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Georgia ANG Relocates E-8C Joint STARS Fleet from Robins AFB Ahead of Hurricane Dorian

September 4, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Georgia Air National Guard, Hurricane Dorian, Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint STARS, Robins AFB, Tinker AFB, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

The 116th Air Control Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, began relocating the fleet of E-8C Joint STARS aircraft stationed at

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U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS Aircraft Conducts Emergency Landing After Engine Fire

July 12, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments AEW&CS, AWACS, Boeing E-3 Sentry, Tinker AFB, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft made an emergency landing at the Lincoln

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U.S. Air Force Selects Tinker AFB and Edwards AFB to Support Its Future B-21 Raider Long-Range Strike Bomber Fleet

November 17, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Edwards AFB, Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider, Strategic bomber, Tinker AFB, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

The U.S. Air Force has selected Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, to coordinate maintenance and sustainment, and Edwards AFB, California,

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U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS Aircraft Takes Part in NATO-Led Exercise Trident Juncture For First Time

November 9, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments AEW&CS, Boeing E-3 Sentry, Exercise Trident Juncture, Military exercise, NATO, Norway, Tinker AFB, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft took part in missions supporting NATO Exercise

Air Americas

U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer Bomber Involved in May In-Flight Emergency Departs Midland

October 27, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Dyess AFB, Rockwell B-1B Lancer, Strategic bomber, Tinker AFB, U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC), USA

The U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer strategic bomber that has been located at the Midland International Air & Space Port

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