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U.S. Army issues RFI for new missile to replace TOW

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The U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office (PEO) Missiles and Space (M&S) has issued a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) for the Close Combat Missile System-Heavy (CCMS-H).

A Soldier from the 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, shoots a Tube-Launched, Optically Tracked, Wireless-Guided (TOW) Missile from the Improved Target Acquisition System (ITAS) mounted on a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMV) on Range 48 at Fort Drum, N.Y., Mar. 2, 2022. Observers cannot stand within a 45 degree angle radius of the back of the HMV in order to not be in a position to be hit by shrapnel from the blast. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Pierre Osias)

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CNAFR flew his last flight on P-3 as USN prepares to sundown the last Orion squadron

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Rear Adm. Brad Dunham, Commander, Naval Air Force Reserve, was at Ault Field in Oak Harbor, Washington on Sept. 14 to fly his last flight in the P-3.

Reserve Deputy Commander Rear Adm. Brad Dunham, Commander, Naval Air Force Reserve, enters the P-3C Orion for his final flight with Patrol Squadron (VP) 69 at Ault Field in Oak Harbor, Washington September 14, 2022. VP-69, a Navy reserve squadron, is slated to complete their transition to P-8 Poseidon aircraft later this year, sundowning the P-3C Orion for Navy operational squadrons. (U.S Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd class Aranza Valdez)

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Florida Air National Guard’s 75th Anniversary F-15C

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The Florida Air National Guard has painted an F-15C in a 75th-anniversary livery to pay homage to the Florida ANG’s history.

An F-15C Eagle aircraft assigned to the 125th Fighter Wing, Florida Air National Guard, takes off during night flying at the Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Sept. 14, 2022. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Michael Monlezun)

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