09/06/2016: The German Air Force is now contributing to NATO’s assurance measures on its Eastern Border under operation “Persistent Presence”. The German air force has deployed its Deployable Control & Reporting Centre or DCRC, a Tactical Air Command which helps monitor the Baltic skies, keeping track of flights over the Baltics…
09/06/2016: Exercise Northern Lightning is currently underway at Volk Field, Wisconsin. To date, this is the largest deployment of F-35's DoD wide. A crew chief from the 58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit talks about his experience working with the F-35A during this large force exercise. CAMP DOUGLASS, WI, UNITED STATES 08.29.2016 Video…
2016-08-31 In this video by Todd Miller, a launch of an F-35C aboard the USS George Washington is viewed from the bridge. Miller was onboard the USS George Washington on August 15, 2016, when 7 F-35Cs were operating onboard the ship as part of pilot certification. A Day in the…
2016-08-31 According to a Press Release from the F-35 Joint Program Office dated August 22, 2016, the F-35 is ramping up its weapons testing. The F-35 Integrated Test Force (ITF) at Edwards Air Force Base, California, recently completed 25 missions comprising of 12 Weapons Delivery Accuracy (WDA) and 13 Weapon…
2016-08-31 According to a UK MoD story published on August 16, 2016, the RAF will be putting ASRAAM on its F-35Bs which means that this potent weapon will be available to the F-35B global user community. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded a contract worth around £184 million to…
08/20/2016: French Army soldiers with 35th Infantry Regiment and U.S. Marines with Bravo company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa execute an insert and extraction exercise hosted by French Army Center for Urban Combat Training instructors aboard Camp Sissonne, France, June 22, 2016. SPMAGTF-CR-AF Marines…
2016-08-20 This video was shot by Todd Miller when he was onboard the USS George Washington on August 15, 2016. The video shows VX-23 “Salty Dogs” and VFA-101 “ Grim Reapers” pilots and crew working on carrier qualifications. The video highlights the entry of the F-35C into a hangar onboard the…
08/20/2016: James E. Edge, NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Management Agency (NAGSMA), General Manager talks about the coming of the NATO Global Hawk. "You can imagine a hand full of scenarios from the natural disaster that we suffered. You can go back when the United States had the tsunami for example, that…
