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Airmen from the 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron overcame odds to get an A-10 back flying after the jet made an emergency landing in Al Asad Air Base in Iraq’s Anbar province.

U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jared Marquis
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A Air Force of Zimbabwe K-8 jet trainer crashed near Thornhill Airbase on Apr. 24. Both pilots on board ejected safely.

By Bob Adams from George, South Africa (Zimbabwe AF K-8 2106G (2)) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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Bulgarian Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev told news daily Sega that he was offered a bribe to renew a MiG-29 maintenance contract.

By U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Wilson [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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William Freckleton, 412 Range Squadron lead F-22 range control officer, was given an F-16 incentive flight by the 411th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base in recognition of his contributions in the military and government civilian service.

U.S. Air Force photo by Jet Fabara
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Chief of Air Force of the Royal Australian Air Force, Air Marshal Geoff Brown, flew the Saab Gripen during his visit to Wing 7, Surat Thani, Thailand.

Photos: RTAF

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