Watch: F-16 Cockpit View of Heritage Flight Super Bowl LII Flyover (2018)

Note: Watch how the F-16 pilot inputs data on the keypad below the HUD. Uses his thumb. Just a little military training technique taught to pilots. Results in much more precise input than trying to use your finger in a bouncing aircraft. GoPro cockpit footage from the F-16 Fighting Falcon during Super Bowl LII Heritage […]

F-15’s, F-16 aggressors & Hawaii, Sentry Aloha 18-1 what more could you want!

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 during exercise […]

Air Force Lt. Col. Kevin Lord, 35th Operations Support Squadron Commander

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 assesses the […]

Here are the 5 best US Air Force pics of 2017

The United States Air Force serves as America’s aerial and orbital warfare branch.  Born as a component of the U.S. Army, the Air Force diverged into its own branch on 18 September, 1947.  Since then, it has gone on to become the largest, most technological advanced air force boasted by any nation on the planet. […]

US Air Force F-22 Raptors Intercept a Pair of Russian Jets in Syria

US Air Force F-22 Raptors sent a strong signal to a couple of Russian jets in the skies above Syria, passing in front of them and releasing flares. A pair of U.S. Air Force stealth fighter jets intercepted two Russian attack jets in Syria, an area off-limits to Russian jets based on a long-standing mutual […]

Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy lands as a C-17 Globemaster III takes off

An Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy from the 22nd Airlift Squadron lands as a C-17 Globemaster III takes off at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 18, 2017. The aircraft delivered equipment and personnel to Argentina to help in the search for the Argentina Navy submarine ARA San Juan.” – US Air Force U.S. Air Force […]

Watch: Behind the Scenes Look at the Air Refueling Mission

Video by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Monteleone 927th Air Refueling Wing/Public Affairs A look at what goes into making an air refueling mission happen. Members of the 927th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 63th Air Refueling Squadron working together to complete the mission. – DVIDS Featured image 168th Air Refueling Squadron – Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker by […]

Watch: Operation Christmas Drop

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 a […]

United States and South Korea begin massive air exercises

The United States military and forces of South Korea have begun large scale air exercisesintended 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 of nuclear […]

Air Force Thunderbirds commander relieved

Lt. Col. Jason Heard, the commander of the Thunderbirds, has been relieved, the Air Force announced Wednesday. Heard, who has led the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron since Jan. 6, was relieved by Brig. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, commander of the 57th Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. “While Heard led the team through […]

Air Force identifies pilot who was killed in the recent T-38 Crash

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 friend,” wrote […]