Alert 5

On Apr. 7, a U.S. RC-135U flying over the Baltic Sea was intercepted by a Russian Su-27 in “an unsafe and unprofessional manner.”

By TSgt Jason Robertson [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan now has a new runway after Taxiway Zulu was converted to runway 03L/21R.

U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. James Law
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Dutch F-16s based in Jordan has supported Iraqi troops to drive out ISIL from Tikrit several times.

By RAF-YYC from Calgary, Canada (RNLAFUploaded by russavia) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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The French Air Force and Navy flight test centers are jointly flight testing the terrain-following autopilot mode for single-seat Rafale fighters.

By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Karl Anderson [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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