F-22 Raptor Shows Up in Afghanistan – Blows Up Drug Lab

Did you know the premier aerial combat aircraft in the Air Force inventory can also drop bombs? Well, yes it can! The F-22 Raptor recently joined in on a mission to Afghanistan and took out a Taliban drug lab! The bombing was part of Operation Jagged Edge, a campaign to attack Taliban drug production. Heroin is one […]

Breaking: Air Force Pilot Dead after T-38 Talon Crashes in Texas

An Air Force T-38 Talon training jet crashed near Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio, Texas around 4 p.m Monday resulting in the death of one pilot and the injury of another. “Our biggest priority at this time is caring for the family and friends of our Airmen,” Col. Michelle Pryor, 47th Flying Training Wing […]

Picture of the Day: Air Force One Departs Yokota Air Base, Japan

Air Force One departs Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 7, 2017, after President of the United States Donald J. Trump’s first visit Japan. Trump was in Japan for three days as part of a 12 day tour of the Indo-Asia Pacific region. U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe

Watch: Aviation Nation 2017 from Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas

Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, NV held ‘Aviation Nation 2017′ over the Veterans Day weekend. Take an inside look at the airshow with Air Force Staff Sergeant Kyle Gott! Aviation Nation 2017 at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is the 70th year of the US Air Force. Aviation Nation 2017 is […]

US Air Force Pilot Shortage Reaches New High!

The shortage of Air Force pilots is getting worse and has now reached 2000 according to the Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson. According to Wilson, the Air Force has a deficit of about 2,000 pilots out of a total force of about 20,000 aviators. “That’s one in 10 that we’re short,” she said, pointing out that […]

Fighter Jets Armed With Lasers Will Soon Be a Reality!

The US Air Force has awarded a contract worth $26 million to Lockheed Martin for the development and production of a high powered laser weapon that possibly could be mounted on fighter aircraft in the near future. “Lockheed Martin continues to rapidly advance laser weapon systems and the technologies that make them possible,” said Dr. Rob Afzal, […]

Watch: Boeing B-17F Memphis Belle – Upper Turret Install

Museum restoration crews and 88th ABW civil engineers work to install the upper turret of the B-17F Memphis Belle™ in preparation for the exhibit opening. Plans call for the aircraft to be on public display here at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on May 17, 2018. – National Museum of the US […]

Dale Hopkins – 50 Years of Service and Still Going Strong!

50 years of service and still going strong! Dale Hopkins is an amazing person and a T-1A Jayhawk simulator instructor with no intentions of retiring anytime soon! The former F-4 pilot is an inspiration! “I joined the Air Force [on Dec. 30] of 1960, went to Officer Training School, and commissioned on the 29th of […]