Flag-Casing Ceremony Held In Mid-December Marked The End To
Units' Operational Status
Four air expeditionary units that were the air and space
components to U.S. Forces-Iraq inactivated during a flag-casing
ceremony December 18. The 467th Air Expeditionary Group, 368th
Expeditionary Air Support Operations Group, 321st Air Expeditionary
Wing and 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Iraq stood down
following the conclusion of Operation New Dawn.
Experts Say It May Be A Helldiver Resting Inverted In 185 Feet
Of Water
A group of scuba divers on a Christmas Eve dive may have
discovered the remains of a Curtiss Helldiver SBC2, but the
identity of the aircraft has yet to be confirmed.
A Dozen Upgraded Multi-Role Fighters Completes State Contract
With Sukhoi
The Sukhoi Company has completed delivery of 12 new
multi-purpose Su-27SM(3) fighters to the Russian Air Force. The
last batch of aircraft was sent to an undisclosed place of
deployment. They were released under a state contract, signed
between the Sukhoi Company and the Ministry of Defence at the
MAKS-2009 air show.
Michelle Obama Answered Calls From Children Across The
Country
For the second year in a row, First Lady Michelle Obama took
time from her schedule to deliver holiday cheer to children across
America by personally answering phone calls on Santa's journey as
part of the annual NORAD Tracks Santa program run by the North
American Aerospace Defense Command.
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