B-1B Refueling Over Syria
02/16/2015
02/16/2015: B-1B Lancer refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker while on a mission over Syria. Credit: U.S. Central Command Air Forces:2/10/15
Red Flag 15: Constructing UAV Under Cover of Darkness
02/15/2015
02/14/2015: Military members from around the world are putting their skills to the test during Red Flag 15-1. These U.S. service members construct an unmanned aircraft system under the cover of darkness. Credit:99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs:2/12/15
Red Flag 15-1 Update: 10 Feb
02/15/2015
02/14/2015: With only a few days left in the exercise, Red Flag participants are still going strong. Here's a look at some of the flight line action during the final week of Red Flag 15-1. Credit:99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs:2/10/15
KC-130J Fixed Wing Refueling for 2nd Marine Air Wing
02/14/2015
02/14/2015: A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 is parked on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Dec. 2, 2014. VMGR-252 conducted fixed wing aerial refueling exercises with Marine Attack Squadron 223 and Marine Electronic Warfare…
USS Carl Vinson Flight Deck Operations
02/10/2015
02/10/2015: U.S. Navy aircraft launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as the ship conducts operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is seen deployed to the area supporting maritime…
Canadian Tanker Joins the Anti-ISIL Operation
02/09/2015
2015-02-09 In the video below, a CC-150 Polaris is seen refueling two CF-18 Hornets during a night mission over Iraq on 21 January 2015 during Operation Impact. Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Video released February 3, 2015. According to a Canadian Air Force description of the CC-150: The CC-150 Polaris (Airbus…
Jordanian Airstrike against ISIL Storage and Staging facility in Syria
02/09/2015
2015-02-09 The strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria, the region, and the wider international community. The destruction of ISIL targets in Syria and Iraq further limits the terrorist group's ability to…
First F-35A Arrives at the USAF Warfare Center Weapons School, January 15, 2015
02/06/2015
02/06/2015 Second Line of Defense attended the ceremony for the arrival of the first F-35A to the USAF Weapons School on January 15, 2015. There are already 4 F-35As here with the test wing, but this is the first full up IOC template F-35A, which will be put through its paces…