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South Korea and U.S. to hold air and naval exercises next week

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South Korea and the United States will hold air and naval anti-submarine exercises in South Korea next week.

A Republic of Korea Air Force crew chief from the 20th Fighter Wing, Seosan Air Base, provides assistance as ROK Capt. Min-Gyu Han, 123rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 20th FW F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, arrives to Kunsan Air Base, ROK, for Exercise Buddy Wing 15-4, June 1, 2015. In an effort to sharpen interoperability, Buddy Wing exercises allow pilots an opportunity to exchange ideas and practice combined tactics in order to fight and fly as one Allied force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson/Released)

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F-15s carried out DACT exercise with F-22s in Alaska

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F-15s assigned to the 144th Fighter Wing, California, carried out Alaska Dissimilar Aircraft Combat Training exercise with F-22s from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson last month.

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 168th Air Refueling Wing refuels F-22 Raptors from the 3rd Wing over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex flying along side with an F-15 Eagles from the 144th Fighter Wing, April 18, 2022. The Eagles are training with the Raptors as part of Aslaska Dissimilar Aircraft Combat Training. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Charles Vaughn)

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USAF’s first KC-10A, #79-0433, has retired to AMC Museum

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#79-0433, the first KC-10A produced for the U.S. Air Force, has been retired to the Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover Air Force Base on Apr. 26.

KC-10A Extender, tail number 79-0433, prepares to land at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, April 26, 2022. This particular aircraft was the first of 60 Extenders that entered the U.S. Air Force inventory. The aircraft was retired to Dover AFB from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, to become the 36th addition to the Air Mobility Command Museum. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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