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F-16C #92-3913 is the third jet to clock 10,000 flight hours

Posted on October 2, 2022 by alert5

U.S. Air Force F-16C #92-3913 recently became the third of its type to reach 10,000 flight hours.

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leon Redfern
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97th Airlift Squadron planned and executed flying demo within 24 hours

Posted on October 2, 2022October 1, 2022 by alert5

A C-17 crew from the 97th Airlift Squadron was given less than 24 hours to plan and execute a flying demonstration at Abbotsford International Airshow recently.

Photo by Jason Baillie
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VAQ-209 HARM live fire off Guam

Posted on October 1, 2022October 1, 2022 by alert5

Two AGM-88 anti-radiation missiles were fired at the Marianas Islands Range Complex off Guam by VAQ-209 recently.

MARIANA ISLANDS RANGE COMPLEX, Guam (Aug. 30, 2022) EA-18G Growlers from the “Star Warriors” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 209 simultaneously fire two AGM-88 High Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM) during a training exercise near Guam. The AGM-88 HARM is a tactical air-to-surface missile which finds and destroys threat radar air defense systems. Supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific and operating out of Andersen Air Force Base on the “Forward Edge” while utilizing the Marianas Islands Range Complex, VAQ-209’s live-fire exercise provided valuable training to ordnance personnel and aircrew alike. As the US Military’s only Reserve EA-18G squadron, VAQ-209 is currently forward deployed to Japan and operating across the Indo-Pacific as the expeditionary VAQ squadron currently assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70. (U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Peter Scheu)

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VMFA(AW))-533, VMFA-121, and VMFA-242 conduct AIM-9X live fire

Posted on October 1, 2022October 1, 2022 by alert5

Fighter squadrons assigned to Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12 conducted an AIM-9X missile live fire from the southern coast of Japan recently.

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Kuwait takes delivery of 2 more Eurofighters

Posted on September 30, 2022 by alert5

Kuwait now has six Eurofighters in the country after Leonardo delivered another two aircraft to Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Air Base.

Photo: Finmeccanica

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