The Pic of the Day: Air Force F-16 in Afghanistan

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 77th Fighter Squadron, takes off Nov. 21, 2017, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The launch was used in support of a new offensive campaign. Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) and United States Forces-Afghanistan (USFOR-A) launched a series of ongoing attacks to hit Taliban revenue […]

The Pic of the Day: C-17 Globemaster flies over Cairo

The Pyramids of Giza appear in the distance as a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III flies over Cairo, Egypt, during Exercise Bright Star on October 15, 2009. The C-17 crew is from the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, S.C. Bright Star is a joint international military airdrop exercise whose purpose is to strengthen and […]

The Pic of the Day: F-16 Aggressors on the prowl over Alaska

F-16 Aggressors fly over the Joint Pacific Alaskan Range Complex looking for enemy aircraft during Red Flag-Alaska 09-3 July 28, 2009, Eielson Air Force Base. RF-A is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise poised at giving aircrews their first 10 flights in combat. The F-16 Aggressors are assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron.   […]

The Pic of the Day: C-130 over Niagara Falls

The 107th Arlift Wing and 914th Airlift Wing training together for a recruiting photo oportunity over Niagara falls, July 15, 2009.   U.S. Air Force Photo by TSgt Catherine E Perretta

The Pic of the Day: The Bone refuels on the run

A B-1B Lancer, assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., and a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 328th Air Refueling Squadron, 914th Air Refueling Wing, Niagara Falls, N.Y., conduct aerial refueling over the continental United States on Dec. 10, 2018. The Lancer serves as premier platform for America’s long-range bomber force, […]

The Pic of the Day: Cockpit view of refueling an HC-130J Combat King II

A KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft with the 151st Air Refueling Wing prepares to refuel an HC-130J Combat King II with the 79th Recuse Squadron after a medevac mission over the Pacific Ocean Dec. 1, 2018. After a seven and a half hour flight, the HC-130 needed fuel to reach its destination of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, […]

The Pic of the Day: The best fighter in the world? F-22 Raptor

A Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 Raptor approaches a Wisconsin ANG KC-135 Stratotanker to receive aerial refueling, Dec. 11, 2018, over the Pacific Ocean, near the Hawaiian Islands. Sentry Aloha provides tailored, cost effective and realistic combat training for U.S. Air Force, ANG and other Department of Defense services to provide warfighters with the skill […]

Here’s what we know about the SR-72 – Lockheed’s Mach 6 Blackbird successor

The SR-71 Blackbird has had an almost immeasurable effect on the world we live in today. Its record as the fastest aircraft ever to take to the skies speaks to the incredible engineering and problem solving employed by Lockheed Martin in the 1960s, and the reconnaissance missions it carried out over the Soviet Union and […]