First Italian F-35 Flight: Shaping Common Training, Tactics and Procedures for the Global F-35 Fleet

11/08/2015
11/07/2015: Two Italian pilots completing their first flights in the F-35 at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. One of the jets used was an Australian F-35, highlighting the integration of the F-35 global partners.  Credit: 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs:11/05/15    

From Interoperability to Integration: Italian F-35 Pilots Fly an Aussie F-35 on a U.S. Base

11/06/2015
2015-11-06  The impact of the F35 as a global coalition capability is clear to the professionals who are shaping airpower modernization. For example, the head of the Italian Air Force, Lt. General Preziosa hammered home the point of how significant the impact of the F-35 was in a recent interview…

US and Phillipine Marines Train Onboard the Osprey

11/05/2015
11/05/2015: U.S. Marines with 3D Reconnaissance Battalion and Philippine Marines, conduct jump training from a MV-22 Osprey, during Amphibious Landing Exercise 2015 (PHIBLEX 15) at Basa Air Base, Pampanga, Philippines, Oct. 3. PHIBLEX 15 is an annual, bilateral training exercise conducted by U.S. Marine and Navy Forces with the Armed Forces…

F-15 and F-22 Joint Operations

11/05/2015
2015-11-05 The shaping of joint tactics between the F-22 and the F-15 is where shaping 4th and 5th generation integration has begun. The F-22 now enables the air combat fleet and with the F-35 entering the fleet in greater numbers than the F-22, the re-norming of airpower begun with the F-22…

Trident Juncture 2015: Week One

11/03/2015
11/03/2015: This video provides a video summary of the first week of Trident Juncture 2015.  Credit: Nato:October 31, 2015 Shotlist   00:00:00:00 Pan of The C-160 against the sun light 00:00:05:00 HH-60G taking off, back view 00:00:10:00 Close up of F-16 parking 00:00:15:00 Portuguese F-16 Taking off with AB 00:00:20:00 People…

Test Firing of F-35 Gun

11/02/2015
2015-11-02 F-35 test pilot Maj Charles “Flak” Trickey fires the first aerial gun test burst of the GAU-22/A 25mm gun from F-35A aircraft AF-2. The video shows the aerial gun test, which will provide operational F-35A pilots the ability to engage air-to-ground or air-to-air weapon targets, in addition to beyond…

Trident Juncture at Sea

11/02/2015
11/02/2015: NATO warships have lined up to within just a few hundred feet of each other and taken part in a complicated group exercise for Exercise Trident Juncture 15. The movement was captured by Royal Navy photographers as part of Officer of the Watch Maneuvers – a difficult task that tests…

Trident Juncture 2015 Overview

11/02/2015
11/02/2015: Russian Observers visited a training area in Teulada during the NATO Exercise Trident Juncture 2015. LTC Yuri Praskovin, the Inspector Team Leader, COL Valentin Barykin, LTC Oleg Lozhkyn and 1st LT Yuri Sukhanov attended. Turkish F16 fighter pilots conduct training sorties from the Los Llanos airbase, as part of…