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Taiwan says MC-130J flew over Taiwan Strait while B-52s operate off its east coast

Posted on February 13, 2020 by alert5

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said on Feb. 12 that a USAF MC-130J had flown over the Taiwan Strait on that morning from north to south direction.

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PLAAF August 1st probably created history by flying twice on same segment of an airshow

Posted on February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 by alert5

The People’s Liberation Army Air Force’s (PLAAF) August 1st aerobatics team made its official debut at the Singapore airshow on Feb. 11.

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My Old Lady finds new home in Museum of Flight

Posted on February 12, 2020February 10, 2020 by alert5

The oldest CH-47 in service with the U.S. Army before it was retired in 2017 has found a new home at the Museum of Flight in Seattle.

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CAG CVW 1 achieves 1,200 arrested landing

Posted on February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 by alert5

Capt. Robert Gentry, commander, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 completed his 1,200th career arrested landing in the Arabian Sea Feb. 1, 2020.

200201-N-N0874-1002 ARABIAN SEA (Feb. 1, 2020) Cmdr. Kenneth Hockycko, commanding officer of the “Fighting Checkmates” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211, left, shakes hands with Capt. Robert Gentry, commander, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1, on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) after Gentry’s 1,200th career arrested landing in the Arabian Sea Feb. 1, 2020. The Harry S. Truman 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. (Courtesy photo by Lt. Frank Bonner)

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Taiwan’s first private rocket launch scheduled for Feb. 13

Posted on February 11, 2020February 10, 2020 by alert5

Taiwan’s TiSPACE (Taiwan Innovative Space) is scheduled to launch its HAPITH-I rocket on Feb. 13 between 0600-0700 from Taitung.

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