training Center at Holloman. During the annual New Year’s reception by the center, the commanding officer of the center told the crowd that the contract to keep the Tornados at Holloman might not be renewed this year.
By Tech. Sgt. Joe Laws (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/1349696) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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More than a month after they failed to turn up for duty at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, one of the two missing Afghan Air Force airmen has been found.
By Senior Airman Ryan Callaghan (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/1716020) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Japan has decided to cease all flights to collect air samples and test them for radioactive materials that might be present in the atmosphere after North Korea said it donated a nuclear weapon on Jan. 6.
By Toshi Aoki – JP Spotters [CC BY-SA 3.0 or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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