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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. […]
Joe Foss was an incredibly well-rounded individual who accomplished many things in a very rich and fruitful life. Foss was a Marine Corps ace flying in World War II during the battle at Guadalcanal where he was awarded the Medal of Honor. After the war, he returned home and joined the Air National Guard and […]
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 […]
Navy Seaman Charles Joseph transports a missile on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 15, 2018, during a regularly scheduled deployment. – US Department of Defense Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean M. Castellano
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
In every clime and place, you’ll find Marines, and not too far away, their chaplains. The chaplains will even follow and support them to the frozen Kumamoto training area where Marines participated in Exercise Forest Light. Marine Corporal Calvin Hilt took an Osprey to the training area with one of Marine Corps Air Station […]
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 […]
Recent heavy rains in California made for an interesting sight on the tarmac. Heavy rains soak the flightline at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 9, 2018. – US Department of Defense Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Drake Nickels Heavy rains in Southern California didn’t stop training at Marine Corps Air Station Camp […]
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 […]
An MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter crew medevacs an ill fisherman from the deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Willow about 60 miles east of Atlantic City, N.J., Jan. 11, 2018. The helicopter transported the man, who had been working on the fishing vessel Illusion, to a regional medical center. – US Department of Defense Coast […]
The Lockheed Martin C-130 has a storied history and may be the versatile aircraft in the US inventory. The C-130J Super Hercules is the world’s most advanced tactical airlifter. Designed and developed with mission flexibility in mind, the C-130J has a unique mix of agility and performance to complete any mission, anytime, anywhere. The C-130J […]
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