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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Air Force shuttered a command-and-control center as Hurricane Michael tore into the Florida coast, a top general said Wednesday, as the military mobilized thousands of troops to help tackle the monster storm’s impact. Tyndall Air Force Base, located in Panama City on the coast of the Florida Panhandle, was fully evacuated Tuesday night, just before the Michael made landfall, said Air Force General Terrence O’Shaughnessy, commander of North […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Isang babaeng piloto mula sa Philippine Air Force ang napili na makapasok sa Aviation Leadership Program (ALP) na isang scholarship program ng United States Air Force para sa mga piling opisyal sa buong mundo. Siya si Second Lieutenant Catherine Mae Gonzales, ang kauna-unahang babaeng piloto mula sa Philippine Air Force. Ayon sa US Embassy, ang scholarship program ay binubuo ng 164 oras na flight training sa T-6A Texan II aircraft, […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — The US has flown two supersonic heavy bombers over the Korean peninsula in a show of force against Pyongyang, staging the first night-time joint aviation exercises with Japan and South Korea. Two B-1B Lancers based in Guam flew a mission in the vicinity of the Sea of Japan late Tuesday, the US Pacific Air Forces said in a statement. “Flying and training at night with our allies in a safe, […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Air Force on Tuesday declared an initial squadron of F-35A stealth fighters as ready for combat, a major milestone for the futuristic aircraft dogged by delays and cost overruns. The squadron of about 12 planes is based at Hill Air Force Base in Utah and the planes’ combat rating — known as initial operational capability — comes after completion of a raft of tests and training exercises. “The […]
