战斗是在24日凌晨开始的。

The battle started on the early morning of the 24th.

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空军第8批共22名女飞行学员18日结束初教机飞行训练，全部转入空军某歼击机飞行学院开始战斗机高教机飞行训练。

The 8th batch of 22 female pilots have been enlisted into a fighter-jet flying academy for advanced flight training after completing their initial flight training Wednesday.

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惠兰说：“我们相信，非洲司令部将在10月1日之前开始运作，能够执行非洲现有的战斗指挥任务。

We are confident that by 1 October AFRICOM will be enabled, and will be able to carry out the existing missions of the current combatant commands that are responsible for Africa.

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