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U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps JTACs train with Italian Eurofighters in Kuwait

Posted on June 11, 2021 by alert5

U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps joint terminal attack controllers participated in a joint training exercise with Italian Air Force Eurofighters at Udairi Range Complex, Kuwait on May 26.

A Eurofighter Typhoon assigned to the Italian air force drops flares during a bilateral joint fires exercise at Udairi Range Complex, Kuwait, May 26, 2021. During the training, the U.S. armed forces joint terminal attack controllers guided Italian air force Eurofighter Typhoons to conduct close air support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristine Legate)

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Dutch Chinook pilot and contractor clock 5,000 and 4,000 hours on same flight

Posted on June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 by alert5

Two aviators from the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s 302nd Squadron achieved a combined 9,000 flight hours on the same flight out of Fort Hood on Jun. 2.

Brandy Cruz, Fort Hood Public Affairs
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Raytheon secures $3.12 billion contract to supply APG-82 radars for the F-15

Posted on June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 by alert5

Raytheon has secured a $3.12 billion contract to supply APG-82 radars for F-15 under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity award on Jun. 9.

An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 336th Fighter Squadron sits in a hanger while members of the Radar Modernization Program Eagle modernization program team begin removing panels, Oct. 3, 2016, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. More than 90 jets at Seymour Johnson AFB will receive the radar modifications, projected to be completed in seven to nine years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Shawna L. Keyes)

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This team defends the B-52 from cyber threats

Posted on June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 by alert5

A Mission Defense Team from the U.S. Air Force 2nd Communications Squadron is deployed out of Moron Air Base, Spain to defend the B-52 bomber from cyber threats.

U.S Air Force Capt. Michael Jacobs, deputy branch chief of future operations headquarters United States European Command, discusses with Staff Sgt. Janeace Stampul, 2d Communication Squadron Mission Defense Team technician, about the capabilities of their Mission Assurance Capabilities Kit at Morón Air Base, Spain, June 2, 2021. Mission Defense Teams safeguard data analytics ensuring weapons systems are safe from adversaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt Aileen Lauer)

Personnel from Taiwan’s Joint Air Operations Center infected with COVID-19

Posted on June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 by alert5

Personnel working inside Taiwan’s Joint Air Operations Center have been infected with COVID-19. New reports say three teams consisting of six people have been diagnose with the coronavirus.

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