11/18/2014:Coalition forces conducting a simulated raid on combat town in support of exercise Bold Alligator 14 (BA 14) aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 7, 2014. BA 14 is a multi-national, synthetic naval amphibious exercise designed to train across the full range of amphibious capabilities in order to provide insertion forces…
11/17/2014: In the slideshow below are featured the winning photos of Eurofighters seen in flight. [maxgallery id="72317"] Credit Photos: Eurofighter According the press release from Eurofighter, dated November 17, 2014: Catching the perfect image of something that flies faster than a speeding bullet is a challenge for any photographer. But…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…