Wolf Pack at RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1

11/17/2014
11/17/2014: Kunsan Air base F-16 and ROKAF KF-16 fighting falcons taking off at Eielson AFB during Red Flag 15-1 exercise. And for the first time ROKAF KF-16s participate in Red Flag Alaska. Credit:8th Fighter Wing Public Affairs:11/17/14 According to an article published on 10/21/14 by Senior Airman Taylor Curry of…

Fighting Falcons at Fallon Participate in Naval Air Wing Integration

11/16/2014
11/16/2014: U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 157th Fighter Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., taxi and takeoff for a training mission from Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, Nov. 12, 2014. Swamp Fox Airmen from the 169th Fighter Wing and South Carolina Air National Guard are…

Tankers Practice Rapid Launch

11/15/2014
11/15/2014: KC-135 Stratotankers from the 92nd and 141st Air Refueling Wings line up in preparation for take-off during an operational readiness exercise at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Aug. 22, 2014. The Wing Inspection Team-planned exercise allowed the Total Force Integration units to test and evaluate their capabilities providing responsive…

Joint Training at Fallon Naval Air Station: F-16s Arrive for Duty

11/14/2014
11/14/2014: As we learned during our visit to the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center, air wing integration training includes working with the joint forces. As the Admiral Scott Conn noted: “We participate in some of the planning for joint exercises. We participate in those exercises as well. Our EA-18G…

British Tornadoes Leave Afghanistan

11/13/2014
11/13/2014: British Royal Air Force Tornadoes have taken off for the last time in Afghanistan. 31 Squadron is heading home after doing four tours in-country in recent years. According to a piece published November 11, 2014 in The Telegraph: Britain’s RAF’s Tornado GR4 jets have flown their final missions in…

11th MEU Djibouti Sustainment Training: Tank Support

11/11/2014
11/11/2014: In the first, second and fifth photos, U.S. Marines with the 1st Tank Battalion detachment, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), are seen working to replace an M1A1 Abrams tank engine during sustainment training at D’Arta Plage, Djibouti, Nov. 6. In the third…

F-35C Carrier Tests: A Photo and Video Album

11/11/2014
11/08/2014: The initial carrier tests of the F-35 have begun aboard the USS Nimitz. It is clear from our visit to Fallon and our discussion with the head of Naval Warfare that the Navy leadership is getting ready to welcome the F-35 and to leverage the asset to work more…

An Update from the 33rd Fighter Wing on F-35 Maintenance

11/11/2014
2014-11-11 In this video, members of the 33rd Fighter Wing address the F-35 maintenance approach being implemented at Eglin AFB. 33rd Maintenance Group operates at the 33rd Fighter Wing.  The mission of the 33rd Maintenance Group is to deliver safe, reliable and on-time aircraft to support F-35 pilot and maintainer…