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JS Kaga in Colombo for port visit

Posted on October 3, 2021October 3, 2021 by alert5

JS Kaga and JS Murasame are both in Colombo, Sri Lanka from Oct 2-4 for a goodwill visit to the country.

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Staff sergeant from 160th SOAR attacked by man dressed as ninja

Posted on October 3, 2021October 3, 2021 by alert5

A staff sergeant assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment was attacked by a man dressed as a ninja while at Inyokern Airport in California on Sept. 18.

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INS Vikrant to start new sea trials end of this month

Posted on October 3, 2021October 3, 2021 by alert5

India’s indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant will start its second sea rials from the end of this month. The third set of trials is scheduled to take place in December.

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1st SFG (A) receives training on the FIM-92

Posted on October 3, 2021October 2, 2021 by alert5

OKINAWA, Japan – A U.S. Army Green Beret with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), fires a training round with the Stinger Missile System during a field exercise hosted by the Marine Low Altitude Air Defense Unit on Sept. 9, 2021 at Okinawa, Japan. This realistic training familiarizes Green Berets with the portable air-defense system and gives them the ability to rapidly deploy it in diverse environments across the Indo-Pacific. (This photo has been altered for security purposes.)

495th Fighter Squadron reactivated as F-35A unit

Posted on October 2, 2021October 2, 2021 by alert5

The 48th Fighter Wing reactivated the 495th Fighter Squadron at exactly 8:49 and 50 seconds on Oct. 1. The 495th will be the first F-35A squadron for U.S. Air Forces in Europe.

U.S. Air Force Col. Sean Lowe, 48th Operations Group commander, passes the guidon of the 495th Fighter Squadron to U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ian McLaughlin, incoming 495th FS commander, at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Oct. 1, 2021. Nicknamed the “Valkyries,” the 495th FS is scheduled to be fully mission capable next year with a total of 27 aircraft and 60 personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cedrique Oldaker)

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