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Lawmakers eye opportunities as Philippines base access expands

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers say the Pentagon’s newly unlocked access to a handful of additional bases in the Philippines will boost the United States’ ability to deter Chinese aggression while deepening collaboration with a key ally in the region.

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Lawmakers eye opportunities as Philippines base access expands - Roll Call

Lawmakers say the Pentagon’s new access to additional bases in the Philippines will boost its ability to deter Chinese aggression.

Roll Call

College Basketball Predictions For Every Game. Friday, February 17

College basketball predictions for every game along with the schedule, game times, and how to watch on Friday, February 17

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US Air Force missile MISSED first attempt to shoot down UFO flying over 'sensitive sites'

President Biden ordered a "small, metallic balloon" floating over Lake Huron in Michigan, US, to be shot down. However, the US Air Force's jet missile missed with officials unsure where it landed

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US authorities shoot down fourth ‘unidentified object’ near US-Canada border

The object was downed by US Air Force pilots over Lake Huron

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US Test Launches Unarmed Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

An unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile has been launched from California to test the defense system, the US Air Force Global Strike Command said. The Minuteman III missile lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 11:01 p.m. Thursday and its reentry vehicle traveled about 4,200 miles (6,800 kilometers) over the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine says it shot down 61 of 71 missiles Russia fired in latest attacks

Russia launched 71 cruise missiles at Ukraine on Friday and 61 of them were shot down, Ukraine's air force said.

Reuters

Rishi Sunak denies holding back on Ukraine warplanes as Boris Johnson rubbishes excuse

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky warned that without sophisticated fighter jets and long-range missiles to defend the skies, the war risks entering a long period of "stagnation"

Daily Mirror

As jets closed in on China balloon, hobbyists were listening

The extraordinary scene of U.S. fighter jets getting ready to strike the Chinese balloon had many people along the Carolina coast straining their necks and pointing their smartphones to the sky to capture the moment of impact

The Independent UK

Air Force leader's spouse shot at intruder in base breach

The intruder who breached Joint Base Andrews, the home of Air Force One, reached the residence of one of the Air Force’s top leaders before her spouse opened fire

The Independent UK

Chinese spy balloon ‘was 200ft tall and may have had explosives’

US Air Force General Glen D VanHerck revealed it was 200ft tall, weighed thousands of pounds and had a payload the size of a jetliner

Evening Standard

New details reveal how China ‘spy’ balloons floated over Hawaii and Florida under Trump’s watch

US Air Force document says balloons ‘drifted past Hawaii’ and ‘across Florida’ during Trump presidency

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College Basketball Predictions For Every Game. Tuesday, February 7

College basketball predictions for every game along with the schedule, game times, and how to watch on Tuesday, February 7

The Independent UK

Intruder breaches base of Air Force One, shot fired

An intruder has breached the home of Air Force One, one of the nation’s most sensitive military bases

Axios

Top Air Force general says the U.S. failed to detect previous Chinese spy balloons

Chinese balloons transited the U.S. four other times in recent years, the general said.

Roll Call

Congress digesting details on Chinese balloon - Roll Call

General says the Air Force initially didn't shoot down a Chinese surveillance balloon over Alaska because it was not a military threat.

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By Shooting Down Balloon, the Expensive, Useless F-22 Fighter Finally Won a Dogfight

After $67 billion and more than 20 years, the F-22 finally won a dogfight against an unarmed, nearly immobile opponent.

Newsroom.co.nz

The air force's new flying machines

The air force's decades-old Orions have been retired. The Detail finds out more about the planes that'll replace them.

Tribune News Service

F-22 makes first air-to-air strike in takedown of Chinese balloon

WASHINGTON — The downing of China’s alleged spy balloon marked the first time the F-22 Raptor fighter jet brought down an airborne target since it debuted in combat in Syria and Iraq almost a decade ago, defense analysts said.

The Independent UK

Could the China ‘spy’ balloon be linked to Montana’s nuclear missile sites?

150 warheads located at Malmstrom Air Force Base

Bangkok Post

Cops are queuing up for inactive posts

It has been quite an entertaining week although admittedly not everyone involved will see the funny side. An Air Force officer says he is happy he was caught after snatching a necklace at a gold shop because he wanted to get away from his wife and a prison cell would…

The Independent UK

Could the China ‘spy’ balloon be linked to Montana’s nuclear missile sites?

150 warheads located at Malmstrom Air Force Base

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Could the China ‘spy’ balloon be linked to Montana’s nuclear missile sites

150 warheads located at Malmstrom Air Force Base

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