U.S. officials have informed NATO that Russia has been testing a ground-launched cruise missile that is banned under the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty.
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DA-20 from U.S. Air Force Academy crashed
A DA-20 operated by the U.S. Air Force Academy for pilot screening crashed at Fort Carson’s Butts Army Airfield on Jan. 29.
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16 SOS flew final AC-130H mission
The 16th Special Operations Squadron conducted its final AC-130H mission at Cannon Air Force Base on Jan. 16.
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U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Charles Slack
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Japan may force foreign aircraft overflying Senkaku Islands to land
Japan is said to be formulating a policy to force foreign aircraft that intrudes into airspace around Senkaku Islands to land.
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Italian Eurofighters, KC-767 visit Lithuania
Italian Air Force flew two Eurofighters along with a lone KC-767 to Šiauliai Ari Base, Lithuania to familiarize themselves with the environment ahead of Italy’s air policing mission there in 2015.
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