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18th Aggressor Squadron heading to Guam for Cope North

Posted on January 25, 2020 by alert5

The 18th Aggressor Squadron is leaving Hawaii for Guam after completing Sentry Aloha 20-1.

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron taxis down the runway during Sentry Aloha 20-1 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 15, 2020. The 18th AGRS utilizes mobile training teams to train U.S. Air Force, Air National Guard and joint partner nations in different environments, to include arctic, desert and tropical locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beaux Hebert)

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158th Fighter Wing training in Florida

Posted on January 25, 2020January 25, 2020 by alert5

Four months after it received its first F-35A, the 158th Fighter Wing has deployed to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida for training.

An F-35 assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing departs for training known as South Lightning at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, from the Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vt., Jan. 23, 2020. Over 100 Airmen will fly and maintain F-35 operations at Southern Lightning, utilizing their training and developing their skills while executing flying operations off-station. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Miss Julie M. Shea)

XQ-58A was flown to higher altitude on its 4th flight

Posted on January 25, 2020January 25, 2020 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force has flown the XQ-58A for the fourth time, this time the drone flew to higher altitude that was “more representative of real-world flight conditions.”

U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Randolph Abaya, 586 Flight Test Squadron

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Poland to sign agreement to buy F-35 next week

Posted on January 24, 2020January 24, 2020 by alert5

Poland’s Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak told Polish Radio Three that the country will sign an agreement with United States in late January for the purchase of 32 F-35 fighters.

U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw
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Charles de Gaulle underway for Mission Foch

Posted on January 24, 2020January 24, 2020 by alert5

French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle has left Toulon for a three-month deployment to the Mediterranean and Atlantic Ocean.

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