US Air Force

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 U.S. […]

The U.S. military flew two strategic bombers over the Korean peninsula in a show of force late on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump met top defense officials to discuss how to respond to any threat from North Korea. A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, takes-off to fly a […]

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 […]

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 a single […]

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 be […]

The US Air Force is publicly confirming it is operating an air war against ISIS out of a base in the United Arab Emirates. For more than 10 years the Air Force has been quite about operations at the Al Dhafra Air Base but now is acknowledging the presence of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing. Military.com first spoke […]

At the end of fiscal year 2016 in September that year, the Air Force was short 1,544 pilots, of whom 1,211 were fighter pilots. The service is also poised to lose 1,600 more fliers over the next four years, and the potential for that outflux has prompted a number of adjustments. The Air Force has increased pay and […]

 A member of the Golden Knights, the U.S. Army Parachute Team, descends into the center of the show during the Thunder Over the Boardwalk Air Show in Atlantic City, N.J., Aug. 23, 2017.” – US Department of Defense   The ‘Thunder Over the Boardwalk’ Airshow took place on Wednesday 23 August 2017. Below is a list of the […]

The Air Force has been training Airmen to fly drones in an effort to counter the drone threat that is appearing on the modern battlefield. The goal of the program is to mimic enemy drone tactics so coalition forces can learn to defeat them. The 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron teamed up with a researcher […]

Air Force Capts. Aaron Cho, left, and Jared MacNaught taxi their KC-135 Stratotankertowards the runway during Exercise Mobility Guardian at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 3, 2017. Cho and MacNaught are pilots assigned to the 349th Air Refueling Squadron from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.” – US Department of Defense   Featured image Air Force photo by Senior […]

This is just flat out cool stuff! The X-47B is an amazing piece of high tech but when you actually watch it taking a cat shot, mid-air refueling and then taking a trap it just boggles the mind. How long until pilots are no longer needed (or wanted) in the cockpit? Let’s hear your thoughts on that! […]

President Trump publicly stated that US forces were ‘locked and loaded’ when it comes to possible action against North Korea. The B-1 Lancer bombers and crews of the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron are just that… “Ready to Fight.” After taking off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, the B-1s assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, flew to […]