USS Gerald R. Ford and JMSDF

04/18/2025
The world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), sails in formation with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Kashima-class training ship, JS Kashima (TV-3508), front and Hatakaze-class guided missile destroyer JS Shimakaze (TV-3521) while conducting routine operations in the Atlantic Ocean, September 23, 2024. ATLANTIC OCEAN…

ACE exercise at Ebbing Air National Guard Base

04/14/2025
The 33rd Fighter Wing conducted an Agile Combat Employment exercise at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Arkansas, Sept. 9 - 20, 2024. The purpose of the exercise was to demonstrate that Ebbing’s facilities and airspace were suitable for F-35A Lightning II training, in preparation to begin the Foreign Military Sales…

Truman’s COMPTUEX

04/11/2025
The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing integrated naval warfighting training. Composite Unit Training Exercises are an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier strike group as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting force, to assess their ability to carry out sustained combat…

Polish F-35 Lightning IIs Arrive on Ebbing Air National Guard Base

04/09/2025
Two F-35 Lightning IIs arrived on Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Fort Smith, Arkansas as part of the Foreign Military Sales Mission on Dec. 23, 2024. The F-35s will be used to train Polish pilots and were welcomed to Ebbing by the 188th Fire Department giving them a "Water Salute".…

AFSOC Mission Statement

04/07/2025
Air Force Special Operations Command enables the joint force by delivering Special Operations Forces mobility, strike, air-to-ground capabilities, and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance across the spectrum of competition and conflict. HURLBURT FIELD, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES 09.11.2024 Video by 94th Airlift Wing  Air Force Special Operations Command