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Elephant walk at Kadena Air Base, Japan

Posted on March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 by alert5

A formation of F-15C/D Eagles assigned to the 44th and 67th Fighter Squadrons, and an HH-60 Pavehawk assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron taxi during a routine wing readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 2, 2022. Similar training is routinely conducted at U.S. Air Force bases across Japan and around the globe to ensure U.S. Airmen’s readiness to respond to a range of potential contingencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stephen Pulter)

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VFA-97 declared safe for flight for F-35C

Posted on March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 by alert5

The U.S. Navy’s second F-35C squadron has achieved safe for flight on Feb. 18. The unit transitioned from
the F/A-18E last year.

Graphic: USN
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Two Eurofighters will be delivered to Kuwait this month

Posted on March 2, 2022March 2, 2022 by alert5

Leonardo, the Italian aerospace firm, is preparing to deliver another two Eurofighters to Kuwait in the middle of this month, Reuters reports.

Photo: Finmeccanica

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USAF upgrading 608 F-16s to V variant

Posted on March 2, 2022March 2, 2022 by alert5

Ten years after Lockheed Martin announced the F-16V variant at the Singapore airshow, the U.S. Air Force has decided to modify 608 Block 40 and 50 jets to that standard.

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 35th Fighter Squadron lifts off of the flight line at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 27, 2021. The 35th FS moved to Kunsan AB in 1952 as an F-4 Phantom unit, and later received F-16s in 1981. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Steve Adkins)

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An interview with the first F-35B pilot to land on JS Izumo

Posted on March 2, 2022March 2, 2022 by alert5

Greg did an interview with Lt. Col. Robert Guyette on the second last day of the Singapore Airshow. Guyette is the first person to land and take off from JS Izumo with the F-35B.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Robert Guyette, executive officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, holds a Japanese Ship Izumo patch from an F-35B Lightning II aircraft aboard the Japanese Ship Izumo off the coast of Japan, Oct. 3, 2021. U.S. Marines and Sailors embarked aboard the Japanese Ship Izumo in support of the first ever F-35B Lightning II operations aboard a Japanese vessel. The U.S. and Japan continue to work closely together to broaden their operational capabilities, support the Treaty of mutual Cooperation and Security, and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Harmon)

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