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Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People鈥檚 Congress of China Li Zhanshu at the Eastern Economic Forum in Primorye, Russia, on September 7, 2022, on the heels of the Vostok 2022 joint military exercises between Russia and China.
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Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People鈥檚 Congress of China Li Zhanshu at the Eastern Economic Forum in Primorye, Russia, on September 7, 2022, on the heels of the Vostok 2022 joint military exercises between Russia and China. (TASS)
An F-22 Raptor assigned to the 94th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, takes off for a Red Flag 23-1 mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 24, 2023.
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An F-22 Raptor assigned to the 94th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, takes off for a Red Flag 23-1 mission at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada on January 24, 2023. (US Air Force Photo by William R. Lewis)
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arthur_herman
Former Senior Fellow
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Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 210th Rescue Squadron maneuver an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter over the Lower Susitna Valley near Anchorage, Alaska, Feb. 7, 2023. The HH-60G along with the 211th RQS HC-130J Combat King II aircraft and rescue personnel from the 212th RQS sit alert for the federal search and rescue mission across Alaska鈥檚 vast Arctic region. The HC-130J鈥檚 aerial refueling capability significantly extends the HH-60G Pave Hawk鈥檚 range for conducting search and recovery missions. (Alaska N
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A search helicopter of the Alaska Air National Guard flies over Anchorage, Alaska, on February 7, 2023. (Alaska National Guard photo by Dana Rosso)
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bryan_clark
bryan_clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology