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Sunday, October 10, 2010

Military Notebook: Planned fighter retirements completed

A-10C ThunderboltThe Air Force sent the last F-15 and F-16 fighters that were slated for retirement to the Arizona desert last week.

The retirement is part of a planned draw down of fighter aircraft that the Air Force has been working to implement for the past two years.

Some 252 fighters — A-10s, F-15s and F-16s — were retired from 21 bases around the globe.

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