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Twenty-three years ago, Lt. Gen. John L. Dolan was forced to eject over the Pacific Ocean and a Japanese US-1A flew out from MCAS Iwakuni to save him.
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Photo: Cpl. Jessica Quezada
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A RAND report found that by 2017, China would have amassed enough missiles to prevent U.S. fighters operating out of Kadena Air Force Base, Japan from helping Taiwan for 16 to 43 days during an attack.
Source: RAND
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A joint investigation by the non-profit Bureau of Investigative Journalism and the Guardian found that Britain’s Watchkeeper fleet has been struggling to find the necessary manpower and overcome technical obstacles to become fully operational.
Photo: Andrew Linnett/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
The Dutch Safety Board announced on Oct. 2 that it has completed its investigation on the loss of MH-17 over Ukraine and a final report will be published in a fortnight.
By Ministerie van Defensie [CC0 or CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Navy has re-established HM-12 to train aircrews flying the MH-53E Sea Dragon on Oct. 1.
Photo: U.S. Navy
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