Germans Bolster Baltic Airspace Defense

09/06/2016
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…

Exercise Northern Lightening: The Perspective of the Maintainers

09/06/2016
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…

F-35 Weapons Testing: Ramping Up

08/31/2016
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…

SPMAGTF-CR Training with the French

08/20/2016
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…

F-35C Aboard the USS George Washington: Video Highlights Hangar Entry

08/20/2016
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…

NATO Global Hawk

08/20/2016
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…