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JASDF F-35A joins USAF and USN aircraft in elephant walk at Misawa Air Base

Posted on June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 by alert5

For the first time, F-35As from the Japan Air Self-Defense (JASDF) join U.S. Air Force F-16s, MC-130Js, and U.S. Navy EA-18Gs, C-12 and P-8A in an elephant walk at Misawa Air Base.

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Air-to-air footage of Brave Eagle

Posted on June 23, 2020 by alert5

F-22 fleet facing shortage of engines

Posted on June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 by alert5

The head of the U.S. Air Force’s Air Combat Command says the F-22 fleet is facing a shortage of Pratt & Whitney F119 engines.

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Watch the arrival of first CMV-22B assigned to VMR-30 at NAS North Island

Posted on June 23, 2020June 24, 2020 by alert5

The first CMV-22B Osprey assigned to VMR-30 has arrived at NAS North Island.

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USAF has nearly completed the ADS-B Out installation on KC-135 fleet

Posted on June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force has nearly completed the installation of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Out (ADS-B Out) transponders on its KC-135 fleet.

A Michigan Air National Guard KC-135T from the 171st Air Refueling Squadron at Selfridge ANG Base in flight on a refueling mission over central United States. The KC-135 is used for refueling other aircraft in mid-air across the globe. It has a secondary mission as a transport aircraft, moving personnel and equipment. To learn more about Selfridge and to walk inside the KC-135 Stratotanker yourself, visit the Selfridge International Open House and Air Show June 6 & 7. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Munnaf Joarder)

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