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A California Air National Guard F-15 Eagle takes flight near Diamond Head during the Sentry Aloha 18-01 training exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 22, 2018. – US Department of Defense Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Chris Drudge
Great video footage from Red Flag night exercises at Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, Nevada. Night flight line operations during Red Flag 16-1 aerial combat exercise, where you can get a good view of fighter jet afterburners shooting fire. Red Flag is an annual event at Nellis Air Force Base designed to train pilots and aircrews […]
Promotional video for the B-1 Lancer which will be on static display at Luke Days 2018 at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., March 17 and 18. – US Department of Defense Video by Airman 1st Class Caleb Worpel 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Featured image of an F-16 Fighting Falcon performing a near-vertical takeoff at […]
A great new honor has been bestowed upon the Air Force Air Commandos! The Brown Beret! After decades of distinguished service, the Combat Aviation Advisor community donned the newly minted brown beret as their symbol of distinction during a ceremony held here Jan. 6. Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, presided over […]
An Air Force team sprays de-icing liquid on the wing of a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft on the flightline at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 12, 2018. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick
These people are amazing! Most probably don’t even know they exist but Air Force Combat Controllers are true heroes one and all. They are Special Operations forces and FAA Certified Air Traffic Controllers. Air Force Special Operations Combat Controllers go through extensive training to become experts in everything from weapons and demolition to communication and […]
SSgt. Christopher Lewis, a combat controller with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron based out of Hurlburt Field, Florida was awarded the Silver Star for his action during a ten hour firefight near Mosul, Iraq, in 2016. Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, the commander of the Air Force Special Operations Command, presided over the ceremony at Hurlburt. […]
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kevin Lord, 35th Operations Support Squadron commander, relays information during an 18-ship F-16 Fighting Falcons elephant walk at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 16, 2017. Exercise Beverly Sunrise 17-07 is an annual wing-wide readiness exercise planned months in advance to test the readiness of the 35th Fighter Wing. The exercise […]
Broll of the 18th Aggressor Squadron from Eielson AFB, and their participation in Sentry Aloha 18-1 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, HI. Video by Senior Airman Joshua Weaver 354th Fighter Wing/Public Affairs Featured image of a U.S. Air Force 18th Aggressor Squadron civilian aircraft mechanic, prepares the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft […]
F-18’s, A-10’s and a RNLAF F-35A do level passes in the desert canyons of California. Featured image of an A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft pulling up sharply out of a low-level strafing run by U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Chris Brandal performs preflight inspections on a C-130H Hercules while maintenance group members inspect the hydraulic systems during bitter cold temperatures at the 179th Airlift Wing in Mansfield, Ohio, Jan. 16, 2018. The wing’s maintenance members regularly inspect all aspects of their aircraft to maintain mission readiness. – US Department of […]
Has Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works already produced the mysterious SR-72 and is it a drone? Did VP of Skunk Works Jack O’Bannion, slip up when his recent comments suggest it may have already been built? Jack O’Bannion, VP of Strategy at Skunk Works, is speaking today at SciTech conference. He showed a slide of the […]
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