USAF Perspective on Air Policing in the Baltics
10/04/2017
10/04/2017: The 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron Detachment is policing Baltic air space at Siauliai Air Base, Lithuania. 09.07.2017 Defense Media Activity - Air Force
Red Flag Coalition Ops Training
10/03/2017
10/03/2017: The 428th Fighter Squadron saw first hand how exercises like Red Flag Nellis bring units together. During Red Flag 17-4, the squadron integrated with multiple airframes and held key leadership positions. MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, ID, UNITED STATES 08.28.2017 Video by Senior Airman Citiyah Burton 366th Fighter Wing
Exercise Aurora 17: Sweden Focuses on Deterrence
09/30/2017
2017-09-26 Aurora 17 is the largest Swedish exercise in more than 20 years, and is intended to exercise Sweden’s defense capability against a larger, sophisticated opponent. According to the Swedish Ministry of Defence: In order to increase military capabilities, Swedish Armed Forces will conduct Exercise Aurora 17 – a national exercise that will…
LCS Mission Package
09/28/2017
09/28/2017: Commodore, Littoral Combat Squadron one talks about the Littoral Combat ship mission packages. FT. MEADE, MD, UNITED STATES 09.06.2017 Video by Kevin Dawson All Hands Update
Kadena Prepares for High Tempo Ops
09/27/2017
09/27/2017: Imagine doing your job without being able to see; could you do it? How about syncing with three other individuals while being virtually blindfolded? Air Force Staff Sergeant Devin Nothstine joins a group of TeamKadena’s Airmen on the flight line to observe how to achieve perfection in the dark. KADENA,…
Beverly High: Preparing for High Tempo Operations
09/26/2017
09/26/2017: Beverly High is a 24 hour realistic training exercise evaluating Kadena Air Base’s capabilities for 3 days. It’s comprised of multiple units working together confirming the readiness to fight today, tonight, tomorrow. Airmen loading 20MM onto F-15s KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, JAPAN 09.07.2017 Video by Staff Sgt. Devin Nothstine 18th Wing…
Aussie KC-30A in the Middle East
09/25/2017
09/25/2017: Two KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft were together at the main air operating base in the Middle East region recently to conduct a routine aircraft ‘tailswap’. The aircraft, flown in by crews from its home unit, No. 33 Squadron, will begin its service as part of the Air Task Group…
Osprey Across the Pacific
09/25/2017
09/25/2017: U.S. Marine MV-22B Osprey pilots with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 successfully completed their deployment with Marine Rotational Force Darwin on Sept. 17, 2017. This marked several milestones for the aircraft, which included the first trans-Pacific Flight from Marine Corps Base Hawaii to Darwin, Australia and the aircrafts first deployment…