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Retired Col. Charles E. McGee could be promoted to Brig. Gen. soon

Posted on December 12, 2019 by alert5

Retired Col. Charles McGee, a Tuskegee airman who found in World War 2, Korean War and Vietnam War, could be promote to the rank of Brigadier General soon.

U.S. Department of AgricultureLance Cheung/Photojournalist/USDA/Lance Cheung [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Swedish Air Force Christmas tree formation flight 2019

Posted on December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 by alert5

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South Korea to declare IOC for F-35A on Dec. 17

Posted on December 11, 2019July 1, 2020 by alert5

South Korea is expected to declare initial operating capability (IOC) for its F-35A on Dec. 17.

Photo: RoKAF
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Watch RoKAF’s annual emergency runway practice session

Posted on December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 by alert5

On Nov. 21, the Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) carried out its annual practice at the Namji Emergency Runway.

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The F-35 can now call for artillery support to neutralize anti-air threats

Posted on December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 by alert5

A U.S. Air Force F-35A recently radioed an artillery unit assigned to the 1st Armored Division for fire support to neutralize an anti-air threat for the first time.

Staff Sgt. Jorge Almeraz (right), tank commander with Battery B, 4th Battalion, 2st Field Artillery Regiment, hands Spc. Joseph Sanders, a loader a lanyard after confirming a “call for fire” to fire nine rounds in a M109A6 Paladin during the Joint Strike Fighter Integration exercise, Nov. 7, at the Dona Ana Training Facility in New Mexico. The JSF Integration exercise tested multiple communications links between a U.S. Air Force aircraft and a U.S. Army artillery battery from the 1st Armored Division, to increase readiness across multiple domains. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Banzhaf, 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element)

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