NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission

09/09/2014
09/09/2014: Royal Air Force No 135 Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW) has formally handed over the role of supporting nation in the Baltic Air Policing (BAP) mission to the Royal Canadian Air Force, the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence says.  Credit:Natochannel:9/5/14 More from their news release: The handover ceremony marked the…

B-1 Bombers for Afghanistan

09/08/2014
09/08/2014: In this video, the B-1 bomber is seen taking off and landing in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.  The footage was taken at Al Udeid AB, Qatar. Credit:379th Air Expeditionary Wing:7/8/14 According to a piece by Kris Osborn on Defense Tech published earlier this year: After being built in…

NATO Wales Summit: Osprey Entrance and Special Ops

09/08/2014
09/08/2014: This video includes a speech from the NATO Summit on NATO Special Operations.  It begins with an Osprey landing key participants. It is not just Special Ops that is transformed by the Osprey, but the Marines as the only tiltorotar enabled assault force can be a game changer for…

AWACs Over Afghanistan III

09/05/2014
09/05/2014: Deployed Airmen from the 968th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron, 380th Air AWACS use the E-3 AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) to provide airborne surveillance, command, control and communication functions for aerial forces. This video highlights an aerial refueling of the E-3. Credit:380th Air Expeditionary Wing:7/7/14

AWACs Over Afghanistan II

09/02/2014
09/02/2014: Deployed Airmen from the 968th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing use the E-3 AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) to provide airborne surveillance, command, control and communication functions for aerial forces. Credit:380th Air Expeditionary Wing:7/7/14

AWACs Over Afghanistan

08/31/2014
08/31/2014: Deployed Airmen from the 968th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, use the E-3 AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) to provide airborne surveillance, command, control and communication functions for aerial forces. Credit:380th Air Expeditionary Wing:7/7/14 From a USAF story which highlighted the 4000 combat sortie…