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Saturday, July 20, 2013

North Carolina-based Fighter Squadron Resumes Flying

Air Force Col. Jeannie LeavittAfter being stood down for more than three months, the 336th Fighter Squadron here was given the green light July 17 to resume flying hours and get back to combat mission-ready status.

The decision comes from congressional action on the $1.8 billion overseas contingency operations reprogramming action that made peacetime dollars available.

In mid-July, the Air Force Council approved the use of $208 million of those dollars to restore flying hours for affected units.

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