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ATAC Mirage F1B crashes at Tyndall AFB, both pilots injured

Posted on February 26, 2021February 26, 2021 by alert5

A Mirage F1B fighter owned by Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) has crashed at Tyndall Air Force Base on Feb. 25.

An F-1 Mirage aircraft with the Airborne Tactical Advantage Company flies over Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 14, 2020. The aircraft will provide adversary air support to the 43rd Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Magen M. Reeves)

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U.S. Marines conduct air field assault at Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan

Posted on February 25, 2021 by alert5

Czech Air Force JTAC shows what’s in his kit

Posted on February 25, 2021 by alert5

Taiwan’s Oceanic Affairs Council proposed getting C-130J and King Air 350ER for Coast Guard

Posted on February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 by alert5

Taiwan’s Oceanic Affiars Council has proposed to the government that the Coast Guard Administration set up a aviation unit.

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Head of PACAF wants E-7s to replace E-3s immediately

Posted on February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 by alert5

The head of Pacific Air Forces, Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach, told reporters during a virtual call that he is pushing to have E-7 airborne early warning aircraft procured immediately to replace the E-2 AWACS.

By Robert Frola (Flickr) [GFDL or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons

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