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The majority of the U.S. Navy’s personnel from the Fire Scout detachment in Afghanistan returned to the U.S. last month. The detachment will revert back to a government-owned, contractor-operated unit.
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Gen. James F. Amos has promised business leaders in Cherry Point that the AV-8B fleet based there will not be deactivate from 2019.
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India should be ready to sign the contract to finalize the MMRCA program by April 2013, Air Chief Marshal N.A.K.Browne said.
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Lt. Col. Lee Kloos, commander of the 58th Fighter Squadron, and Col. Charles Corcoran, commander with the 325th Operations Group, flew the first joint F-22 and F-35 flight on Wednesday morning.
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The Hawaii National Air Guard’s 199th Fighter Squadron and its active duty associate unit 19th Fighter Squadron has received their last four F-22s.
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