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The Integrated Distributed Combat Force

The UK Readies for the Coming of the Queen Elizabeth Carriers: Ski Jump Testing

Posted on October 14, 2017 | by SysAdmin
10/14/2017
Ski jump training is part of the preparation for the new class of UK carriers which will deploy with F-35Bs as the key air combat component.
Posted in The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, Video, What's New

RAF Valley Air Station, Wales, Receives Upgrades: Supporting the F-35s and Typhoons

Posted on October 14, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
10/14/2017
The Welsh based RAF Valley Air Station has been modernized to play its role in the introduction of the F-35 and the evolution of the Typhoon-F-35 core to the RAF.  
Posted in Logs & Sustainment, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

Grim Reapers Onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln

Posted on September 22, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
09/22/2017
USS Abraham Lincoln, the first US Navy aircraft carrier capable of accommodating the F-35C Lightning II, welcomed the fifth-generation jet fighter on board earlier this month.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

The Maritime Services, the Allies and Shaping the Kill Web

Posted on September 14, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
09/14/2017
Moving from a kill chain focused force to a kill web one defines a key trajectory of US and allied defense transformation.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

F-35Cs Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln

Posted on September 13, 2017 | by SysAdmin
09/13/2017
"The F-35Cs are so amazing and powerful. I feel privileged to have been a part of this historic event.”
Posted in The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, Video, What's New

USS America Flight Ops at Sea

Posted on September 10, 2017 | by SysAdmin
09/10/2017
The first wave will no longer limited to the beach or uncontested space, it can effectively reach locations 450 miles from the shipborne base – even in contested airspace.
Posted in The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, Video, What's New | Tagged CH-53K, F-35B, Flight Ops at Sea, Harriers, LHA, USS America

F-35s Work with Bombers and F-15s in South Korean Defense

Posted on September 10, 2017 | by SysAdmin
09/10/2017
Video:F-35s Work with Bombers and F-15s in South Korean Defense
Posted in HOME, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, Video | Tagged Alex Echols, F-15, F-35, Michael Kantack, Republic of Korea air force, ROKAF, South Korea, U.S. Air Force B-1B Bombers, U.S. Marine F-35s

From Red Flag to the Real World: Marine Corps F-35Bs Integrated with USAF Strategic Bombers in Deterrent Deployment

Posted on September 6, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
09/06/2017
It is hard to show up in a crisis if you are not there. And the Marines are there with among other things their F-35Bs.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New
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