Another US Air Force jet has crashed, this time in New Mexico. The pilot has managed to escape with injuries. This is the fifth such crash since May. The F-16 jet of the US Air Force crashed at 03:50 GMT on July 14. The latest incident took place at Holloman …
Read More »Pilot dead as F-16 fighter jet crashes at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina.
A single-seater combat aircraft hit the ground and caught fire during a training flight at Shaw Air Force Base, the military has confirmed. The pilot was rushed to hospital but later succumbed to his injuries. The F-16 belonging to the 20th Fighter Wing crashed at approximately 11:30 pm local time …
Read More »US evacuates Iraqi base over ‘potential security threats’
Hundreds of US defense contractor personnel will evacuate Balad Air Base in Iraq due to “potential security threats,” Iraqi military sources have told the media. Nearly 400 employees of Lockheed Martin and Sallyport Global stationed at the base north of Baghdad are due to leave the country in a two-stage …
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