The AC-130U to retire to Davis-Monthan Air Base left Hurlburt Field on Sept. 21. “Bad Omen” was delivered to the base in Feb. 17, 1995.
U.S. Air Force photos by Airman Kai White
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Russia building air defense base in Arctic
Interfax reported that Moscow intends to build an air defense base on Sredniy Island. The Northern Fleet has dispatched an icebreaker to carved a channel for construction ships to reach the area.
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Any F-35 pilot weighing less than 136 pounds cannot fly the jet for now
The U.S. military has slapped a restriction on any F-35 pilot weighing less than 136 pounds (61.6 kg) as there are worries that person might be injured during low-speed ejections.
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France successfully test-fired M51 SLBM
France has successfully test-fired a version of the M51 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on Sept. 30 from a test site in Biscarrosse.
USAF HH-60Gs, HC-130s deployed to southeast Turkey
The U.S. Air Force has deployed a number of HH-60Gs and HC-130s at Diyarbakir Air Base in southeast Turkey.
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