02/13/2015: When we visited Nellis AFB, we looked up and saw the Thunderbirds taking off for a training run. We were told they were training for their fly over the forthcoming superbowl. The photos in this slideshow show the flyover and other photos of the Thunderbirds getting ready to go…
02/02/2015 By Robbin Laird During my trip to Australia last year, I had a chance to visit two new squadrons within the Royal Australian Air Force: the Wedgetail and KC-30A squadrons. Both are part of the transformation of the RAAF into a powerful, integrated medium weight air force capable of…
02/02/2015: Paratroopers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct a night airborne operation from a U.S. Air Force 86th Air Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft at Juliet Drop Zone in Pordenone, Italy, Nov. 18, 2014. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the Army Contingency Response Force in…
2015-02-02 By Ed Timperlake "We are entering an era where American dominance in key warfighting domains is eroding, and we must find new and creative ways to sustain, and in some areas expand, our advantages," Hagel said in a memo to Pentagon leaders announcing his innovation initiative. Hagel noted that while the…
01/30/2015: Aerial footage of USS Kearsarge (LHD3) during exercise Bold Alligator off the eastern coast of the United States, Nov. 6th, 2014. Credit:2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Combat Camera:11/6/14
2015-01-30 By Harald Malmgren The outcome of the 25 January Greek elections has been the emergence of a government led by Syriza, a new party which has committed itself to reopen all previous debt and fiscal policy commitments made by Greece to the European Union and the IMF since Greek…
2015-01-29 The Wedgetail Command and Control platform and the KC-30A MRTT aircraft are the two new Australian systems operating in Iraq which have been part of the RAAF transformation. And the Wedgetail squadron is leveraging the operational experience to expand its operational envelope. Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail Airborne…
01/28/2015: This video shows an AC-130 operating from its home base. In the A-10 discussion, the AC-130 is part of the obvious answer in various Close Air Support Roles. Credit Video: 1st Combat Camera Squadron:1/21/15 According to Tyler Rogoway on the Foxtrot Alpha website: The AC-130 flying gunship fleet is…
