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egular features INTEL REPORT: Fighting fire from above Scorching temperatures across southern Europe this summer led to wildfires breaking out in many countries. Alan Warnes assesses Europea€ s ability to cope with such natural disasters. EXERCISE REPORT: Sentry Eagle 2017 Nate Leong witnessed the action at the US Air National Guarda€ s largest exercise of the year, which took place at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, from July 20 to 23. Welcome to a€~the land of no slacka€ ! FLASHPOINT: Tough times for Chadian Air Force After being tested in combat against Boko Haram, the Chadian Air Force inventory was decimated by a storm earlier this year. Arnaud Delalande charts the recent development and operations of this Central African air arm. EXERCISE REPORT: Sea Breeze 2017 The 17th Sea Breeze was the most important exercise in this series to date, featuring many firsts for its key participants, as Vladimir Trendafilovski discovered. FORCE REPORT: Peoplea€ s Liberation Army Air Force - Part One AFMa€ s latest Force Report a€ by Andreas Rupprecht a€" begins with an examination of the origins and history of the Peoplea€ s Liberation Army Air Force, to better understand the current issues faced by China and the latest developments within its armed forces. ATTRITION Dave Allport details the worlda€ s most recent military accidents. Feedback AFMa€ s letters page. COMMANDERa€ S UPDATE BRIEFING: Lightning II a€" The sequel: hit or flop? In the first of his regular AFM columns, Air Power Association President, Air Marshal (Reta€ d) Greg Bagwell CB, CBE provides a new take on the commandera€ s update brief a€" the traditional method of apprising senior personnel. Coming up See whata€ s featured in your AFM next month. Features Comment AFMa€ s opinion on the hot topics in military aviation. Alpine crossroads Both neutral, but otherwise very different, Austria and Switzerland are weighing up options for their future fighter fleets. Georg Mader assesses the two neighboursa€ approaches. Middle East modernisation It has been 26 years since Operation Desert Storm saw an unprecedented gathering of air power in the Persian Gulf. Since then, the regiona€ s air forces have strengthened and modernised to meet potential new threats, including a nuclear-capable Iran, along with the rise of Islamist terrorism. Alan Warnes charts their progress. Barksdale BUFFs Sixty-five years after its maiden flight, the B-52 still plays a crucial role over the battlefield. Martin Scharenborg and Ramon Wenink visited the 307th Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base to fly with the mighty a€~BUFFa€ . Shooting at Suippes The ArmÃÃ
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