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October 7, 2024

NATO’s Exercise Ramstein Flag showcases combined capability

ATHENS, Greece – Allied fighter jets, participating in NATO’s exercise Ramstein Flag, took off for a combined mission flying across Greece to demonstrate multinational Air Power capability on October
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October 2, 2024

Is Israel Preparing for a Preemptive Nuclear Strike on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities?

Following Iran’s missile attack on Israel on October 1, Israel is contemplating retaliation. While the 180 ballistic missiles caused little to no damage and, fortunately, resulted in no casualties—except
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September 29, 2024

Israel likely used U.S.-made 2,000-pound bombs in Nasrallah strike

Photographs shared by the IDF show F-15 fighter jets they say were involved in the operation to eliminate Nasrallah carrying BLU-109s, an American-made 2,000-pound munition. The BLU-109 warheads are
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August 5, 2024

US Bolsters Military Presence in the Middle East Amid Escalating Threats from Iran and Terror Groups

The United States is significantly increasing its military presence in the Middle East. A squadron of F-22 fighters has been added to the U.S. Air Force’s existing three combat
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August 5, 2024

First F-16 fighter operational in Ukraine

Ukraine revealed its first F-16 fighter jets on August 4, as announced by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, marking the end of a long wait for the Western aircraft that Kyiv
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June 4, 2024

Tigers meet at Schleswig

RAMSTEIN, Germany – From June 3 to 13, 2024, Allied aircraft will participate in the annual NATO Tiger Meet at Schleswig Air Base, Germany. NATO Tiger Meet offers a
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May 12, 2024

Honoring Heroes: Book Presentation Commemorates WWII Pilot and Allies’ Sacrifice in Zeewolde

On May 5th, the book presentation of ‘Lenny – A Debden Eagle’ was held at De Verbeelding in Zeewolde, the Netherlands. This special event was attended by three family
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December 14, 2023

U.S. Jets to Europe

In 1948, during the beginning of the Berlin crisis, the U.S. decided to deploy jet fighter to Europe. The deployment concerned 16 Lockheed F-80s of the 56th Fighter Group.
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October 10, 2023

Berlin Airlift: 75 years anniversary

The Berlin Airlift, spanning from 1948 to 1949, stands as a pivotal episode marking the initial clash of ideologies between Western nations and the Soviet Union during the Cold
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October 3, 2023

Released: On the Edge – Part One

This book is part one of the series on U.S. Air Force reactions during the Cold War; author Cees Steijger examines the circumstances under which some events brought the
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