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December 7, 2023 All V-22 Osprey Tilt-Rotor Aircraft Grounded Following Fatal Crash In Japan Aviation Safety / Air Crashes
December 6, 2023 NATO Tactical Leadership Programme Course 2023-4 Military Aviation
December 5, 2023 Final B-1 Of Latest Bomber Task Force Europe Leaves RAF Fairford With Wing Wave Departure Military Aviation
December 5, 2023 The U.S. Air Force Failed To Manage B-52 Parts, DoD Inspector General Report Says Military Aviation
December 4, 2023 U.S. Air Force Performs Unprecedented F-35 Reconstruction From Two Damaged Airframes F-35

Close encounters with Russian Su-27s as seen by a former RC-135 aircraft commander

April 23, 2015 David Cenciotti

“What passes for dangerous and provocative today was ho-hum to recon crews of my generation” former RC-135 commander says On Apr. 7, a U.S. RC-135U spyplane, was intercepted over the Baltic Sea, off the Russian […]

UK base selected to host first U.S. F-35 jets in Europe

January 9, 2015 David Cenciotti

RAF Lakenheath was selected as the first base to host USAFE F-35s. The Pentagon has announced a large reorganization of U.S. Air Force units across Europe on Jan. 8. As a consequence of the consolidation […]