Brig. Gen. Denise Donnell became the first female commander of the New York Air National Guard on Apr. 2.
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B-2 conducted rare flyover for funeral of former YB-49 test pilot
Retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Cardenas passed away on his 102nd birthday on Mar. 10 and a B-2 from Edwards Air Force Base conducted a rare flyover at his funeral service on Mar. 31.
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GE has started testing its XA100 adaptive cycle engine at AEDC
The U.S. Air Force’s Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) has started testing its first adaptive cycle engine, the XA100 from General Electric.
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Two South Korea KT-1s collided in mid-air and crashed
KC-46A fleet, including Japanese ones, have faulty over-wing emergency exits
Boeing has found out last month that the over-wing emergency exit doors on the KC-46A do not open at all, due to a trim problem.
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