An F-16 loaded with a JASSM-ER prior to an operational test sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Air Force wants to buy 400 of the weapons in 2021. 1st Lt. Savanah Bray
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Almanac: Glossary of Acronyms & Abbreviations
June 1, 2020
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