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THE REAPER CALLS In the aftermath of the Ukrainian presidential overthrow, NATO found itself needing to respond with diplomacy and strength. Rich Cooper joins the a€~Grim Reapersa€ of the 493rd Fighter Squadron, who were already well positioned to answer the call of duty and provide air superiority cover for the Baltic States TYPHOON WEAPONS SCHOOL Combat Aircraft editor Jamie Hunter visits RAF Coningsbya€ s No 29 (Reserve) Squadron to witness the work of the UKa€ s equivalent of the US Air Force Weapons School COMBAT DRAGON II In a rapid response program to provide a possible counter-insurgency platform for the Afghan theater, two OV-10G+ Broncos underwent testing in the little-publicized Combat Dragon II effort. Michael Keaveney and Thomas Newdick report EXERCISE REPORT: a€~BULLDOGSa€ IN BULGARIA Minnesota Air National Guard F-16s met their Hellenic Air Force counterparts, as well as Romanian MiG-21 LanceRs and representatives of all current Bulgarian Air Force fast jet types, during Exercise a€~Thracian Star 2014a€ . Alexander Mladenov was there PILOT PROFILE: INTERVIEW WITH A a€~VAMPIREa€ Alan Kenny meets LT Patrick a€~Faba€ Martin who flies the EA-18G Growler with VX-9 a€~Vampiresa€ at NAWS China Lake, California. He spoke to Combat Aircraft about his work with US Naval Aviationa€ s operational test specialists DUTCH HERCS GO NRF Having doubled its Hercules fleet in recent years, the Royal Netherlands Air Force is now moving closer to assignment to the NATO Response Force. Gert Kromhout and Frank CrÃÃ
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