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VAW now stands for Airborne Command and Control Squadron

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The U.S. Navy has changed the designation of its E-2 Hawkeye squadrons from Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron to Airborne Command and Control Squadron.

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ARABIAN SEA (July 3, 2019) An E-2D Hawkeye assigned to the “Bluetails” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121 flies over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during an air power demonstration. Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. With Abraham Lincoln as the flagship, deployed strike group assets include staffs, ships and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group 12 (CSG 12), Destroyer Squadron 2 (DESRON 2), USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW 7). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tristan Kyle Labuguen/Released)

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Smithsonian removes copyright restrictions from about 2.8 million of its images

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On Feb. 25, Smithsonian declared that it had removed copyright restrictions from about 2.8 million of its digital collection images.

Partial front view of Lockheed SR-71A (Blackbird, s/n 61-7972, A19920072000) on display at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Virginia.

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Kadena F-15Cs practice ACE concept at MCAS Futenma

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F-15Cs assigned to Kadena Air Base, Japan flew into MCAS Futenma on Feb. 21 to refuel, rearm, and relaunch within 12 hours under the Agile Combat Employment concept.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cameron Schoppert, 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew chief, left, Airman 1st Class Brody Graham, 44th AMU weapons load crew member, center, and Senior Airman Charles Sapp, 44th AMU weapons load crew member, right, prepare to rearm an F-15C Eagle during an Agile Combat Employment exercise Feb. 21, 2020, at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan. Exercises that test our multi-capable Airmen and joint partners to provide munition loading and tactical refueling with minimal support are integral to employing precise ACE concept practices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rhett Isbell)

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