F-35 Academic Training Center: A Video Overview

07/18/2015
07/16/2015: Second Line of Defense visited the 33rd Fighter Wing prior to any Academic Training Center (ATC) being built, let alone functioning. The video produced by the 33rd Fighter Wing shows the ATC operating today and several of the activities conducted at the ATC. The students in the classroom and…

Nellis AFB hosts Red Flag 15-3 July 13-31, 2015

07/18/2015
07/18/2015: 4/22/2015 - NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. Southern Nevada residents may notice increased military aircraft activity as the Air Force conducts Red Flag 15-3 from July 13-31. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air, space and cyber forces of the United States and its allies. The exercise…

C-17 Fuel Transport

07/17/2015
07/17/2015:Members of the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, along with Air Force Raven support, conduct aerial operations onboard a C-17 Globemaster III in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, May 6, 2015. Credit: U.S. Air Forces Central Command Public Affairs:5/6/15…

KC-30A in Talisman Sabre 2015

07/16/2015
07/16/2015: KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport with No. 33 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, refuels a variety of U.S. and Australian F/A-18 fighter’s during a training exercise that is part of Talisman Sabre 2015, 13 July 2015. Talisman Sabre is a biennial exercise that provides an invaluable opportunity for nearly…

Aerial View of Amphibious Landing

07/16/2015
07/16/2015: U.S. Marines with Company E, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct an amphibious assault rehearsal on Dundee Beach during exercise Talisman Sabre July 8, 2015. Talisman Sabre provides an invaluable opportunity to conduct operations in a combined, joint and interagency environment that will…

CV-22 Tilt-Rotor Air-to-Air Refueling Mission (2)

07/15/2015
07/15/2015: An MC-130J Commando II crew from the 9th Special Operations Squadron at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. conducts a Tilt-Rotor Air-to-Air Refueling mission April 28, 2015 as part of exercise Emerald Warrior 2015. Emerald Warrior is the Department of Defense's only irregular warfare exercise, allowing joint and combined partners…