The 80th Fighter Squadron at Kunsan AB, South Korea, recently lent a helping hand to some fellow aviators, sending 10 pilots and F-16s to fly counterair for the Marine Corps F/A-18s at Iwakuni, Japan. The Kunsan airmen actually were returning the favor, since the marines supplied Red air for the Kunsan operational readiness inspection, reports MSgt. Sean Houlihan.
The U.K. and the U.S. will continue to enjoy access to the ports, airfield, and workshops at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean for at least another century, under a deal inked between the U.K. and Mauritius May 22.