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Apollo 13 Return

Hickham AFB, HI - (FILE) -- United States President Richard M. Nixon, right center, and the Apollo 13 crew salute U.S. flag during the post-mission ceremonies at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. Earlier, the astronauts John Swigert, right, Jim Lovell, left center, and Fred W. Haise, left, were presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom by the Chief Executive. Apollo 13, launched on April 11, 1970, was NASA's third manned mission to the moon. Two days later on April 13 while the mission was en route to the moon, a fault in the electrical system of one of the Service Module's oxygen tanks produced an explosion that caused both oxygen tanks to fail and also led to a loss of electrical power. The command module remained functional on its own batteries and oxygen tank, but these were usable only during the last hours of the mission. The crew shut down the Command Module and used the Lunar Module as a "lifeboat" during the return trip to earth. Despite great hardship caused by limited power, loss of cabin heat, and

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B-2 Stealth Bomber in Formation

Philippine Sea - June 18, 2006 -- A Northrop B-2 Stealth Bomber assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB), Missouri, leads an aerial flight formation during Exercise Valiant Shield 2006. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike group is currently participating in Exercise Valiant Shield along with the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group and the Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group. Valiant Shield focuses on integrated joint training among U.S. military forces, enabling real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces and in detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land and cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas. Mandatory Photo by Jordon R. Beesley - U.S. Navy via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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B-2 Stealth Bomber in Formation

Philippine Sea - June 18, 2006 -- A Northrop B-2 Stealth Bomber assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB), Missouri, leads an aerial flight formation during Exercise Valiant Shield 2006. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike group is currently participating in Exercise Valiant Shield along with the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group and the Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group. Valiant Shield focuses on integrated joint training among U.S. military forces, enabling real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces and in detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land and cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas. Mandatory Photo by Jordon R. Beesley - U.S. Navy via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. Deploys Two B-52H Stratofortress To Romania

Handout file photo dated July 10, 2010 shows U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress from the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Barksdale AFB, La., flies a mission in the pacific Ocean. On July 21, 2024, two B-52H Stratofortress aircraft from the U.S. Air Force’s 2nd Bomb Wing, stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, landed at Mihail Kogalniceanu Airbase in Romania as part of Bomber Task Force 24-4. During their flight over the Barents Sea, the B-52s, operating in international airspace in compliance with international law, were intercepted by two Russian aircraft around 8 a.m. Central European Time. Despite the interception, the B-52s maintained their flight path and continued their mission as planned, including integration exercises with NATO fighter jets, before landing at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey via ABACAPRESS.COM

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B-1s Part Of Airstrikes In Iraq And Syria

Handout file photo dated November 18, 2014 shows crew chiefs from the 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., perform a pre-flight inspection on a B-1B Lancer assigned to the 34th Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, during Green Flag-West 15-02 at Nellis AFB, NV, USA. U.S. Army National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif. B-1B Lancers from the 28th Bomb Wing launched early February 1, 2024, from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, as part of airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups. U.S. military forces struck more than 85 targets, with numerous aircraft to include long-range bombers flown from the United States. According to U.S. Central Command officials, the airstrikes employed more than 125 precision munitions. The facilities that were struck included command and control operations centers, intelligence centers, rockets, and missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicle storages, and logistics and munition supply chai

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B-1s Part Of Airstrikes In Iraq And Syria

Handout file photo dated February 6, 2017 shows four B-1B Lancers assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, arrive at Andersen AFB, Guam. B-1B Lancers from the 28th Bomb Wing launched early February 1, 2024, from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, as part of airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups. U.S. military forces struck more than 85 targets, with numerous aircraft to include long-range bombers flown from the United States. According to U.S. Central Command officials, the airstrikes employed more than 125 precision munitions. The facilities that were struck included command and control operations centers, intelligence centers, rockets, and missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicle storages, and logistics and munition supply chain facilities of militia groups and their IRGC sponsors who facilitated attacks against U.S. and Coalition forces. U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Richard

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US Fighter Jets Capable Of Carrying Nuclear Weapons To Be Deployed In UK

Handout photo dated March 2, 2016 shows an F-35A Lightning II from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to MacDill AFB, Fla., about 100 miles off the Gulf Coast after 58th Fighter Squadron's first successful munition employment at a nearby range . The UK media reports that two F-35A squadrons have already been deployed and will soon arrive at the US-leased Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath in England. These are low-visibility aircraft designed to deliver tactical nuclear strikes; they are also capable of conducting air-to-air combat tasks and gathering intelligence. Military sources stress that deploying 54 F-35 fighter jets, which will replace the F-15s currently at the air base, is a "significant step" because the F-15s are also capable of carrying nuclear weapons but are less advanced. U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Hope R. Cronin via ABACAPRESS.COM

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AI Flies XQ-58A Valkyrie Drone

Handout photo shows an F-15E Strike Eagle from the 96th Test Wing’s 40th Flight Test Squadron at Eglin AFB, Florida flies in formation with an XQ-58A Valkyrie flown by artificial intelligence agents. An experimental XQ-58A "Valkyrie" drone has officially been flown under artificial intelligence control, the Air Force Research Laboratory (ARFL) announced. Conducted on July 25, 2023, at the Eglin Test and Training Complex in Florida, the test flight saw the drone entirely AI-controlled for around three hours. U.S. Air Force photo via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Air Force To Send Dozens Of F-22 Fighter Jets To The Pacific

Handout photo dated February 4, 2014 of an F-22 Raptor from the 27th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., takes off to begin a training mission during Red Flag 14-1 at Nellis AFB, NN. The United States Air Force is sending more than two dozen F-22 stealth fighters to an exercise in the western Pacific this month, an unusually large deployment of the powerful jets that analysts say sends a strong message to a possible adversary in China.Pacific Air Forces in Hawaii this week said approximately 25 F-22s Raptors from the Hawaii Air National Guard and from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, will deploy this month to Guam and Tinian islands for Operation Pacific Iron 2021. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Kleinholz via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Switzerland Plans To Buy Dozens Of US F-35 Fighter Jets

Handout photo dated September 13, 2013 of the first F-35A Lightning II to land at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, arrives. The multirole, fifth-generation fighter arrived from the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis AFB, NV, USA. Switzerland has chosen Lockheed Martin's F-35A Lightning II as its next-generation fighter jet, the government said on Wednesday, angering opponents who have pledged a new referendum to overturn what they dubbed an unnecessary "Ferrari" option. The $ 5.5 billion deal adds a 15th nation to the world's largest weapons project -- a family of interconnected, single-engine jets to be used by the United States and its allies and partners. It came alongside a $ 2.1 billion agreement to buy the Patriot surface-to-air missile system from US group Raytheon, with European competitors losing out on both deals. U.S. Air Force photo/Alex R. Lloyd via ABACAPRESS.COM