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27 September 2012
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RDAF becomes VSI's first international NVCD-ANVIS customer
Vision Systems International (VSI), has been awarded a contract from the Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) to provide its Night Vision Cueing and Display-Aviator's Night Vision Imaging Systems (NVCD-ANVIS) technology, the night module for the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS)....
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26 September 2012
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43rd FS sets flying record
Tyndall's 43rd Fighter Squadron set a new flying record September 24, accomplishing 53 local sorties in one day....
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25 September 2012
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Pratt & Whitney's F119 Engine achieves significant milestones
Pratt & Whitney has delivered the 500th F119 engine, which powers the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, to the U.S. Air Force. This delivery is accompanied by another significant milestone for the F119 program – more than 20 years of simulated operational service through Accelerated Mission Tests (AMTs)....
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24 September 2012
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Lancers & Falcons share South Dakota skies
The skies above Ellsworth Air Force Base, are routinely filled with B-1 bombers, but during Sept. 17 to 21, base bombers shared the airspace and ramp area with several South Dakota Air National Guard F-16s during a Guard training exercise. ...
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21 September 2012
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62nd FS graduates 7 in class 12-BBC
America's newest fighter pilots are ready to join the most lethal Combat Air Force on the planet. Seven officers from class 12-BBC successfully completed the F-16 basic course and celebrated this momentous accomplishment with their families, friends, academic instructors and instructor pilots from the 62nd Fighter Squadron....
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20 September 2012
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Hawaii ANG has full complement of F-22 Raptors
Five Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 Raptors roared off Honolulu Airport's reef runway one after another Wednesday, the thrust vibrating the air as the final jet rocketed nearly vertically 24,000 feet into a blue Hawaii sky....
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18 September 2012
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Alaskan F-22 Raptors deploy to Andersen AFB
Active duty and Reserve F-22 pilots, maintenance and support personnel from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska's 3rd Wing and 477th Fighter Group have deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The F-22's arrived at Andersen AFB on September 13....
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14 September 2012
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SCANG wraps up successful Afghanistan deployment
In August, the Swamp Foxes of the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing wrapped up an historic four-month deployment to Afghanistan. ...
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13 September 2012
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Alaska Reserve F-22 unit becomes fully operational
The 477th Fighter Group here reached a readiness milestone September 9th when Col. Bryan Radliff, 477th FG commander, announced that the group had achieved fully operational capable status...
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11 September 2012
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First F-35 training commander: 'this jet is our future'
Five months of flying the Air Force's newest fighter jet has left one Airman convinced of the aircraft's substantial combat capability....
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11 September 2012
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FaCh F-16s test AIDEWS
ITT Exelis announced it had performed a successful demonstration of its Advanced Defensive Electronic Warfare System (AIDEWS) with F-16s from the Chilean Air Force....
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09 September 2012
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F-35A reaches 'huge milestone' in program development
Air Force officials begin their F-35A Lightning II Operational Utility Evaluation on September 10, an instrumental step in beginning Joint Strike Fighter pilot and maintenance training for the service. ...
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07 September 2012
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F-16 pilot reaches 3000 hrs milestone
On a scorching afternoon in the skies over Luke Air Force Base, one F- 16 pilot reached a milestone few can claim in their careers. ...
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07 September 2012
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308th FS graduates 18 in class 12-AGB
The U.S. Air Force's newest Viper pilots will culminate nine months of demanding training today and receive their graduation certificates. ...
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01 September 2012
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Iraqi Air Force F-16 training takes off in Arizona
While the Republic of Iraq anticipates an initial delivery of F-16s in September 2014, the pilots who will fly them embark on a historic partnership with the Arizona Air National Guard's 162nd Fighter Wing to learn how to fly the multi-purpose fighter....
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