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GUNSAN, South Korea (Reuters) — The United States and South Korea air forces conducted a joint drill on Thursday (April 20) at Gunsan Air Base, amid mounting tensions on the Korean peninsula. About 1,500 US and South Korean pilots participated in the annual Max Thunder exercise, with 80 aircraft including F-16s and F-15Ks mobilized from both sides, in a bid to boost cooperation in combat situations. Tension has escalated sharply on the Korean peninsula, amid concerns that […]
CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) — A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas 5 rocket lifted off successfully from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Wednesday morning carrying a military satellite. The rocket is carrying the NROL-79 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office, the ULA said in a statement. The rocket lifted off in favorable conditions. The rocket launch marks the 70th Atlas 5 launch, the ULA said.
by Jérôme CARTILLIER HANOI , Vietnam (AFP) — US President Barack Obama landed in Vietnam late Sunday for a landmark visit capping two decades of rapprochement between the former wartime foes, as both countries look to push trade and check Beijing’s growing assertiveness in the South China Sea. Air Force One touched down in Hanoi just after 9:30 pm (1430 GMT) for the beginning of a three-day trip in which Obama will meet Vietnam’s communist […]
The Philippine Air Force has provided an aircraft for cloud-seeding operations.
