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Greece’s first F-16V is on its way to Texas flying with USAF insignia

Posted on February 7, 2021February 7, 2021 by alert5

Greece’s first F-16V has arrived in Belguim and the jet is expected to reach Forth Worth, Texas on Feb. 10.

Photo: HAI

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157th Air Refueling Wing takes delivery of final KC-46A

Posted on February 7, 2021February 7, 2021 by alert5

The 157th Air Refueling Wing at Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire, took delivery of its 12th and final KC-46A aerial refueling tanker on Feb. 5.

A rainbow over Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington, as seen from the flight deck of a KC-46A Pegasus, just prior to its delivery flight to Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire, Feb. 5, 2021.
The jet, which was the twelfth and final of Pease’s new fleet of aerial refuelers, was piloted by a crew from the base. (Courtesy photo/Col. Nelson Perron)

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Biden’s first flight on Air Force One was on a C-32A aka Boeing 757

Posted on February 6, 2021 by alert5

HMS Queen Elizabeth to visit Greece in June

Posted on February 6, 2021February 6, 2021 by alert5

Greek daily Kathimerini reports that British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth will be visiting Greece in June.

U.S. Navy Photograph by Liz Wolter [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Posted on February 6, 2021 by alert5