fighter
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The famed Mexican American fighter from Oxnard — who at one point was the youngest U.S. national amateur champion — also faced legal troubles of his own for his role in a 1999 assault case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
The Navy will soon announce whether Boeing or Northrop Grumman will build the sixth-generation fighter jet.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
At the end of the service, four F-35 fighter jets flew over the cathedral in a "missing man" formation.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The F-16 and F-35 are NATO’s main fighter aircraft deployed to intercept hostile drones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Overhead, American bombers and fighter planes thundered through the clear blue sky.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
A handful of undercard fighters weighed in after Benn while Garcia was still nowhere to be seen, prompting questions about whether the Californian was having difficulties making the limit.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
"Boats carrying armed Houthi fighters reached Mayyun Island after government forces withdrew from it yesterday," the local government official told AFP, referring to an island also known as Perim.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
While diplomatic gaps remain, Abuja has found common ground with Washington in increasing military cooperation, including with a US troop deployment to Nigeria and a major joint operation against Islamic State fighters in May.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
On Tuesday, the Russian fighters appealed publicly for information about Kalpunov’s whereabouts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
All nine flight crews survived the June 2 battle, and while they’d been in the air they shot down four of the enemy fighters themselves.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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