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T-45, E-2D, C-2A and E/A-18G are launching and recovering aboard CVN 78 for first time

Posted on January 20, 2020 by alert5

Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Fairchild
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Head of AFRL fired

Posted on January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 by alert5

Maj. Gen. William Cooley was fired from his post as head of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory last week. The Air Force Materiel Command removed him “due to a loss of confidence in his ability to lead, related to alleged misconduct which is currently under investigation.”

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Maiden flight of X-61A Gremlins

Posted on January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 by alert5

The X-61A Gremlins Air Vehicle (GAV) had flown for the first time in November 2019, Dynetics has just announced.

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CVN-81 to be named after Messman Third Class Doris Miller

Posted on January 19, 2020January 19, 2020 by alert5

The United States Navy has confirmed to USNI News that the fourth Ford-class carrier (CVN-81) will be named after Pearl Harbor hero Doris Miller.

Office of War Information (OWI Poster Number 68)Artist: David Stone MartinSource of image is Sale 2271, Lot 420, Swann Auction Galleries photograph of print version of the poster, with description reading as follows: "NO OTHER COPY KNOWN (MILITARY–WWII.) MILLER, DORIE. MARTIN, DAVID STONE. Above and Beyond the Call of Duty. Poster, 28-1/16 x 20-1/4 inches (71.2 x 54.4 cm); faint creases where folded, several very small repairs professionally conserved and backed with archival paper, excellent condition. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1943" [Public domain]

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Maiden flight of Falco Xplorer

Posted on January 18, 2020January 18, 2020 by alert5

Leonardo’s Falco Xplorer has made its maiden flight from Trapani Air Force Base on Jan. 15. The flight time was approximately 60 minutes.

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