Aviation News
The U.S. Navy has given Military Times the video of an incident whereby a Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps boat fired rockets near aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman.
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The U.S. Air Force has been forced to push back the lifting of weight restrictions on F-35 pilots until 2018.
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A U.S. Air Force MQ-1 crashed while it was on a combat mission over Iraq on Jan. 8. An air strike was called in to destroy the wreckage to prevent the drone from falling into ISIL’s hands.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Lt Col Leslie Pratt [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Sometime this spring, the U.S. Navy will have to settle with just one carrier strike group in either the Pacific or Middle East as another carrier gap looms.
By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Kevin Eichelberger [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Various sources have indicated that PACAF commander, Gen. Lori Robinson, is likely to be chosen as the next head of U.S. Northern Command.
By United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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