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General Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle Commander, Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia said Friday the F-35A will deploy to Europe this ‘spring to summertime’ but don’t look for the aircraft to participate in the fight against ISIS anytime soon. “The plan is a few years out. It’s not going to happen this year,” Air […]
On Feb. 22, 2017, the US Air Force delivered four AH-64 Apache helicopters to Ramstein AB, Germany, in two C-5 Lockheed Galaxy aircraft. The C-5 is the largest aircraft in the Air Force inventory and brought the Apache helicopters from Fort Bliss, Texas as part of the build up supporting Operation Atlantic Resolve. ⇒ Did You […]
By Nate S. Jaros Continuing our three-part series on “A Day in the Life of a Fighter Pilot.” If you missed the last segment, we came in early for mission planning and attended the flight briefing. Now it’s time to fly! Stepping to Fly – 0900 Local After suiting up, grabbing some coffee or a […]
If you have not figured it out yet Donald Trump does not operate like a traditional politician. We are learning that back in January, before he took office Trump called Air Force Lt. General Bogdan, the F-35 Joint Program Office Executive Officer to discuss the aircraft. We all heard about the news that Trump was tweeting […]
South Florida residents heard a sonic boom Friday from two Air Force F-15’s that had been scrambled to intercept an ‘unresponsive’ civilian aircraft in the Palm Beach area. It is 100 miles from Homestead Air Reserve Base, where the F-15’s are based to Palm Beach and Mar-a-lago. The jets flew at supersonic speeds and residents […]
Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, F-35 program executive officer, wants to begin F-35 operational testing even though he realizes he won’t have the ’23 ready-to-go’ F-35s in the 3F configuration by August of this year. Bogdan acknowledged that the Air Force will only have 18 aircraft in that readiness status. Bogdan has asked the Pentagon’s directorate […]
The Air Force is reporting that the F-35A made an excellent debut at its first Red Flag exercise. Red Flag 17-1 took place at Nellis AFB, Las vegas, Nevada, from January 23rd to February 10th. Thirteen F-35A stealth fighters from the 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing from Hill AFB, Utah participated along with F-22s, B-1Bs, […]
Manufactured by Rockwell, the B-1 Lancer bomber, affectionately known as the ‘Bone’ is a four engine supersonic aircraft with variable swept wings. The B-1 was originally thought to be a replacement for the B-52 Stratofortress. It entered service in 1986 as a nuclear bomber but has been widely used in a conventional role. Watch as […]
Last week the Air Force held its first enlisted drone aircraft pilot selection board. 185 active-duty enlisted airmen who applied for the drone pilot position and passed initial qualifying were being considered. If selected the airmen will begin training in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to prepare them for piloting a drone. Watch: Why the Air Force […]
They say a picture is worth a 1000 words. Look at the pictures below and let us know if you agree! An F-16 Falcon crew chief almost disappears in the intake during pre-flight inspection at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. The F-16 belongs to Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing who brought about 150 personnel […]
Leonardo, the Italian aerospace company has decided to re-enter the Air Forces’ T-X competition to replace the T-39 jet trainer without its former partner on the project Raytheon. Just a couple weeks ago Raytheon and Leonardo announced they were dropping out of the competition but the wording of Raytheon’s statement, “Consequently, Raytheon and Leonardo will not […]
For the first time, 10 United States Air Force CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft flew in formation during a training exercise on February, 3, 2017 at Hurlburt Field, Florida. Watch the 10 USAF CV-22 Ospreys in Formation This versatile, self-deployable aircraft offers increased speed and range over other rotary-wing aircraft, enabling Air Force Special Operations Command aircrews to […]
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