An F-16C from Misawa, Japan crashed into the Pacific Ocean after the main fuel shutoff valve stop fuel from reaching the engine during the flight.
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13th Reconnaissance Squadron to deactivate
The 13th Reconnaissance Squadron at Beale Air Force Base will be deactivated later this year, the unit flies the RQ-4 Block 30.
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A-10 makes emergency landing at airstrip in Utah
An A-10 jet had to make an emergency landing at a rural air strip outside Price, Utah after one of its engines failed in mid-air.
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Photo: USMC CH-46 ‘hard landing’ in Thailand
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Photo taken by Thai rescue team
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MV-22s land on USS Bonhomme Richard
VMM-265 chose Thailand as the location to carry out the first MV-22 landing on board USS Bonhomme Richard on Feb. 19.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jerome D. Johnson
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