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Air Mobility Command has completed its investigation into the mid-air collision between a C-130H assigned to the 440th Airlift Wing and a C-27J from the Army Special Operations Command Flight Company about eight miles south of Camp Mackall.
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Photo: USAF
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F-16s from the 180th Fighter Wing and F-15 Eagles from the 159th Fighter Wing were at Naval Station Key West in January for an air combat training exercise with the U.S. Navy’s VFC-111.
Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Amber Williams
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The tail fin from a Bf 110 that was once flown by Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, the highest scoring night fighter ace in history, is up for auction.
“Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer” by Source. Licensed under Wikipedia.
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The U.S. Navy’s LCS 17 will get the SeaRAM instead of the usual RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM).
“SeaRAM 1” by US Navy – US Navy. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
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Photos of China’s military deployment to Lincang city has surfaced on Chinese social media. J-7 fighters were seen at Lincang airport and ground based air defense systems were spotted as well.
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