F-22 at Red Flag 2017-1

02/16/2017
02/16/2016: F-22A Raptor aircraft from the 1st Fighter Wing, 27th Fighter Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Va., participating in Red Flag 17-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Comments by Colonel Peter Fesler, commander, 1st Fighter Wing. Video by Airman 1st Class Christina Ensley 99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs:02/09/2017

F-35 B Course Pilots Prepare for Combat

02/15/2017
02/17/2016: Luke's first B-course students conducted their first training sortie in the F-35 getting ready for their combat deployment assignment.. LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. --  The Air Force’s first F-35 Lightning II basic flight course class took to the skies for the first time as they entered the live flying portion…

Ballistic Missile Intercept via SM-3

02/15/2017
02/15/2016: The U.S. Missile Defense Agency, the Japan Ministry of Defense (MoD), and U.S. Navy sailors aboard USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) successfully conducted a flight test Feb. 3, resulting in the first intercept of a ballistic missile target using the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA off the west coast…

An Overview on Red Flag 17-1: USAF, RAF and RAAF Perspectives on the Evolution of Airpower

02/12/2017
2017-02-03 Red Flag 17-1 Commanders discuss changes to this exercise with participation from the F-35A. A number of key perspectives are provided throughout, ranging from the key role of the reserves, to the important role of the Wedgetail, to the F-22 squadron having already learned from the Marines with regard to…

F-35B Refueling

02/07/2017
02/07/2017: United States Marine Corps Air Traffic Control Facilities Officer Captain Joseph Ellis discusses the F-35B Lightning II refueling exercise taking place on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 31, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl Desiree D King) CAMP PENDLETON, CA, UNITED STATES Credit:Marine Corps…

A-29 Super Tucanos for the Counter-Insurgency Fight

02/05/2017
02/05/2017: An A-29 Super Tucano arrives on the flightline Sept. 26, 2014, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The A-29 is a multi-role, fixed wing aircraft that will provide the Afghan Air Force air-to-ground capability and aerial reconnaissance capabilities to support its counterinsurgency operations. Afghan pilots and maintainers begin training…