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Capt. Cassidy “Dudley” Norman, the next Commanding Officer of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), recently trapped and catapult from USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during his carrier qualification (CQ). The Ford was the sixth class of aircraft carrier that Norman had flown from.
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The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency has informed Congress on Nov. 5 that Canada will be buying 100 SM-2 Block IIIC air defense intercetors.
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Thailand is one of the top travel destinations for Taiwanese. Last year, there were 789,923 arrivals from Taiwan to Thailand. For those who bothered to make the trip to the Royal Thai Air Force museum in Don Muang, they will be able to find four former Taiwanese F-5As there.
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Richard Walley, a division chief and senior materiel leader for Direct Attack Weapons, passed away last month. The Armament Directorate, the 780th and 40th Test Squadrons dedicated the final flight test of the JDAM at Eglin Test and Training Range to him to honor his contributions.
Courtesy photo/Armament Directorate
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