Refueling Harriers Over Southwest Asia

02/01/2016
02/01/2016: U.S. Air Force KC-135 crewmembers from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, refuel two AV-8B Harrier II's over Southwest Asia on 31 December 2015. Fuel was delivered to this unit so that they can continue the fight in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Credit: U.S. Air Forces Central Command Public Affairs:12/31/16…

Red Flag Nightime Operations Seen from the Flightline

02/01/2016
02/01/2016: Night time flying operations from Red Flag 16-1 at Nellis AFB, NV. F-22 Raptors from Tyndall AFB are launched simultaneously with other fighter jets, bombers and support aircraft from squadrons around the world. Credit:325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs:1/26/16

An Overview on NATO in 2015: Cooperative Security

01/31/2016
01/31/2016: The 2015 annual NATO report provides an overview of  NATO activities in 2015. Credit Video: Natochannel:1/27/16 For the complete report, see the following: 20160128_SG_AnnualReport_2015_en

The RAAF in Red Flag 16-1

01/30/2016
01/30/2016: Exercise Red Flag 16-1 is an air combat training exercise which centers on the large force employment of aircraft in a high-end warfighting environment. RF16-1 is being conducted from Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, United States, from 25 January to 12 February 2016. The aircraft will participate in the…

U.S. Marines Rescue French Simulated Downed Pilot

01/28/2016
01/28/2016: U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa extract a notional French downed pilot during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel exercise, Dec. 7 near Albacete, Spain. TRAP exercise was a part of a month-long Tactical Leadership Programme Flying Course, designed to train fighter jet pilots from…