Two B-52H Stratofortresses from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., fly in formation with fighter jets from Romania and Finland as they arrive at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, on July 21, 2024. Earlier in the day, the B-52s were intercepted by two Russian aircraft over the Barents Sea. (Seth Watson/U.S. Air Force) STUTTGART, Germany —Continue reading “American B-52s brush off encounter with Russian jets, arrive as planned at Romania base By JOHN VANDIVER STARS AND STRIPES • July 22, 2024”
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Marines make first landing on renovated WWII airfield in the Pacific
By Todd South Jun 26, 2024, 06:01 AM A Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft with 1st Marine Air Wing, lands on a newly designated airstrip on the island of Peleliu, Republic of Palau, June 22. (Lance Cpl. Hannah Hollerud/Marine Corps) The Marines recently landed their first fixed wing aircraft on a recertified airfield on the Pacific island ofContinue reading “Marines make first landing on renovated WWII airfield in the Pacific”
Exercise Tiger: How the top secret rehearsal for D-Day went devastatingly wrong – Briohny Williams 28th April 2024 at 9:00am https://ift.tt/OVWSfoa
Watch: How the top secret rehearsal for D-Day went devastatingly wrong In the early hours of 28 April 1944, 30,000 American service personnel were preparing to take part in a rehearsal for the Normandy Landings. Slapton Sands in Devon was chosen as the landing area for Exercise Tiger as it closely resembled Utah beach, havingContinue reading “Exercise Tiger: How the top secret rehearsal for D-Day went devastatingly wrong – Briohny Williams 28th April 2024 at 9:00am https://ift.tt/OVWSfoa”
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