Three Yemeni Air Force generals on their way to Al Anad air base in Lahj province were shot dead by militants suspected to be linked to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula on May 8.
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Launch of Gerald R. Ford moved back from July to November
The launch of Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) has been moved back from July to November. As a result, delivery of the aircraft carrier has been changed from September 2015 to early 2016.
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Serbia ready to buy MiG-29M
Serbia’s Defense Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday that his country is preparing to buy MiG-29M/M2 fighters from Russia and Serbian pilots are already being trained to fly them.
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U.S. Navy cuts flying hours
The U.S. Navy is reducing the flying hours for its fighter pilots from 25 to 11 hours. The first air wing to implement that was Carrier Air Wing 2.
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U.S. Air Force’s sexual assault prevention chief arrested for sexual assault
A senior U.S. Air Force officer who is the chief of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program was ironically arrested for sexual assault in the Virginia suburbs of Washington on May 5.
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