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USAF Aircraft in Mobility Guardian 2017

Posted on August 18, 2017 | by Caroline Teames
08/18/2017
The exercise is intended to test the abilities of the Mobility Air Forces to execute rapid global mobility missions in dynamic, contested environments.
Posted in Con Ops, Video, What's New | Tagged C-130, Dyess Air Force Base, Guardian 2017, Little Rock Air Force Base, Louisiana, McChord Air Force Base, Mobility Guardian, Texas, USAF, Washington

Exercise Saxon Warrior 2017

Posted on August 18, 2017 | by Caroline Teames
08/18/2017
Video:Exercise Saxon Warrior 2017
Posted in Con Ops, HOME, Video | Tagged 100th Air Refueling Wing, Atlantic Ocean, England, Exercise Saxon Warrior 2017, F/A-18, KC-135 Stratotanker, RAF Mildenhall, Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons, Saxon Warrior, U.S. Air Force, United Kingdom, United States

33rd Fighter Wing Returns after Red Flag 17-3

Posted on August 17, 2017 | by SysAdmin
08/17/2017
Video:33rd Fighter Wing Returns after Red Flag 17-3
Posted in HOME, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, Video | Tagged 33rd Fighter Wing, Red Flag 17-3

An Introduction to NAWDC: Captain Steinbaugh Provides an Overview

Posted on August 17, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
08/17/2017
Captain Leif “Weed” Steinbaugh, Director of Training at NAWDC, provided us an overview to the facility and to the changes at NAWDC since we last visited Fallon Naval Air Station in 2014.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

Advanced Hawkeye Returns to Japan After USS Ronald Reagan Deployment

Posted on August 17, 2017 | by Caroline Teames
08/17/2017
The E-2D is the latest variant of the long-running E-2 Hawkeye series of aircraft.
Posted in Con Ops, Video, What's New | Tagged Advanced Hawkeye, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125, E-2 Hawkeye, E-2D, E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, Iwakuni, Japan, Marine Corps Air Station, USS Ronald Reagan, VAW-125

The Australian Navy Addresses the Mine Threat

Posted on August 17, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
08/17/2017
The Australian Navy is preparing for a new role for unmanned underwater systems in the counter-mine mission.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

RAAF Participates in Mobility Guardian 2017

Posted on August 16, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
08/16/2017
Mobility Guardian 2017 is a lift and tanking exercise designed to enhance capability for operating in contested airspace.
Posted in Con Ops, Logs & Sustainment, What's New

The OA-X Experiment: A New Way Ahead for USAF Acquisition?

Posted on August 16, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
08/16/2017
The USAF leaderhip is touting the light attack aircraft competition as the harbinger of change.
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New
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