B-1 Lancer bombers return to Andersen AFB, Guam, after a 24+ hour mission over the Indo-Pacific region
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F-16 Vipers Over Afghanistan March 2020
US Air Force photos from March 2020 showing F-16 Fighting Falcons, also known as the Viper, being refueled over Afghanistan.
Continue reading F-16 Vipers Over Afghanistan March 2020Portable Bio-Containment Module Tested in C-17 Globemaster III
Air Force crews tested the airworthiness of a portable bio-containment module in a C-17 last week.
Continue reading Portable Bio-Containment Module Tested in C-17 Globemaster IIIFloating US Helicopter Base USS Puller and Iran Speedboats
U.S. Army Soldiers of Task Force Saber conducted helicopter training operations with the U.S. Navy onboard the USS Lewis B. Puller in the Persian Gulf April 15 and 16, 2020.
Continue reading Floating US Helicopter Base USS Puller and Iran SpeedboatsUSS Ford Night Flights in Atlantic
An F-18 Super Hornet approaches the flight deck of the USS Gerald R Ford, the US Navy’s latest nuclear powered super-carrier, March 29, 2020.
COVID19: Returning Marines Screened for Coronavirus in NC
U.S. Marines with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion exit a chartered plane at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 31, 2020.
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A US Air Force C-130J Super Hercules touched down in an assault landing on a taxiway at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo, Japan.
Continue reading C-130J Taxiway Assault Landing in JapanB-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Development
The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider is set to serve as the backbone of America’s strategic bombing capability from the 2030s likely until the end of the century.
Continue reading B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber DevelopmentKristin “BEO” Wolfe: First Woman F-35 Demo Pilot Announced
The US Air Force announced Capt. Kristin “BEO” Wolfe as its newest F-35A Lightning II demo pilot. Wolfe previously flew the F-22 Raptor, and has over 800 flight hours in fifth-generation stealth aircraft. She is the first woman selected to represent the United States and the US Air Force worldwide as an F-35 demo pilot.
Continue reading Kristin “BEO” Wolfe: First Woman F-35 Demo Pilot AnnouncedDARPA “Gunslinger”: Gun-Armed Tactical Cruise Missile
Included in DARPA’s 2021 budget request is funding for a program called “Gunslinger,” in which the research agency hopes to mount a gun system on a cruise missile.
The impact of a system with these capabilities could be huge, especially considering the increasing threat of hypersonic missile systems.
Continue reading DARPA “Gunslinger”: Gun-Armed Tactical Cruise MissileF-15 Eagle Fighters Launching into Snow at RAF Lakenheath
F-15 Eagles launching into a snow squall at RAF Lakenheath, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020.
Continue reading F-15 Eagle Fighters Launching into Snow at RAF LakenheathWatch BONE Afterburner Takeoffs at Nellis’ Red Flag 2020
Multiple B-1 Lancer “BONE” supersonic bombers deployed to take part in the first 2020 Red Flag exercise at Nellis AFB in February.
Continue reading Watch BONE Afterburner Takeoffs at Nellis’ Red Flag 2020Warthog Squadron Homecoming in Tucson
The 354th Fighter Squadron “Bulldogs” returned to Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, AZ, on Feb. 18, 2020, after deployment to the Middle East.
Continue reading Warthog Squadron Homecoming in TucsonF-35A Red Flag 2020 Night Operations (Photos)
The first Red Flag air combat exercise for 2020 officially wrapped up Friday, Feb. 14. As visiting aircraft make their way home, some great images are coming out from the Air Force showcasing just how impressive the F-35A’s operations are to behold.
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Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighters from Hill AFB participate in Nellis AFB’s Red Flag exercise.
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