Category: Air Force

Could the high tech F-35 stealth aircraft actually help bring down a North Korean ICBM? Some say it could! A 2014 test provided evidence that the U.S.’ F-35 fighter jet could prove to be a viable weapon against the threat of a North Korean-launched ballistic missile, reports said. The high-tech F-35’s sensors could help other […]

Air Force Capt. Kyle Schneider, a C-130J Super Hercules pilot, flies near Mount Fuji while returning to Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec., 1, 2017, following a mission. Schneider is assigned to the 40th Airlift Squadron. – US Department of Defense Air Force photo by Senior Airman Donald Hudson

An F-35 stealth aircraft suffered the loss of a two foot panel during a training mission recently near Okinawa. The panel, which was 12 inches by 24 inches, fell from the F-35A Lightning II on Thursday about 65 miles east of Okinawa. It was “most likely lost over the ocean,” according to a late Monday news release from 18th […]

Operation Christmas Drop is the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian airlift operation. The tradition began during the Christmas season in 1952 when a B-29 Superfortress aircrew saw islanders waving at them from the island of Kapingamarangi, 3,500 miles southwest of Hawaii. In the spirit of Christmas the aircrew dropped a bundle of supplies attached to […]

The United States military and forces of South Korea have begun large scale air exercises intended to portray a show of force to the North Koreans. US aircraft, including F-22s, F-35s, and B-1s, on Monday began a massive exercise alongside South Korean forces, a move North Korean officials say brings the countries to the “brink […]

A dozen US F-22 and F-35 stealth fighter jets have arrived in South Korea for a regular joint exercise with South Korean forces, a defense ministry source said Sunday. The allies plan to kick off the five-day VIGILANT ACE 18 practice Monday, which would demonstrate their combined air power against North Korea. “The realistic air […]

In a very rare move, the US Air Force has fired Lt. Col. Jason Heard, the commanding office of the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron better known to aviation enthusiasts as the Thunderbirds. The Air Force did not give a reason for his departure but said his boss, Brig. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, 57th Wing Commander, […]

The US Air Force has identified Capt. Paul J. “Stuck” Barbour as the pilot who was killed when his T-38 Talon crashed Monday near Lake Amistad, Texas. Capt. Barbour was one of two instructor pilots in the aircraft when it went down. Capt. Joshua Hammervold, safely ejected and was later released from the hospital. “You were more than a […]

Enjoy the sights and sounds of an F-22 Raptor flight demo at Aviation Nation 2017 in Las Vegas, NV. Aviation Nation is a spectacular airshow held at Nellis Air Force Base and is open to the public. Estimates are that 300,000 to 400,000 people attend the event. Featured image of an F-22A Raptor flying by […]

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 […]

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 […]

This is a great story! Share it with everyone you know and warm their heart! “Pilots for a Day” Houston Pirrung and Jack Kirkbride are childhood cancer survivors turned ‘battle buddies’ who earned wings at Joint Base Andrews for their determination and remarkable brotherhood while undergoing leukemia treatments at John Hopkins Hospital. Video by Tech. […]