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When the U.S. Air Force’s 129th Rescue Wing needed to have their HH-60Gs undergo their 600-hour phase inspections, the unit choose the Navy’s Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) to carry out the job.
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Sea trials for aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has been pushed back by six to eight weeks as shipboard testing are taking longer than expected.
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Serbian Minister of Defense Bratislav Gasic said a preliminary agreement for 2 Mi-17 helicopters has been signed with Russia.
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A B-52 flew non-stop from Barksdale, Louisiana, to Postojna, Slovenia and provided close air support to participants in Exercise Immediate Response 2015.
U.S Air Force photo/Senior Airman Amanda Morris
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has given the green light to set up an air base in Belarus. News reports say the base could be located near Babrujsk.
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