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MiG killer 85-125 gets special nose art

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The 104th Fighter Wing has painted an American flag on the nose of its flagship F-15C and the graphic is composed of the names of members in the wing as well as those who had lost their lives while serving the 104th Fighter Wing.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Leo Burbee, 104th Maintenance Group, aircraft structural maintenance supervisor, touches the graphic on the wing’s flagship F-15C Eagle at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Mass. Jan. 22, 2021. The graphic featured on both sides of the F-15, appears to display the American Flag, but upon closer look, the hundreds of names of members in the 104th Fighter Wing are visible. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Hanna Smith)

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For the first time, fleet replacement pilots are using PLM to trap on carriers

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The U.S. Navy has allowed fleet replacement pilots to use the Precision Landing Mode (PLM) on their Super Hornets in order to recover back on board aircraft carriers for the first time.

Rear Adm. John Meier, commander, Naval Air Forces Atlantic, communicates with pilots assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 from the landing signal officer platform on USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) flight deck, Feb. 7, 2021. Meier is onboard to observe Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106’s inaugural use of precession landing mode during carrier qualifications(CQ). Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting CQ. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Zack Guth)

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