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AC-130J going to Philippines for live-firing practice

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A AC-130J gunship from the 73rd Special Operations Squadron will be participating in the Balikatan exercise in Philippines.

Air Force Special Operations Command’s first Block 30 AC-130J Ghostrider gunship arrives at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 6, 2019. This is the first Block 30 AC-130J for the 4th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt, and will replace the AC-130U Spooky gunship as it retires from service after more than 20 years of operation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joel Miller)

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JASDF team learns how USAF defends the E-3 AWACS from cyber threats

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A team of officers from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force visited the 552d Air Control Networks Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base to learn how the unit carried out its cyber defense role.

Senior Airman Gabriel Coleman, 552d Air Control Networks Squadron, and Master Sgt. Christopher Bailey, U.S. Pacific Air Forces Cyber Defense and Mission Assurance, explain the capabilities of a deployable cyber defense weapon system, Cyberspace Vulnerability Assessment/Hunter, to Lt. Col. Akio Ohigashi and Capt. Shumpei Kawano from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. The system is used by the 552 ACNS Mission Defense Team to defend the 552nd Air Control Wing’s Control and Reporting Centers and E-3 Sentry fleet and ground systems from cyber threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kimberly Woodruff)

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This RAAF C-17 picked up precision-guided weapons at Dover AFB last month

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A Royal Australian Air Force C-17 was in Dover Air Force Base on Mar. 13 to pick up a cargo of precision-guided weapons for use by the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force.

A Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III prepares to be loaded with cargo at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, March 13, 2021. The U.S. and Australia maintain a robust relationship underpinned by shared democratic values, common interests and cultural bonds. The U.S.-Australia alliance is an anchor for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Faith Schaefer)

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U.S. Navy developing tool to determine if damaged anti-ship missile can still be effective

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The U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) is working with the West Virginia University to develop a tool to determine if an anti-ship missile still poses a threat after being hit by an air defense weapon system.


Graphic: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division
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