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by Claire Lee and Sunghee Hwang Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea on Tuesday described its record-breaking blitz of missile launches last week as a “just counteraction” to the biggest-ever US-South Korea air exercises. Pyongyang has long condemned joint military exercises by Seoul and Washington, calling them rehearsals for an invasion — but it has appeared especially sensitive to air force drills. That is because North Korea’s air force is the weakest […]
Attends event marking 75th year of PHL Air Force on his first day as PHL president (Eagle News) – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., attended the ceremonies marking the 75th anniversary of the Philippine Air Force on Friday, July 1, stressing the need for a “stronger, bigger and effective air force” to defend the country and its interests, including its territorial disputes in the South China Sea. This was also one of the first acts by […]
(Eagle News) – An overseas Filipino worker tells his story of how he was able to leave Afghanistan and save other Filipinos stranded in the capital of Kabul. Elmer Presa posted on his Facebook page photos of him and other Filipino workers who managed to get a ride on a United States military plane at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul Afghanistan. In his post, he also thanked the US Airforce for their […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A Philippine air force jet is conducting daily patrols over Chinese fishing vessels parked near a disputed reef, the defence chief said, as Beijing refuses to pull the ships out of the area. Around 220 boats were first spotted earlier this month at the boomerang-shaped Whitsun Reef around 320 kilometres (175 nautical miles) west of Palawan Island, sparking a diplomatic row. Manila has ordered Beijing to recall the vessels, describing […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said he wanted to completely decommission all Huey helicopters in the Philippine Air Force’s inventory because of their frequent involvement in fatal crashes. He also said that he wanted to procure six or seven new helicopters for the Air Force in light of the recent chopper crashes that had killed soldiers, and injured several more including top police officers among them former Philippine National Police chief Archie Gamboa […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, May 26, met with Philippine Army and Philippine Air Force officers at the Malacañang Golf Clubhouse. In his short speech, the President congratulated the officers for their service. “You do it out of passion, for the love of country, because we are all Filipinos and we know where to place ourselves when the time comes..kayo mga sundalo, piloto. Ako naman, by stroke of luck, I became President,” the President […]
(Eagle News) — A Philippine Air Force helicopter helped in transporting food supplies to far-flung barangays in Benguet. Residents in the far-flung barangays of Kibungan, particularly in barangays Badeo and Tacadang, appreciated the effort of the provincial government of Benguet in reaching them amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In this report by Eagle News Service correspondent Freddie Rulloda, the soldiers from the Philippine Air Force started preparations at dawn and loaded almost a thousand […]
(Eagle News) — Major General Allen Paredes is the next commanding general of the Philippine Air Force. The Palace said Paredes will assume the post from Lieutenant General Rozzano Briguez, who is set to retire. It said a turnover ceremony will be held on Thursday, and this will be attended by President Rodrigo Duterte. Paredes is at present the commanding general of the Air Logistics Command.
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, July 3, vowed to spend P139 billion to modernize the Philippine Air Force. The President made the vow as he called on the “men and women of the PAF to remain vigilant as we intensify our fight against the current challenges of terrorism and external security.” So far, he said the “acquisition of air defense surveillance radars, utility aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles to complement our existing air assets” […]
by Nova Safo Agence France Presse SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, United States (AFP) — A family dispute may have sparked the rampage by a US Air Force veteran who killed 26 people with an assault rifle in a small-town church even though he was legally prohibited from buying guns, officials said Monday. Ten people remained in critical condition a day after Devin Patrick Kelley, a 26-year-old private security guard, burst into the rural Baptist church during […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – President Donald Trump has signed an executive order allowing the Air Force to bring up to 1,000 pilots back to active duty as it grapples with an aviator shortage, the Pentagon said Friday. The Air Force has complained for years that it is struggling to retain pilots, who are often lured away by better-paying commercial airlines. Additionally, pilots often choose to leave the military due to the strains of extended deployments overseas. […]
OSAN, South Korea (Reuters) — Two U.S. B-1B bombers were deployed over the Korean peninsula on Monday (May 1) during a joint drill with South Korea’s air force, South Korea’s ministry said. South Korean Defence Ministry spokesman Moon Sang-gyun told a briefing that the deployment of U.S. bombers was part of efforts to deter provocation by North Korea and respond to threats posed by the North’s nuclear and missile programs.
