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12th Air Force Participates in Chilean Air Show

04/21/2018
Twelfth Air Force (AFSOUTH) joined with Airmen from across the United States to support the FIDAE (Feria Internacional del Aire y del Espacio) Air Show, April 3-8 in Santiago, Chile.  Over 240 Airmen and nine U.S. Air Force aircraft arrived in Chile for FIDAE, the largest air show of its…

Exercise Frisian Flag 2018

04/21/2018
Between 9 and the 20th of April, a large exercise has been held at Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands.  The exercise is called Frisian Flag 2018.  Participating aircraft from several countries in the world will be airborne twice a day.  04.11.2018 Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Coffer  Regional Media…

The US Army, Innovation and Shaping a Way Ahead for Missile Defense

04/20/2018
By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake We had a chance recently to visit Fort Sill and to experience first hand the efforts and thinking of Army innovators shaping a way ahead for Missile Defense. With the Army’s focus on insertion of new capabilities as rapidly as possible and doing so…

B-1 Prior to Syrian Strike

04/20/2018
U.S. AIR FORCES CENTRAL COMMAND (April 14, 2018)  U.S. Air Force maintenance Airmen and aircrews conduct final checks on a B-1 Bomber before launching to strike chemical weapons targets in Syria April 13, 2018. 04.14.2018 Courtesy Video DoD News 

3D Printing and the USMC: Replacing a Part for the F-35B

04/20/2018
Marines with Combat Logistic Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, are now capable of “‘‘additive manufacturing,’“ also known as 3-D printing. This innovative process uses 3-D printing software to break down a digital model into layers that can be reproduced by the printer. The printer then builds the model from…

USS Monterey Launches Syria Missile Strikes

04/20/2018
The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) fires a Tomahawk land attack missile April 14.  Monterey is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in…

Afghan Special Mission Wing

04/20/2018
777th Special Mission Wing is Afghanistan's special operations aviation force. SMW delivers special operators from the Afghan National Army Special Operations Command and General Command of Police Special Units on time, on target, and under the cover of darkness. Established in 2005 as the Air Interdiction Unit, SMW is regarded…