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Air Force News | Apr 04, 2013
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- One of McGuire's most storied aircraft is back on display after more than 40 months of restoration. A team of volunteers from various on- and off-base organizations helped restore the C-118A Liftmaster back to near-original condition. Members of 305th and 514th Air Mobility wings and 87th Air Bas... more
Associated Press | Jun 17, 2013
SAN DIEGO -- A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft made an unprecedented landing Friday on a Japanese naval vessel off the California coast. The tilt-rotor aircraft flew from San Diego's Marine Corps Miramar Air Station to the Japanese ship Hyuga as part of an 18-day drill aimed at improving Japan's amphibious capabilities. The Osprey has ... more
Air Force News | May 22, 2013
DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Six U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry and two U.S. Navy E-6B Mercury aircraft arrived here from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. during the weekend of May 17 due to severe weather in Oklahoma. The inclement weather that caused the aircraft to divert included a tornado that touched down, destroying Moore, Okla., a s... more
Navy News | Apr 29, 2013
USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, At Sea -- The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE) received the Battenberg Cup in recognition of outstanding achievements over the course of 2012. The Battenberg Cup is awarded annually to the best all-around ship or submarine in the Atlantic Fleet on the accumulation of the crew's success. For I... more
Associated Press | Apr 24, 2013
BEIJING -- A top navy commander says China plans to operate more aircraft carriers in the future that will be even larger and carry more aircraft than the initial one launched last year. The comments from deputy navy chief Song Xue reported Wednesday by the official Xinhua News Agency marked the clearest indication yet that China plans to... more