The Canadian Air Force will train its fighter pilots in the US at Smoky Hill Air National Guard Bombing Range, Kansas, the Associated Press reports.

The force’s 425th Tactical Fighter Squadron with 12 CF-18 Hornet pilots and Canadian troops will train along with army forward air controllers to drop training bombs on the range.

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