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It is being reported that a US drone strike killed the infamous British jihadi Sally Jones also known as the ‘White Widow’. The US Air Force Predator strike is said to have taken place close to the border between Syria and Iraq. A Whitehall source today confirmed Jones’s death after she left her home in Chatham, […]
In another show of force the US has sent more B-1 Lancer nuclear capable bombers over the Korean peninsula. Tensions have soared between the United States and North Korea following a series of weapons tests by Pyongyang and a string of increasingly bellicose exchanges between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The two […]
A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress takes-off from RAF Fairford, England and conducts aerial refueling with a French Air Force C-135FR air tanker. B-52 bombers from the 2 Bomber Wing, USAF are on deployment to England for 3 weeks to support Bomber Assurance and Deterrence operations (BAAD). U.S. Strategic Command bomber forces regularly conduct combined […]
US Central Command has acknowledged they lost an MQ-9 Reaper drone in Yemen. “We assess that an MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle was shot down in western Yemen on Oct. 1, 2017. This incident is under investigation,” said Maj. Earl Brown, a spokesperson for U.S. Central Command. Featured image by US Air Force
A Humvee descends after an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft released it over Frida IV drop zone in Pordenone, Italy, Sept. 21, 2017. The Humvee is assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade. – DOD This is so Cool! Must Watch! ==>> And who could forget this! Humvees fall from the sky! Army photo by Paolo […]
California Air National Guardsmen look out over the waters of the Florida Keys, Sept. 11, 2017, while conducting a reconnaissance and refueling mission to support Hurricane Irma response efforts. – DOD Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Prouse
An F-15E Strike Eagle receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during a mission over Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve Sept. 6, 2017. The Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. An array of avionics and electronics systems give the F-15E the capability to fight at low altitude, […]
The GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) is a 250 lb (110 kg) precision-guided glide bomb that is intended to provide aircraft with the ability to carry a higher number of more accurate bombs. Most US Air Force aircraft will be able to carry (using the BRU-61/A rack) a pack of four SDBs in place of […]
If you follow US military aviation you know that in addition to a lack of operation aircraft there is a severe shortage of pilots. So much so that the Air Force is now considering allowing pilots to stay in flight status as an active pilot for their entire career. The Air Force is projecting to […]
Qatari special operations personnel conduct a military free-fall Friendship Jump over Qatar on Aug. 21, 2017. In support of continued partnerships between the U.S. and Qatar, special forces from the two nations participated in a static-line and military free-fall parachute training exercise. This marked the first event of its kind conducted between the U.S. and […]
Two F-15E Strike Eagles fire flares over Iraq during a mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve Sept. 6, 2017. The Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. An array of avionics and electronics systems give the F-15E the capability to fight at low altitude, day or night, and […]
25th Fighter Squadron 51st Fighter Wing A-10 Thunderbolt II at the ready in Osan AB, Republic of Korea. B-Roll package of static A-10 Thunderbolt II Aircraft. – Defense Video Imagery Video by Senior Airman Ashley Adkins Featured image U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Victor J. Caputo
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