Alaska, Putin and Air Force One
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The Air Force staged a show of power with a flyover featuring a B-2 bomber ahead of the meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska.
Putin was greeted by a B-2 bomber, as well as F-35 jets as he arrived at the base, while the aircraft conducted a flyover as Trump greeted the Russian leader on the tarmac.
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Putin’s “Flying Kremlin”: Meet the Russian Air Force One
On August 14, multiple Il-96-300s from the Special Flight Squadron departed Moscow for Anchorage, marking a rare entry into US airspace.
Personnel from each U.S. military branch concluded the two-week joint force training exercise, Red Flag-Alaska 25-3, at Eielson Air Force Base Aug 1.
The Russian warplanes were greeted by 10 U.S. Air Force fighter jets deployed by North American Aerospace Defense Command.
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