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F-18s. is that a change in mission, is there something afoot, or is that normal? >> i don't know if it's normal, but clearly they want to be prepared for anything that might happen that would require our planes. as general milley and secretary austin said yesterday, this is a fluid situation. they have to do everything they can to secure their airport in kabul. but we see the chaos. and we need to operate with a sense of urgency to get as many, as the president says, u.s. citizens out of afghanistan. as well as our afghan partners and their families. with a sense of urgency. so the kind of pap...

Carrier, it's the military's only short takeoff vertical landing jet in current inventory, a huge advantage as it requires significantly less runway for takeoffs and landings. >> doesn't quite hover when it takes off. the nozzles will rotate down. as it jumps off the deck, you nozzle aft and start to create lift over the wings. at that point we're flying like a normal conventional aircraft. >> reporter: yeah, you mentioned the blue angels as well. they are debuting their super hornet f-18 as they celebrate their 75th anniversary this year. it's 33% bigger than the legacy hornet and it's faster...

>> sandra: is a big holiday weekend for the blue angels, celebrating their 75th anniversary as an air squadron at the kc air show in kansas city, missouri, where they will debut a larger more powerful f-18 super hornets. abby horn in psych is live on the ground from there and she's kicking off our proud american coverage throughout the fourth of july weekend. abby looks off them out there. what have you been able to see and do so far? >> hi sandra. i don't think you have enough time to know every single thing we've done because it's been incredible here in kansas city. the people are extremely...

>> sandra: plus we will take a trip to kansas city with nation host abi horn effect. we are celebrating john, 75 years with the blue angels. coverage customizer tool? sorry? well, since you asked. it finds discounts and policy recommendations, so you only pay for what you need. limu, you're an animal! who's got the bird legs now? only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪

El jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa (Jemad), almirante general Teodoro López Calderón, subrayó esta semana que una de las grandes prioridades del Ministerio de Defensa es la modernización del sistema de mando y control. También sitúo en un estado de alta...