03/08/2016: F-35 Heritage Flight Team qualified on March 6th 2016 during the Heritage Flight Conference to join the Air Combat Command Air Force Heritage Flight program. The program features modern USAF fighter aircraft flying alongside WW2, Korean War, and Vietnam-era aircraft in a display of airpower history. The F-35 Heritage team is from…
03/08/2016: NATO forces participating in Exercise Cold Response 16 perform offensive and defensive actions in Namsos, Norway, March 3, 2016. The exercise is a Norwegian invitational comprised of 13 NATO partners and allies working together to strengthen partnerships and crisis response capabilities. Credit: II MEF:3/3/16
03/07/2016: In this NATO video, NATO forces are seen operating in the Cold Response 2016 exercise being held in Norway. Cold Response 2016 is held in the Trøndelag counties in Central Norway from 19 February to 22 March. The main exercise phase is from 2 to 9 March, and approximately 15,000…
03/06/2016: The Norwegian Minister of Defense visited U.S. Marines during Exercise Cold Response 16 at a training location near Steinkjer, Norway, March 2, 2016. Cold Response is a combined, joint exercise bringing together 13 NATO allies and partner nations in order to build relationships and strengthen abilities to respond to global…
2016-03-05 The F-35 Integrated Test Force is based at Pax River and Edwards AFB and is a completely integrated test effort. In our interview with Andrew Mack, ITF chief test engineer, at Pax River, he discussed how integrated the two teams were in practice> We talk and work together every…
2016-03-05 Lt. Cmdr. Daniel “Tonto” Kitts, an F-35 Lightning II test pilot assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, landed in the history books Feb. 10, 2016, when he performed the first arrestment of an F-35C with external weapons. Flight 282 of aircraft CF-03…
2016-03-05 The Spanish Navy along with other European and NATO navies are engaged in operations in the Mediterranean in support of the fight against ISIS as well as dealing with the migration crisis. In these photos, credited to the Spanish Ministry of Defense, Pedro Morenés, the Spanish Defense Minister, is…
03/05/2015: F-22 Raptors assigned to the 95th Fighter Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, refueling during a training sortie for Exercise Red Flag 16-1 near Nellis Air Force Base. A KC-135 Stratotanker crew from the 344th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, conducts the refueling mission as part of…
