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An F-15E Strike Eagle receives fuel from a KC-10 Extender over an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, July 19, 2017. The F-15E is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. The KC-10 is assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Preston Webb
The Air Force’s Thunderbirds flight demonstration team has canceled shows for at least the next two weekends following a deadly training crash last week. Shows this weekend in Lakeland, Fla., and April 21 and 22 at Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi have been scrubbed, officials said. Performances last weekend at March Air Force Base […]
Enjoy! 14 aircraft flybys. Aircraft: F/A-18 Super Hornet, F/A-18 Hornet, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-22 Raptor (high above with burner) & C-27J Spartan – Spencer Hughes Behind the Scenes Featured image by video screen capture
Air Force Lt. Cols. Michael J. Pillion, left, and Frederick M. Wilmer, both KC-10 Extender pilots, approach another KC-10 over the Atlantic Ocean, April 7, 2018. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen
Two Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft fly over Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, March 26, 2018, after a training mission. The aircraft are assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe
NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan Originally established in 2006 as the Afghan Air Interdiction Unit assigned to the Ministry of Interior and re-flagged as the 777th Special Mission Wing in 2013, the SMW is Afghanistan’s special operations aviation force. SMW delivers special operators from the Afghan National Army Special Operations Command and General Command of […]
Fighter Sweep reported this week about the F-16 that crashed on the Nevada Test Range near Nellis AFB, Las Vegas. The Thunderbirds pilot killed in Wednesday’s crash has been identified as Maj. Stephen Del Bagno, according to a statement from the U.S. Air Force. “We are mourning the loss of Major Del Bagno,” Brig. Gen. […]
Airmen conduct a high-altitude, low-opening military free-fall jump during training at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 23, 2018. The airmen are assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook
A US Air Force F-16 fighter jet has crashed at Nellis Air Base near Las Vegas during a routine training flight. It is not yet clear how many people were on board or if any were hurt. The incident occurred at 10.30am local time. In a statement, the air base said: ‘An Air Force F-16 […]
An Army CH-47F Chinook helicopter flies during a training exercise with airmen at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 26, 2018. The exercise focused on joint personnel recovery capabilities. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook
Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft pilots prepare to land at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 22, 2018. Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro
An Air Force F-15 Eagle aircraft deploys flares while flying away from a KC-135 Stratotanker after an aerial refueling in the skies over Iraq, March 16, 2018. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Paul Labbe
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