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Two F-16s from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing were vectored to help locate a 25-foot pleasure boat with two stranded boaters aboard on Mar. 8.
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In tribute to the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, fifteen warbird flying formations will fly over the U.S. Capitol on May 8.
By Jean-Marc ROSIER (de/from http://www.cjrosier.com + http://www.gordes-immobilier.com) (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Air Force wants a smaller airframe to host the next generation JSTARS battle management, command and control (BMC2) system.
By United States Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Aeroscraft Aeronautical Systems has taken the U.S. Navy to court for refusing to pay damages when the roof of a Navy-operated hangar collapsed and destroyed the Dragon Dream experimental lighter than air (LTA) cargo rigid airship.
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A U.S. Air Force RQ-4B carrying the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) payload has clocked 10,000 flying hours.
U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown
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