The U.S. is joining NATO allies in hosting training for Ukrainian pilots on U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets, beginning at an Arizona Air National Guard base in October
, beginning at an Air National Guard base in October, the Pentagon said Thursday.for its defense against invading Russian forces.
“This is about the long-term support to Ukraine,” the Pentagon spokesman, Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, told reporters in Washington. “This is not about the counteroffensive that they’re conducting right now.” Ukraine has long pressed for the American fighter jets to help defend its cities and forces from Russian artillery and aviation. Denmark, the Netherlands andRyder said the U.S. decided to join European allies in the training to avoid bottlenecks in bringing Ukrainian pilots up to speed.
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US will start training Ukrainian pilots on F-16s at air base in ArizonaThe U.S. is joining NATO allies in hosting training for Ukrainian pilots on U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets, beginning at an Arizona Air National Guard base in October.
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US will start training Ukrainian pilots on F-16s at air base in ArizonaThe U.S. is joining NATO allies in hosting training for Ukrainian pilots on U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets, beginning at an Arizona Air National Guard base in October.
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US will start training Ukrainian pilots on F-16s at air base in ArizonaThe U.S. is joining NATO allies in hosting training for Ukrainian pilots on U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets, beginning at an Arizona Air National Guard base in October
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US will start training Ukrainian pilots on F-16s at air base in ArizonaThe U.S. is joining NATO allies in hosting training for Ukrainian pilots on U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets, beginning at an Arizona Air National Guard base in October.
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Military to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16s in USThe Department of Defense will train Ukrainian pilots on advanced fighter aircraft as soon as next month, a spokesman announced on Thursday.
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