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31st Fighter Wing deploys six F-16s to Turkey

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Shortly after Turkey opened out Incirlik Air Base to the U.S. military, six F-16s from the 31st Fighter Wing left Italy on Aug. 9 for Turkey.

Six F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 31st Fighter Wing, accompanied by approximately 300 personnel and cargo deployed from Aviano Air Base, Italy, to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Aug. 9, 2015. This deployment coincides with Turkey's decision to host U.S. aircraft to conduct counter-ISIL operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Deana Heitzman/Released)
Six F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 31st Fighter Wing, accompanied by approximately 300 personnel and cargo deployed from Aviano Air Base, Italy, to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Aug. 9, 2015. This deployment coincides with Turkey’s decision to host U.S. aircraft to conduct counter-ISIL operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Deana Heitzman/Released)

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In tribute to APJ Abdul Kalam, India’s hypersonic missile will be named BrahMos-II (K)

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India will redesignate its hypersonic missile to BrahMos-II (K), a tribute to late President APJ Abdul Kalam who had lead the nation’s missile program.

A scaled down model of Brahmos-II at Aero India 2013
By Shiv Aroor (http://livefist.blogspot.in/) [CC BY-SA 2.5 in], via Wikimedia Commons

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