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JASDF scrambled 390 times for first half of 2021, majority are Chinese aircraft

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The latest figures by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) revealed that it had carried out 390 scrambles for the first half of this year. This is for the period beginning in April and till the end of September.

F-15J (955) of 204 Sqn in the refuelling training, -17 Dec. 2010 b
By Darnell T. Cannady, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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VFA-37 change of command

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211014-N-CJ362-1567 Virginia Beach, Va. (October 14, 2021) Cmdr. Patrick B. Bookey, prospective commanding officer of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 37, and Cmdr. Jason S. Tarrant, commanding officer of VFA 37, conduct an aerial change of command ceremony onboard Naval Air Station Oceana. VFA 37’s mission is to launch combat-ready aircraft, 24/7, anywhere in the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sam Jenkins)

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F-16 training area at Holloman AFB expanded by 93%

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The training airspace east of Holloman Air Force Base has expanded by 93 percent on Oct. 7. The move will benefit F-16 B-course pilots at the base.

Talon military operations area is expanded by over 2,000 square miles in southeast New Mexico, Oct. 7, 2021. The expansion is the result of a 10 year effort of coordination to reconfigure existing airspace and establish new airspace that will improve training capabilities for F-16 Viper student pilots. (Courtesy photo)

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There was an attempt to hijack a commercial flight during the evacuation from Kabul

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Five people who were onboard a commercial flight that was flying out of Kabul, Afghanistan had attempted to hijack the aircraft.

A Marine assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit escort evacuees to an aircraft at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, Aug. 25. U.S. service members are assisting the Department of State with a Non-combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) in Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Davis Harris)

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