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354th Fighter Wing elephant walk

Posted on June 4, 2022 by alert5

A formation of F-35A Lightning IIs and F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing assemble during a routine readiness exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, May 20, 2022. The formation demonstrated the 354th FW’s ability to rapidly mobilize and launch aircraft from its strategic arctic location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Schoubroek)

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Firsthand account of June Fourth Incident by former USAF Assistant Air Attaché

Posted on June 4, 2022June 4, 2022 by alert5

Ken Allen, who served as the U.S. Air Force’s Assistant Air Attaché in Bejing from 1987- 1989, recalls the events before, during, and after the Tiananmen Square incident.

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A-10s to land on Michigan highway on Jun. 28

Posted on June 4, 2022June 3, 2022 by alert5

A-10s will be landing on a highway in Michigan on Jun. 28 as part of Exercise Northern Agility 22-1.

U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Scott Thompson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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#FighterFriday

Posted on June 3, 2022 by alert5

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, departs a Forward Arming and Refueling Point with ordnance at Yuma Proving Grounds, Yuma, Arizona, May 25, 2022. The weapons configuration consists of six guided bombs, with four mounted onto the wings and two loaded into the weapons bay, as well as a Air Intercept Missile 9X. MAG-13 squadrons are capable of conducting offensive air support, anti-aircraft warfare, and aviation reconnaissance from expeditionary sites in any clime and place. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Samuel Ruiz)

Crash of F-15DJ likely due to disorientation of pilot

Posted on June 3, 2022 by alert5

The crash of a F-15DJ from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force in January was likely due to the pilot becoming disoriented in flight.

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