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A woman F-15E Strike Eagle weapon systems officer with the 389th Fighter Squadron became the first WSO to graduate from the U.S. Air Force Weapons School on Jun. 27.

Photo: Susan Garcia, Nellis AFB, USAF Weapons School

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Two on board a Russian Air Force Su-24M were killed when their jet crashed in Khabarovsk on Jul. 6. The accident occurred around 14:35 Moscow time.

By Alex Beltyukov – RuSpotters Team [CC BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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A lawmaker from the Shiite bloc in the Iraqi parliament told reporters that Washington has pressured Baghdad to base its new F-16IQs in Jordan instead of returning them home.

Photo: Lockheed Martin
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