air force

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Apart from Li, the two other astronauts on the mission are Zhu Yangzhu, a 39-year-old space engineer and Zhang Zhiyuan, a former air force pilot, 39-year-old former air force pilot.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Prosecutors say he had an intermediary: a former Ecuadorian air force pilot who was working for a Chinese company, Stratos Aviation, to train Chinese air force pilots.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Other crew members include 39-year-old space engineer Zhu Yangzhu and 39-year-old Zhang Zhiyuan, a former air force pilot, who is travelling into space for the first time.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

In its latest update, Ukraine's air force said that Russia had launched 287 drones since late Saturday.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

No country, and certainly not one as vast and as aggressive as the new Soviet Union—nor one so close to Germany—was going to be without an air force.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein