April 16, 2023 Military Aviation News

Russian MiG fighter jet intercepts a Norwegian aircraft for the first time over the Barents Sea

04/16/2023

P-8 Poseidon is Norway’s new patrol aircraft replacing the older propeller P-3 Orion that for decades have monitored fisheries in the Barents Sea and Russian submarines on patrol in northern waters. This is the first time a report is made public about a Russian intercepter MiG-31 being scrambled from an air base on the Kola Peninsula to meet Norway’s new maritime patrol aircraft.

Sheppard AFB ‘elephant walk’ asserts training’s role in airpower

04/16/2023

Four thousand student Airmen from the 82nd Training Wing shared the runway with 80 training aircraft from the 80th Flying Training Wing in possibly the largest and most unique “elephant walk” in Air Force history – all to shine a light on the importance of training and partnerships.

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